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Academic Ethics, Journal of
http://www.springerlink.com/app/home/journal.asp
The Journal of Academic Ethics is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed
journal devoted to the examination of ethical issues related to all aspects of post-secondary education, primarily within a university context. Recent articles include: Challenges to Integrity in University Administration: Bad Faith and Loyal Agency; University Governance and the Accountability of Academic Administrators; Managing the Ethical Risks: Universities and the New World of Funding.

Administration in Social Work
https://www.haworthpress.com/web/ASW/
The official journal for over 25 years of the National Network for Social Work Managers, Administration in Social Work is a highly respected, peer-reviewed journal. It provides timely, relevant information to human services administrators, managers, and educators on theory, practice, and research, with special attention given to the relationship between social administration and social policy planning. As the only journal completely devoted to this part of the field, Administration in Social Work delivers suggestions for improving management in social agencies, book and literature reviews, in addition to examinations of key issues. Recent articles include: Ten Characteristics of Empowerment-Oriented Social Service Organizations; Teaching Organization Practice: A Multi-Paradigmatic Approach; and Stress, Social Support, and Workers' Intentions to Leave Their Job in Public Child Welfare.

Adolescence, Journal of
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/description#description
The Journal of Adolescence is a bi-monthly international, broad based, cross-disciplinary journal that addresses issues of professional and academic importance concerning development between puberty and the attainment of adult status within society. It provides a forum for all who are concerned with the nature of adolescence, whether involved in teaching, research, guidance, counseling, treatment, or other services. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and foster good practice through publishing both empirical and clinical studies as well as integrative reviews and theoretical advances.

Adolescent Health, Journal of
www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505765
/description#description
The Journal of Adolescent Health is a multidisciplinary scientific journal, which seeks to publish new research findings in the field of Adolescent Medicine and Health ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. The journal publishes original manuscripts, review articles, letters to the editor, commentaries, and case reports from professionals in Anthropology, Dentistry and Oral Health, Education, Health Services Research, International Health, Law, Medicine, Mental Health, Nursing, Nutrition, Psychology, Public Health and Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Youth Development, and other disciplines that work with or are committed to improving the lives of adolescents and young adults. The Journal is the official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (SAM), a multidisciplinary organization committed to improving the health and well-being of adolescents.

Adolescent Research, Journal of
http://jar.sagepub.com/
The Journal of Adolescent Research is published six times a year and uses an interdisciplinary approach on adolescent development. The editorial board and reviewers for the journal represent over 30 disciplines to provide a broad perspective on the nature of adolescent development. Recent articles include: Autonomy and Relatedness in Adolescent-Parent Disagreements: Ethnic and Developmental Factors; The Differential Relations of Maternal and Paternal Support and Control to Adolescent Social Competence, Self-Worth, and Sympathy; and Attachment in Adolescence: A Social Relations Model Analysis.

Adoption Quarterly
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Adoption Quarterly is a forum for examining the issues of child care, the relationships between nature and nurture, and the psychological and social meanings of the word family. This international, multidisciplinary journal features conceptual and empirical work, commentaries, and book reviews from the fields of the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences, law, and social policy.

Advances in Pediatrics
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623269/
description#description
Advances in Pediatrics features in-depth articles on the latest developments and discoveries by preeminent practitioners in the field. Recent Articles include: Precocious Puberty: Update on Secular Trends, Definitions, Diagnosis and Treatment; Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Overview; and Advances in Telemedicine in the 21st Century.

Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, Journal of
http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JAMT/
A highly regarded international interdisciplinary publication featuring articles by leading scholars. It provides cutting-edge information on physical and emotional abuse, interpersonal aggression, maltreatment, and trauma. It contains crucial information on vital issues surrounding aggression, maltreatment, and/or trauma. Recent articles include: Ethical and Legal Considerations in the Training of Mental Health Professionals; Single Versus Multi-Type Maltreatment: An Examination of the Long-Term Effects of Chid Abuse; and Facilitators and Barriers to Engagement in Home Visitation: A Qualitative Analysis of Maternal, Provider, and Supervisor Data.

American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of
http://www.jaapl.org/
This is the official journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and focuses exclusively on psychiatric research and treatment of the child and adolescent. The journal's purpose is to advance research, clinical practice, and theory in child and adolescent psychiatry. Recent articles include: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Developing Mental Health Training for Law Enforcement; Daubert and Suicide Risk of Antidepressants in Children; and Paraforensic Aspects of Expert Witness Practice.

American Journal of Family Law
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Aspen&category%5Fname=Family+Law+07GN&product%5Fid=9900039000&
Mode=BROWSE&ProductType=J
This quarterly journal is a family law resource that blends the practicality of experience with the credibility of thorough research. The journal provides in-depth, relevant, commentary on the current issues in today's practice. Each issue is authored by recognized leaders in the field to interpret changing perspectives and help prepare for new developments in family law practice and litigation. It includes sample forms, checklists, and useful guidelines for day-to-day use.

American Journal of Family Therapy
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01926187.asp
The American Journal of Family Therapy publishes 5 times per year as an authoritative, independent voice in an ever-changing field. It includes techniques for treating families; theory on normal and dysfunctional family relationships; research on sexuality and intimacy; the effects of traditional and alternative family styles; community approaches to family intervention; and more. Recent articles include: An Inter-Rater Reliability Study of Parental Alienation Syndrome; Family Process as a Mediator of the Negative Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Young Adult Dating Relationships; and An Analysis of Schema Theory and Learning Theory as Explanations for Variance in Adolescent Adjustment to Divorce.

Applied Communication Research, Journal of
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00909882.asp
The Journal of Communication Research (JACR) is the official publication of the National Communication Association (NCA). Publishing quarterly, it showcases the best theoretically-driven research that focuses on problems, practical situations, and practices; supports the study of communication that identifies, analyzes, and implicates the problems and practices emanating from the personal, social, cultural, global, and professional areas of society; publishes important and relevant applied research emphasizing rigorous methodology; and demonstrates that the theoretical and applied areas of communication inquiry are mutually compatible and interdependent. Recent articles include: Negotiation of Dialectical Contradictions by Parents who have Experienced the Death of a Child; Perceptions of Conflict Strategies And Communication Competence In Task-Oriented Dads; and Being Left Out: Rejecting Outsiders; and Communicating Group Boundaries in Childhood and Adolescent Peer Groups.

Applied School Psychology, Journal of
http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JAPPS/
Special Services in the Schools has been reconfigured as the Journal of Applied School Psychology to better reflect its focus. Vital for school psychologists and other professionals who provide services in schools and related settings, the journal delivers information that can be directly applied to day-to-day practice. The Journal includes case studies, descriptions, and evaluations of evidence-based interventions and programs that can be put to immediate use in school settings. It also examines products, services, and systems that address the cognitive, affective, and related needs of students, staff, parents, and guardians. Recent articles include: Student Ratings of Stressful Experiences at Home and School: Loss of a Parent and Grade Retention as Superlative Stressors; and Implications of Technology for Social and Emotional Communication.

Assessment
http://asm.sagepub.com/
The scope of this journal extends from the evaluation of individuals and groups in clinical, counseling, health, forensic, organizational, industrial, and educational settings to the assessment of treatment efficacy, program evaluation, job performance and the study of behavior outcomes. The journal presents information of direct relevance to the use of assessment measures, including the practical applications of measurement methods, test development and interpretation practices, and advances in the description and prediction of human behavior. Recent articles include: Validation of Acceptance of Coercive Sexual Behavior (ACSB): A Multimedia Measure of Adolescent Dating Attitudes; Field Reliability of Comprehensive System Scoring in an Adolescent Inpatient Sample; and Ability of Substance Abusers to Escape Detection on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) in a Juvenile Correctional Facility.

Note: Sage reports that Assessment was Ranked 35th in Clinical Psychology according to the 2002 Journal Citation Reports®

Autism and Developmental Disorders, Journal of
http://www.linksforscience.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,5-10126-70-35543417-0,00.html

The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders covers all the severe psychopathologies in childhood, including autism and childhood schizophrenia. Original articles discuss experimental studies on the biochemical, neurological, and genetic aspects of a particular disorder; the implications of normal development for deviant processes; and interaction between disordered behavior of individuals and social or group factors. The journal also features research and case studies involving the entire spectrum of interventions (including behavioral, biological, educational, and community aspects) and advances in the diagnosis and classification of disorders. Recent articles include: Three Types of Source Monitoring by Children With and Without Autism: The Role of Executive Function; Autism Research: Lessons from the Past and Prospects for the Future; and Can a Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome be Made in Very Young Children with Suspected Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice
http://aut.sagepub.com/
This is a comprehensive quarterly publication that covers in depth issues of autism and autism-related disorders. Recent articles include: Factors Associated With Functioning Style and Coping Strategies of Families With a Child With An Autism Spectrum Disorder; Moral Understanding In Children With Autism; and Use of the Questionnaire On Resources and Stress (QRS-F) With Parents Of Young Children With Autism.

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Beacon, The
(Journal of Special Education Law & Practice)
http://www.harborhouselaw.com/beacon/2004.v2n3.htm
The Beacon is a multidisciplinary electronic journal published quarterly by Harbor House Law Press. It publishes articles and essays for attorneys and advocates who represent children with disabilities and others who are interested in special education law and practice. Each issue focuses on a theme and includes practical and theoretical articles. The Beacon seeks to ensure that all children with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education as defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 and that all children with disabilities are free from discrimination. Recent articles include: The Next Wave of Special Education Litigation;; High-Stakes Testing: Educational Barometer for Success, or False Prognosticator for Failure?; and NCLB for Attorneys & Advocates: Reading Instruction, Research, Assessments. Note: The Beacon is free of charge.

Behavior Modification
(formerly Behavior Modification Quarterly)
http://bmo.sagepub.com/
For over 20 years, Behavior Modification has been an interdisciplinary forum for emerging developments and debates in applied behavior modification. Behavior Modification offers research and clinical articles, treatment manuals, program descriptions, review articles, assessment and modification techniques, theoretical discussions, group comparison designs, and book and media reviews of significant literature in the field. Recent Articles include: Community Outreach Program for Child Victims of Traumatic Events: A Community-Based Project for Underserved Populations; A Drop-Out Prevention Program for High-Risk Inner-City Youth; and The Development of Behaviorally Based Public School Consultation Services.
Note: Sage Publications reports that Behavior Modification Ranked 52nd in Clinical Psychology according to the 2002 Journal Citation Reports®

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Child Abuse and Neglect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01452134
Child Abuse and Neglect is the official publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). It is published monthly and provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect with a special emphasis on prevention and treatment. Recent articles include: : Describing Maltreatment: Do Child Protective Service Reports and Research Definitions Agree?; Do Allegations of Emotional Maltreatment Predict Developmental Outcomes Beyond That of Other Forms of Maltreatment?; And Defining Child Neglect Based On Child Protective Services Data.

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,0,4-0-70-35535865-0,0.html
This journal features original articles that focus on clinical social work practice with children, adolescents and their families. The journal addresses current issues in the field of social work drawn from theory, direct practice, research and social policy, as well as problems affecting specific populations in special settings. Recent articles include: Mentoring Improves Acceptance of a Community Intervention For Court-Referred Male Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS); Factors Contributing to Parents' Preparation For Special-Needs Adoption; and Relationships with Non-Parental Adults and Child Behavior.

Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, Journal of
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The Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse addresses the treatment of substance abuse in all ages of children. The journal serves as a vehicle for communication and dissemination of information to the many practitioners and researchers working with these young people. It is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of information on clinical and investigative efforts concerning the assessment, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent substance abuse. Recent articles include: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Parental Bonds, Parental Drug Use, and Self-Control on Adolescent Substance Use; and The Abuse Liability of Dextromethorphan Among Adolescents: A Review.

Child Custody, Journal of
www.haworthpressinc.com/web/JCC/
The Journal of Child Custody is a scholarly journal, published quarterly, and developed for caseworkers, child psychologists, family therapists, lawyers, judges, mediators, and child advocates. Topics include access and visitation; parenting; co-parenting; step-parenting; assessment and interviewing; alienation and estrangement; mediation; conducting child custody research; legal issues; expert witness testimony; ethical principles and challenges; forensic versus clinical roles; child-centered evaluations; high conflict cases; domestic violence cases; substance abuse cases and move-away cases. Recent articles include: Ethical Issues in Child Custody and Dependency Cases: Enduring Principles and Emerging Challenges; Incorporating the Principles of Scientifically Based Child Interviews into Family Law Cases; and Child Protection and Child Custody: Domestic Violence, Abuse, and Other Issues of Child Protection; and Parental Alienation in Light of Attachment Theory: Consideration of the Broader Implications for Child Development, Clinical Practice, and Forensic Process.

Child Development
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0009-3920&site=1
Child Development is the bi-monthly Journal of the Society for Research in Child Development which has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on various topics in the field of child development since 1930. Spanning many disciplines, the journal provides the latest research, not only for researchers and theoreticians, but also for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers and other researchers. Recent articles include: Mutual Influence of Marital Conflict and Children's Behavior Problems: Shared and Nonshared Family Risks; Single Mothers' Employment Dynamics and Adolescent Well-Being; and Modifications in Children's Goals When Encountering Obstacles to Conflict Resolution. Note: In addition to six issues per year of Child Development, subscribers to the journal also receive a full subscription to Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Monographs publishes major reports of developmental research that consist of significant new findings and explore recent issues and controversies in the field of child development. More information is available at the Society for Research in Child Development Website, www.srcd.org.

Child and Family Law Quarterly
http://www.jordanpublishing.co.uk/Publications/catDetails.aspx?
productID=50
Based in England, Child and Family Law Quarterly is an international multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of child and family law. Its mission is to provide a forum for the publication of high quality research material, analysis and commentary, to influence policy and to promote debate. Recent articles include: Judicial Discretion and Methods of Ascertaining the Views of a Child; 'Working Together?' - Admissions of Abuse in Child Protection Proceedings and Criminal Prosecutions; and Turn down the Volume? - Not Hearing Children in Family Proceedings.

Child and Family Social Work
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1356-7500&site=1
This journal contains original and distinguished contributions on matters of research, theory, policy and practice in the field of social work with children and their families. Recent articles include: What Changes in 'Parenting' Approaches Occur Over the Course of Adolescent foster care placements?; Families on the Brink: the Effectiveness of Family Support Services; Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Time; and: Child Welfare: Historical Dimensions, Contemporary Debate.

Child and Family Studies, Journal of
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,5-10126-70-35544156-0,00.html
The Journal of Child and Family Studies is the international forum for topical issues pertaining to the mental well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. The journal publishes research developments into practical applications for clinicians and healthcare practitioners by addressing all facets of emotional disorders, including issues associated with identification, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention. It contains original articles that detail basic and applied research, program evaluation, service delivery, and policy issues on emotional or behavioral disorders, child abuse and neglect, respite care, foster care, mental health care financing, homelessness, family stress, AIDS, and substance abuse, among other timely topics. Recent articles include: Female Juvenile Offenders: Defining an Early-Onset Pathway for Delinquency; Mothers' and Fathers' Psychological Symptoms and Marital Functioning: Examination of Direct and Interactive Links with Child Adjustment; and Assessment of Parenting Practices Related to Conduct Problems: Development and Validation of the Management of Children's Behavior Scale.

Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research
http://chd.sagepub.com/
Childhood is a major international and interdisciplinary quarterly journal which publishes articles, reviews and scholarly comment on theoretical issues which aim to foster increased awareness and understanding of the research on children's culture, economics, language, health and social networks, with an emphasis on their rights and position in society. Each issue of the journal draws on work from a variety of disciplines concerned with the study of children and childhood. Recent articles include: Why Won't They Listen to Us?: On Giving Power and Voice to Children Participating in Social Research; Relational Discourses: Social Ties with Family and Friends; and Tacit Notions of Childhood: An Analysis of Discourse About Child Participation in Decision-Making Regarding Arrangements in Cases of Parental Divorce.

Children's Health Care
www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=0273-9615
Developed for researchers and practitioners interested in promoting health care policies, programs, and practices responsive to the psychosocial needs of children and their families, this journal publishes empirically-based articles addressing theoretical, clinical, programmatic, training, and professional practice issues relevant to the family-centered, developmental, and psychosocial aspects of children's health care. Recent articles include: Violence Exposure, Somatic Complaints, and Health Care Utilization in a Pediatric Sample; Can Maternal Self-Assessed Health and Emotionality Predict Maternal Response to Child Illness; and Pediatric Adherence: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations.

Child Language, Journal of
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ALPHA&mnemonic=JCL
The Journal of Child Language is published 3 times per year and offers an international range of authors and breadth of coverage to allow the journal to forge links between many different areas of research including psychology, linguistics, cognitive science and anthropology. This interdisciplinary approach spans a wide range of interests: phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, vocabulary, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, or any other recognized facet of language study. Recent articles include: Phonotactic Probabilities in Young Children's Speech Production; Discussing Those Not Present: Comprehension of References to Absent Caregivers; and Do Children's Omissions Leave Traces?

Child Maltreatment
http://cmx.sagepub.com/
This is the quarterly journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) that provides common ground for practitioners, policy makers and researchers from a variety of disciplines. The journal creates an important synthesis of contributions in science, theory, practice and policy issues. Fields represented include: Law, Social Work, Law Enforcement, Child Protection, Medicine, Psychology, Research, and Prevention. It covers a wide variety of disciplines and every aspect of child maltreatment: prevention, intervention and treatment of neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment. Recent articles include: Family Connections: A Program for Preventing Child Neglect; Toward a Definition of Neglect in Young Children; and The Role of Fathers in Risk for Physical Child Abuse and Neglect: Possible Pathways and Unanswered Questions.

Child Psychiatry and Human Development
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,4-10126-70-35545593-0,00.html\
Child Psychiatry and Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research, including case studies, in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews. Recent Articles include: Divorce and Children's Adjustment Problems at Home and School: The Role of Depressive/Withdrawn Parenting; Maternal Negative Affect and Perceptions of "Problem Children" in the Family; and Emotional Reasoning and Parent-Based Reasoning in Normal Children.

Child Sexual Abuse, Journal of
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The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse is interdisciplinary and provides an essential interface for researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners. The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse field, greater dissemination of information and research, a higher priority for this international epidemic, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs.

Children & Society
www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/4805
A multidisciplinary publication intended for all of those who work with and for children - as practitioners, managers, researchers, teachers or concerned individuals - about significant developments and research findings as they affect the lives of children and young people. Topics cover Children and the courts; Early years of childhood; Child health; Education; Children's rights; Child care law; Child protection; Children and young people with disabilities, and others. Recent articles include: Raising the Issue of Domestic Abuse in School; and Peer Violence in Children's Residential Care.

Child and Youth Care Forum
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,4-10126-70-35605454-0,00.html
Child & Youth Care Forum (formerly Child & Youth Care Quarterly) is an independent, professional publication committed to the improvement of child and youth care practice in a variety of day and residential settings and to the advancement of this field. Designed to serve child and youth care practitioners, their supervisors, and other personnel in child and youth care settings as well as instructors in the field, the journal provides a channel of communication and debate including material on practice, selection and training, theory and research, and professional issues. Recent articles include: Typologies and Outcomes for Foster Children; Homeless Children: Needs and Services; and Paradoxes of Treatment in Juvenile Corrections.

Children, Youth and Environments
(Formerly, Children's Environments: theory, research, policy and applications)
US National Science Foundation and the University of Colorado)
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/
Children, Youth and Environments (CYE) is a refereed journal and multidisciplinary and international network dedicated to improving the lives of young people. The journal targets researchers, policy makers and professionals and is guided by a distinguished Editorial Advisory Board. Note: Access is free thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation and the University of Colorado.

Child & Youth Services
https://www.haworthpress.com/web/CYS/
Child & Youth Services provides a forum for both scholars and youth service providers. Each issue, with its own unique thematic approach, provides in-depth coverage of a particular area of interest in the field. As such, the journal provides text material for use in relevant courses where such a resource is not otherwise readily available. In practice, Child & Youth Services is widely used to update those already working in the areas covered, and to illuminate new perspectives for colleagues throughout the field. Topics include Family Perspectives in Child and Youth Services; Helping the Youthful Offender: Individual and Group Therapies That Work; Specialist Foster Family Care. Recent articles include: Radical Pragmatism: Prevention and Intervention with Girls in Conflict with the Law; Moving to Youth Care Family Work in Residential Programs: A Supervisor's Perspective on Making the Transition; and From Front Line to Family Home: A Youth Care Approach to Working with Families.

Children And Youth Services Review: An International
Multidisciplinary Review of the Welfare of Young People
www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/556
/description#description
This is an important interdisciplinary monthly journal that publishes critical scholarship regarding service programs for children and youth. It contains full-length articles, current research, policy notes, and book reviews. Recent topics include child welfare, foster care, adoptions, child abuse and neglect, income support, mental health services and social policy. Recent articles include: Reforming the Child Welfare System: Competing Paradigms of Change; Improving Practice: Child Protection As a Systems Problem; and Assessing Parenting Capacity in a Child Welfare Context.

Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Journal of
(Formerly published as Journal of Clinical Child Psychology)
https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=1537-4416
The Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) is the official journal of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (Division 53), American Psychological Association. It publishes original contributions on the following topics: (a) development and evaluation of assessment and intervention techniques for use with clinical child and adolescent populations; (b) studies on the development and maintenance of clinical child and adolescent problems; (c) studies focusing on cross-cultural and sociodemographic issues that have a clear bearing on clinical child and adolescent psychology in terms of theory, research, or practice; and (d) training and professional practice in clinical child and adolescent psychology, as well as child advocacy. Recent articles include: Children's Responses to Conflict Between Their Different Parents: Mothers, Stepfathers, Nonresident Fathers, and Nonresident Stepmothers; Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Names Will Make Me Feel Sick: The Psychosocial, Somatic, and Scholastic Consequences;; and The Psychobiology of Children Exposed to Marital Violence.

Communication Research
http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=191
Communication Research publishes articles that explore the processes, antecedents, and consequences of communication in a broad range of societal systems. These include: mass media; interpersonal; health; political; new technology; organization; intercultural and family. It serves as the international forum aimed at the academic or professional interested in current research in communication and its related fields. Articles provide a mullti-disciplinary perspective which contributes to a greater understanding of communication processes and outcomes via high quality rigorous, empirical analysis and research. Recent Articles include: Imitating Life, Imitating Television: The Effects of Family and Television Models on Children's Moral Reasoning; Vulnerable Teens, Vulnerable Times: How Sensation Seeking, Alienation, and Victimization Moderate the Violent Media Content-Aggressiveness Relation; and Developmental Changes in Infants' and Toddlers' Attention to Television Entertainment.

Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,4-40457-70-
5536948-0,00.html
Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal presents the latest developments in theory, research and practice pertaining to family therapy with an emphasis on examining families within the broader socio-economic and ethnic matrices of which families and their members are a part. Demonstrating that the therapeutic relationship is most effective when family, individual, and society are seen as interacting systems, the journal examines essential factors which include family value systems, social class, and racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. Recent articles include: Parent-Child Relationships During The Divorce Process; Experiences of Mandated Reporting Among Family Therapists: A Qualitative Analysis; and Family-of-Origin Predictors of Hostile Conflict In Early Marriage.

Contemporary Juvenile Justice, Journal of
http://ccj.sagepub.com/
The Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice provides a forum that is open to a diverse variety of fields and contains contributions from leading researchers and scholars. The range of issues include courts; criminal justice; administration; corrections; economics; history; law and legal studies; political science; police studies; psychology; public policy; sociology and social work. Recent articles include: The Effect of Megan's Law On Sex Offender Reintegration; Studying Youth Gangs: Alternative Methods and Conclusions; and Maybe We Shouldn't Study "Gangs": Does Reification Obscure Youth Violence Note: Each Issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Is Guest-Edited By An Expert In the Topic Being Studied.

Criminal Justice Policy Review
http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=252
Criminal Justice Policy Review iis a multidisciplinary journal publishing articles written by scholars and professionals committed to the study of criminal justice policy through experimental and non-experimental approaches. The journal publishes articles, essays, research notes, interviews, and book reviews. Special features include commentaries, transcripts of significant panels or meetings, position papers, and legislation. Recent articles include: Megan's Law: Evaluations of Sexual Offender Registries; Who Do You Refer? The Effects of a Policy Change on Juvenile Referrals; and, Do Family Courts Administer Individualized Justice in Delinquency Cases?

Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society
(Formerly The Justice Professional)
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1478601x.asp
Previously published under the title The Justice Professional, this journal is produced by Long Island University at its CW Post campus in Brookville, NY, in conjunction with over 60 National and International Universities and related organizations. It is a refereed journal, published quarterly, and includes articles that deal with substantive criminal justice and criminological issues; matters of public policy as well as public affairs issues. It also features literature reviews, research notes and summary reports of innovative research projects. Recent articles include: Child Sexual Abuse: A Public Health Issue; and Reconsidering the Leading Myths of Stranger Child Abduction.

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Developmental Review
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_
home/622817/description#description
This quarterly interdisciplinary journal emphasizes human developmental processes and gives particular attention to issues relevant to child developmental psychology. The research concerns issues with important implications for the fields of pediatrics, psychiatry, and education, and increases the understanding of socialization processes. Recent articles include: Recent Research On Children's Testimony About Experienced and Witnessed Events; Memory For Traumatic Experiences In Early Childhood; and Alcohol Use and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Divorce & Remarriage, Journal of
www.haworthpressinc.com/web/JDR/
Produced for all professionals who help families, including counselors, social workers, family therapists, and lawyers involved in family law, The Journal of Divorce & Remarriage includes issues on child custody, step parenting, legal matters, and emotional, psychological, and economic issues. It covers all aspects of divorce, including pre-divorce marital and family treatment, marital separation and dissolution, children's responses to divorce and separation, single parenting, remarriage, and stepfamilies. Recent articles include: Attachment Style Differences in the Parental Interactions and Adaptation Patterns of Divorcing Parents; Self-Differentiation and Narcissism in Divorced Parents' Co-Parental Relationships and Functioning; and Therapeutic Implications of Behavior Change Theory in Post-Divorce Counseling and Education Programs. Note: Haworth Press notes that The Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, which is also produced in hard copy, is one of Haworth's top ten most-accessed electronic journals.

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Early Adolescence, Journal of
http://jea.sagepub.com/
For over 25 years the Journal of Early Adolescence, published quarterly, clarifies and analyzes significant advances and issues from diverse developmental contexts (peer, family, and community), such as education motivation and achievement, identity development (self-esteem and self-concept), problem behaviors (health risks, reactions to stress), sexuality, the importance of culture, as well as in-depth discussions on research design and methodology. Each article or review goes through vigorous peer review by at least two members of an international, multi-disciplinary panel of experts. Recent articles include: Relationships Among Involvement, Attachment, and Behavioral Problems in Adolescence: Examining Father's Influence; Positive Youth Development A View of the Issues; and Thriving in Adolescence: The Voices of Youth-Serving Practitioners, Parents, and Early and Late Adolescents.

Early Childhood Research, Journal of
http://ecr.sagepub.com/
The Journal of Early Childhood Research provides an international interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of early childhood research, bridging cross-disciplinary areas and applying theory and research within the professional community. This reflects the world-wide growth in research on learning and development in early childhood and the impact of this on provision. The journal will have particular relevance to policy-makers and practitioners working in fields related to early childhood. Recent Articles Include: The Culture of a Home Visit in Early Intervention; Understanding Early Childhood Leadership: Emerging Competencies in the Context of Relationships; And Multi-Agency Working: Models, Challenges and Key Factors For Success.

Educational Policy
An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy and Practice
http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=186
Educational Policy provides an interdisciplinary forum for improving education in primary and secondary schools, as well as in higher education and non school settings. Educational Policy blends the best of educational research with the world of practice, making it a valuable resource for educators, policy makers, administrators, researchers, teachers, and graduate students. Educational Policy is concerned with the practical consequences of policy decisions and alternatives. It examines the relationship between educational policy and educational practice, and sheds new light on important debates and controversies within the field. Recent articles include: A Framework for Assessing the Impact of Education Reforms on School Capacity: Insights from Studies of High-Stakes Accountability Initiatives; Modeling Creative and Courageous School Leadership Through District-Community-University Partnerships; and Message in a Model: Teachers' Responses to a Court-Ordered Mandate for Curriculum Reform.

Emotional Abuse, Journal of
www.haworthpressinc.com/web/JEA/
The interdisciplinary Journal of Emotional Abuse provides a forum for interaction among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in mental health, social services, law, child development, social and industrial systems, education, child protection, religion, medicine, nursing, and business. Since emotional abuse is only now emerging as a field of concern, part of the function of this journal will be to facilitate a growing understanding in the field. Recent articles include: Children Exposed to Interparental Violence: Does Parenting Contribute to Functioning Over Time; Psychological Maltreatment of Children Reported to Youth Protective Services: A Situation of Grave Concern; and Interparental Conflict as Intrusive Family Process.

Evaluation Exchange, The
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval.html
The Harvard Family Research Project's evaluation periodical, The Evaluation Exchange, addresses current issues facing program evaluators of all levels, with articles written by the most prominent evaluators in the field. Designed as an ongoing discussion among evaluators, program practitioners, funders, and policymakers, The Evaluation Exchange highlights innovative methods and approaches to evaluation, emerging trends in evaluation practice, and practical applications of evaluation theory. Recent articles include: The Home Visit Forum: Understanding and Improving the Role of Home Visitation ; Rethinking the Evaluation of Family Strengthening Strategies: Beyond Traditional Program Evaluation Models; and Supporting Governors' Early Childhood Policy Decisions: The Role of Research. Note: The Evaluation Exchange is free of charge.

Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org/bk/ec-jour.html
This is a journal that provides original research on the education and development of toddlers, infants, children, and youth with exceptionalities and articles on professional issues of concern to special educators. Exceptional Children is the official quarterly publication of The Council for Exceptional Children.

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Family Communication, Journal of
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The Journal of Family Communication (JFC) (JFC) publishes research on all aspects of communication in families, to include communication in family systems, communication in family relationships, and families managing communication with social systems such as mass media, education, health care, and law & policy. In addition to empirical reports, theoretical essays, and review essays, the journal publishes articles pertaining to applied family communication, pedagogy, and educational materials. The journal includes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. Recent articles include: A Risk and Resiliency Model of Ambiguous Loss in Postdivorce Stepfamilies; Exploring the Influence of Family Communication Patterns, Cognitive Complexity, and Interpersonal Competence on Adolescent Risk Behaviors; and Communicative Responses to Hurtful Messages in Families.

Family Issues, Journal of
http://jfi.sagepub.com/
The Journal of Family Issues is Published 8 times per year in Association with The National Council on Family Relations. It is devoted to the contemporary social issues and social problems related to marriage and family life, and to theoretical and professional issues of current interest to those who work with and study families. Recent articles include: Family Dynamics, Supportive Relationships, and Educational Resilience During Adolescence; Public Perceptions About Father Involvement: Results of a Statewide Household Survey; and Better Child Support Enforcement: Can It Reduce Teenage Premarital Childbearing?

Family Journal, The
http://tfj.sagepub.com/
Published in association with International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, The Family Journal advances the theory, research and practice of counseling with couples and families from a family systems perspective. The Family Journal blends theory, research and practice in each issue. In addition to articles reporting the latest research, the journal also features multiple columns that provide a wide variety of content. Recent articles include: Gender and Age Differences in the Topics of Parent-Adolescent Conflict; Encore Parenting: When Grandparents Fill the Role of Primary Caregiver; and Discovery, Confidentiality, and In Camera Review: Is It Possible to Serve Two Masters?

Family Law Journal
http://www.legalease.co.uk/lj_flj.htm
Family Law Journal is a monthly international interdisciplinary magazine based in England covering a comprehensive range of family law issues. Recent topics have included adoption, child abuse, child support, divorce, domestic violence, mediation, and guardianship.

Family Law Quarterly
www.abanet.org/family/familylaw/home.html
Family Law Quarterly is the highly respected quarterly journal of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law, produced by ABA Publishing. It covers a wide range of topics on family law and family court systems including parental alienation, child support, Unified Family Courts, family mediation and ethical considerations for family attorneys.

Family Process
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0014-7370&site=1
Family Process is an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal which is the official publication of The Family Institute. Since its launch over 40 years ago, Family Process has become a major resource that provides cutting edge research and clinical ideas about family and systems theory and practice. It publishes original articles, including theory and practice, philosophical underpinnings, qualitative and quantitative clinical research, training in couple and family therapy, family interaction, and family relationships with networks and larger systems. Recent articles include: Critical Consciousness, Accountability, and Empowerment: Key Processes for Helping Families Heal; The Developmental Course of Personal Authority in the Family System; and The Importance of Parents and Other Caregivers to the Resilience of High-risk Adolescents. Note: Family Process includes an innovative and dynamic feature: The Family Process Institute web site: www.familyprocess.org provides an open forum for interactive dialogue based on The Family Process Journal content.

Family Psychology, Journal of
http://www.apa.org/journals/fam/
A highly esteemed quarterly publication of the American Psychological Association, The Journal of Family Psychology publishes original scholarly articles and is devoted to the study of the family system from multiple perspectives and to the application of psychological methods to advance knowledge related to family research, intervention, and policy. Recent articles include: Relocation of Children After Divorce and Children's Best Interests: New Evidence and Legal Considerations; A Legal Perspective On Family Psychology and Family Law; and Family Psychology and Family Law-A Family Court Judge's Perspective.

Family Relations
Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies
www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0197-6664&site=1
Published five times per year by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Family Relations is an applied scholarly journal with a family practitioner focus. Emphasis is on relationships across the life cycle with implications for intervention, education, and public policy. Recent articles include: Portrayals of Stepfamilies in Film: Using Media Images in Remarriage Education; Adolescents' Perceptions of Marriage and Premarital Couples' Parent-Child Relationships; Quality of Life: Resilience Among Childhood Cancer Survivors; and Assessing The Impact of Community Marriage Policies On County Divorce Rates. Note: The National Council on Family Relations also publishes The Journal of Marriage and Family.

Families In Society
http://www.familiesinsociety.org/
Published by the Alliance for Children and Families, Families in Society is the oldest and one of the most respected journals in North America on social work and related social and human services. It has been in publication since 1920 and has had four titles: The Family (1920-1946), The Journal of Social Casework (1947-1949), Social Casework (1950-1989), and Families in Society (1990 to present). Families in Society is a respected forum for addressing the interests, activities, knowledge, and concerns of social service and human service professionals in direct practice as well as associates in management, supervision, policy and planning, social work education, and social work research. Recent articles include: When Family Reunification Works: Data-Mining Foster Care Records; Social Support for Changes in Adoption Practice: Gay Adoption, Open Adoption, Birth Reunions, and the Release of Confidential Identifying Information; and The Mental Health and Service Needs of Young Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Supportive Data. Note: Over 1,500 articles on hundreds of topics from the last 25 years are now online at familiesinsociety.org.

Family Social Work, Journal of
http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JFSW/
Known as the first journal to focus exclusively on all aspects of social work with couples and families, The Journal Of Family Social Work strives to balance clinical relevance and academic exactitude. By uniting clinicians and researchers from social work, family enrichment, family therapy, family studies, family psychology and sociology, and child welfare, it stresses a blending of sociocultural contexts, the uniqueness of the family, and the person of the clinician. As an interdisciplinary forum, it provides a creative mixing of clinical innovation, practice wisdom, theory, and academic excellence. Recent articles include: The Use of Online Social Support by Foster Families; Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Families: An Exploratory Study of Family Functioning, Adoptive Child's Behavior, and Familial Support Networks; and Emergent Legal Definitions of Parentage in Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Family Violence, Journal of
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/
0,11855,5-40457-70-35608912-0,00.html
The Journal of Family Violence is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of information on clinical and investigative efforts concerning all forms of family violence and its precursors, including spouse-battering, child abuse, sexual abuse of children, incest, abuse of the elderly, marital rape, domestic homicide, the alcoholic marriage, and general family conflict. The journal publishes clinical and research reports from a broad range of disciplines: clinical and counseling psychology, sociology, psychiatry, public health, criminology, law, marital counseling, and social work. Recent articles include: Judicial Dispositions of Ex-Parte and Domestic Violence Protection Order Hearings: A Comparative Analysis of Victim Requests and Court Authorized Relief; The Effects of a Police/Victim Assistance Crisis Team Approach to Domestic Violence; and A Measure of Court Response to Requests for Protection.

Field Methods
(Formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods) http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=67
Field Methods is a fully refereed journal containing methodologically-focused research articles, handy tips for working in the field, reviews of books and software, think pieces addressing key theoretical issues, and other important works for scholars, professionals and students who engage in fieldwork in the human sciences and the related professional fields. Articles examine data collection techniques and modes of analysis, the link between method and theory, and the impact of new technology on traditional field activities. Embracing both qualitative and quantitative methods in scientific and interpretive paradigms, the journal operates under the motto "methods belong to all of us." Field Methods is not only for researchers in the social sciences and the humanities, but is also for professionals in the delivery of social services, in government, and in the private sector who use field research to acquire knowledge. Recent articles include: Photo Interviews: Eliciting Data through Conversations with Children; and Demographic and Analysis of Small Populations Using the Own-Children Method.

Forensic Psychology Practice, Journal of
http://www.haworthpress.com/web/JFPP/
The Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice presents new programs and techniques, analyzes existing policies and programs in their social context, and evaluates specific institutions and forensic procedures. Articles published in the journal demonstrate how practitioners can work more effectively, efficiently, and meaningfully with their respective client populations. Recent articles include: Revisiting the Need for Reform in the Disclosure of Tests and Raw Test Data to the Courts; Back to the Future: A Comment on the Use of Anatomical Dolls in the Forensic Interviews; and Competence to Stand Trial and Young Children: Is the Presumption of Competence Valid?

Future of Children
www.futureofchildren.org
Formerly published by The David & Lucile Packard Foundation, The Future of Children is now produced by Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The Future of Children's purpose is to disseminate information on major issues related to children's well-being with special emphasis on providing objective analysis and evaluation, translating existing knowledge into effective programs and policies and promoting constructive institutional change. Note: All Future of Children Journal contents—past, present, and future—are available free of charge on its web site.

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GLBT Family Studies, Journal of
Innovations in Theory, Research, and Practice
https://www.haworthpress.com/web/GLBTF/
The Journal of GLBT Family Studies is the f