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A 6 page paper that reviews two journal articles: "Sensitive, Stimulating caregiving predicts cognitive and behavioral resilience in neurodevelopmentally at-risk infants" by Sara R. Jaffee and "Bringing basic research on early experience and stress neurobiology to bear on preventative interventions for neglected and maltreated children" by Megan Gunner and Philip Fisher. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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would lead to positive outcomes for infants who are at-risk as a result of abuse. The investigators provided loving and nurturing care to a large group of infants who
were identified as being at-risk biologically and/or psychosocially. One hypothesis was that infants would gain resilience when their care improved. The target population consisted of 1,720 infants between the ages
of 3 months and 21 months. All infants had had contact with CPS due to reports of child abuse or neglect. The children had been identified in the National Survey
of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, which was a longitudinal study of children who were receiving services or who had contact with child welfare services (CPS). Children were assessed between the
ages of 3 and 24 months and again 18 months later. Of the target population, 20 percent were subjected to severe physical abuse, 4 percent had been sexually abused, 5
percent had been emotionally abused, 60 percent had suffered neglect and 11 percent were subjected to other kinds of abuse, such as abandonment. Almost 30 percent of the children were
subjected to more than one kind of maltreatment. To obtain information, the investigator used the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener, temperament scales and home observations. Additionally, the Preschool Language Scale
was used to assess language development. Caregivers completed the Child Behavior Checklist to obtain information regarding problem behaviors. Another think looked at was the income level of the caregivers. Jaffee
reports the findings in four parts (p. 631). The first part looks at the associations between and among the different assessment measures used. The second part is the assessment of
the childs resilience. The third part is an analysis of the improvement or lack thereof in behavior and language skills as a result of the improvement in caregiving. The last
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