Professional Interests:

• Children and violence
• Child maltreatment and its prevention
• Children's exposure to community violence
• Development of clinical services
• Contextual influences in service delivery
• Jewish communal services

Current Research:

• A cross-national study of community violence exposure among children and adolescents in Israel, the Palestinian authority, and the U.S.
• Trauma focused intervention targeting risk for violence
• Economic status, public policy and child neglect
• Piloting an enriched early home visitation program to prevent physical child abuse and neglect
• Best beginnings: A randomized trial of a paraprofessional home visiting program
• The Odyssey Project: a descriptive and prospective study of children and youth in residential treatment group homes and therapeutic foster care

Practice Experience:

Dr. Guterman has provided clinical services and supervisory support in a wide variety of child and family service settings. These include providing clinical therapy, supervisory, and training support in residential treatment and aftercare agencies in Michigan and California, child and family therapy services in an outpatient mental health clinic in Michigan, adoption casework services in California, and clinical consultation services at a battered women's shelter in Jerusalem and at a homeless shelter in New York City. In addition, Dr. Guterman has provided expert consultation to federal, state, and local governmental bodies, private foundations, social service agencies, legal organizations, and schools. Dr. Guterman's present research examines the design, development, and evaluation of home visitation service models to prevent child maltreatment, and examines the role of clinical services in identifying and addressing children's exposure to community violence.

Selected Recent Publications:

Guterman, N. B. (2000). Stopping Child Maltreatment Before It Starts: Emerging Horizons in Early Home Visitation Services, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Selected Articles and Book Chapters:

Guterman, N. B., Cameron, M. & Hahm, H. (under review). Community violence exposure and psychosocial sequelae among children and adolescents in residential treatment.

Guterman, N. B., Hahm, H. C. & Cameron, M. (in press). Adolescent victimization and subsequent use of mental health counseling services, Journal of Adolescent Health.

Guterman, N. B. (in press). The role of research in defining a "practiceable" problem for social work: The parallax of community and family violence exposure among children and youth, Social Work Education.

Dubowitz, H. & Guterman, N. B. (in press). Preventing child neglect and physical abuse, in A. Giardino (ed.), Child maltreatment-A clinical guide and reference (3rd ed.), Maryland Heights, MO: G. W. Medical Publishing.

Guterman, N. B. & Embry. R. A. (in press). Prevention and treatment strategies targeting physical child abuse and neglect, in P. Allen-Meares & M. Fraser (eds.), Intervention with children and adolescents: An interdisciplinary perspective, NY: Allen & Bacon.

Hahm, H. C. & Guterman, N. B. (2001). The emergence of physical child abuse in South Korea, Child Maltreatment, 6(2), 169-179.

Haj-Yahia, M., Bargal, D. & Guterman, N. B. (2000). Perceptions of job satisfaction, service effectiveness and burnout among Arab social workers in Israel, International Journal of Social Welfare, 9(3), 201-210.

Guterman, N. B., Cameron, M. & Staller, K. (2000). Definitional and measurement issues in the study of community violence among children and youth, Journal of Community Psychology, 28(6). 1-17.

Guterman, N. B. & Cameron, M. (1999). Young clients' exposure to community violence: How much do their therapists know? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69(3), 382-391.

Guterman, N. B. (1999). Enrollment strategies in early home visitation to prevent physical child abuse and neglect and the "universal versus targeted" debate: A meta-analysis of population-based and screening-based programs, Child Abuse and Neglect, 23(9), 863-890.

El-Bassel, N., Guterman, N. B. & Bargal, D. (1998). Main and Buffering Effects of Emotional Support on Job and Health Related Strains: A National Survey of Israeli Social Workers, EAP Quarterly, 13, 3, 1-18.

Guterman, N. B. & Cameron, M. (1997), Assessing the Impact of Community Violence on Children and Youths, Social Work, 42(5), 495-505.

Guterman, N. B. (1997). Early Prevention of Physical Child Abuse and Neglect: Existing Evidence and Future Directions. Child Maltreatment, 2(1), 5-28.

Guterman, N. B. (1997). Parental Violence Towards Children. In N. K. Phillips and S. L. A. Straussner (eds.), Children in the Urban Environment: Linking Social Policy and Clinical Practice. NY: Charles Thomas, pp. 113-134.

Guterman, N. B., Jayaratne, S., & Bargal, D. (1996). Workplace Violence and Victimization Experienced by Social Workers: A Cross-National Study of Americans and Israelis. In G. Vandenbos & E. Bulatao (eds.) Violence on the Job: Identifying Risks and Developing Solutions. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association, pp. 175-188.
 
Guterman, N. B. & Bargal, D. (1996). Social Workers Perceptions of their Power and Service Outcomes. Administration in Social Work, 20 (3).
 
Bargal, D. & Guterman, N. B. (1996). Perceptions of Job Satisfaction, Service Effectiveness and Burnout among Israeli Social Workers. Chevra U'Revecha (Society and Welfare, Hebrew), 16 (4).
 
Guterman, N. B., & Jayaratne, S. (1994). Responsibility At-Risk: Perceptions of Stress, Control, and Professional Effectiveness in Child Welfare Direct Practitioners. Journal of Social Service Research, 20 (1/2).
 
Guterman, N.B., (1993). Confronting the Unknowns in Jewish Family Violence. Journal of Jewish Communal Service, Fall.

Blythe, B. J., Hodges, V., & Guterman, N. B. (1990). Interventions for Maltreated Adolescents. In M. Rothery & G. Cameron, (eds.), Child Maltreatment: Expanding Our Concept of Helping. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
 
Gidron B., Guterman, N.B., & Hartman, H. (1990). Participation of Self-Help Groups and Empowerment Among Parents of the Mentally Ill in Israel. In T. Powell (ed.) Working with Self-Help. Silver Spring, MD: NASW Press.
 
Gidron, B., Guterman, N.B., & Hartman, H., (1990). Stress and Coping Patterns of Participants and Non-participants in Self-Help Groups for Parents of the Mentally Ill. Community Mental Health Journal, 26 (6), December. Also in Chevra U'Revecha (Society and Welfare, Hebrew), March, 9, 1989.
 
Hodges, V.G., Guterman, N.B., Blythe, B.J. & Bronson, D. (1989). Intensive Aftercare Services for Children. Social Casework, September.

Guterman, N. B., & Blythe, B. J. (1986). Toward Ecologically-based Intervention in Residential Treatment for Children. Social Service Review, December.

Last updated July 01, 2009.