CITATION: Gershater-Molko, R. M., Lutzker, J. R., & Sherman, J. A. (2002). Intervention in
child neglect: an applied behavioral perspective. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 7, 103-124.
Article briefly presents and discusses three intervention strategies based on the principles of
applied behavior analysis for parents at-risk for or referred for child neglect
 Project 12-Ways
 Customized in-home services for individualized parent training
 Home safety training
 Nutrition and health maintenance
 Job placement
 Assertiveness training
 Vocational skills training
 Stress reduction training
 Financial planning
 Referral for the treatment of alcoholism / substance abuse
 PAT
 Teaches parents to plan in advance for daily living activities (e.g. grocery store
shopping or bathtime)
 Parents are taught to prepare their children for these activities by providing rules
and discussing consequences prior to the activity
 Parents are taught to use appropriate interaction skills and incidental teaching
procedures
 Project SafeCare – (based on Project 12 Ways) trainings include
 Child health care
 Parent-child interactions (attachment)
 Home safety
 Accident prevention
***Based on a review of the existing literature