APHD :: Katreena Scott :: Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE

Katreena Scott

phone: (416) 978-0971
email: kscott@oise.utoronto.ca
website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/hdap/fac_scott.html

Department: Applied Psychology and Human Development

Research Overview

Dr. Scott's research interests revolve around the prediction, prevention and treatment of abuse in intimate and family relationships. At the moment, she is pursing three lines of research. One concerns the development and evaluation of group intervention programs for men who are abusive towards their children and their intimate partners. A second area of interest is the development of alternative methods of measuring abuse in relationships. Finally, she is working on tracing the transmission of abuse from parent-child relationships to adolescent and adult intimate relationships and on identifying patterns of resilience and vulnerability.

In applied practice, Dr. Scott spends part of her time engaged in clinical work with children and adolescents with a variety of internalizing and externalizing disorders and with adults who are victims or perpetrators of abuse. This clinical work complements her research on 'breaking the cycle' of abusive behaviour.

Research Projects/Activities:

Caring Dads Program: www.caringdadsprogram.com
For more information on Dr. Scott's research activities see: http://home.oise.utoronto.ca/~scottlab/

Teaching Overview

Dr. Scott's specialty courses:

HDP1256: Child Abuse: Intervention and Prevention. In this course, we examine theories of the development of child maltreatment and consider the nature and consequences of abuse and neglect on children and adolescents. The objective is to provide a knowledge base for more effective clinical practice and inquiry with parents who have perpetrated abuse and with child and adolescent victims.
EDU5573 Course Outline: http://leo.oise.utoronto.ca/~kscott/index

Other Courses:

HDP1215: Psychological assessment of school-aged children
HDP1216: Psychoeducational assessment
HDP1222: Approaches to psychotherapy across the lifespan

Representative Publications

Scott, K. L. & Copping., V. E. (2008). Promising Directions for the Treatment of Complex Childhood Trauma: The Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model. The Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim - Treatment and Prevention

Scott, K. L. & King, C. B. (2007). Resistance, reluctance and readiness in perpetrators of abuse against women and children. Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, 8, 401-417.

Scott, K. L. & Crooks, C. V. (2007). Preliminary evaluation of an intervention program for maltreating fathers. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 7, 224-238.

Scott, K. L. & Straus, M. (2007). Denial, minimization, partner blaming, and intimate aggression in dating partners. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 851-871.

Crooks, C. V., Scott, K. L., Wolfe, D. A., Chiodo, D. & Killip, S. (2007). Understanding the link between childhood maltreatment and violent delinquency: What do schools have to add? Child Maltreatment, 12, 269-280.