Research on Programs for Abusive Parents in Japan and Korea（2）

This study follows Research into Programs for Abusive Parents in Japan and Korea (1), published in March 2011. The paper clarified the following two points: 1) the characteristics of child abuse in Japan and Korea and legal provisions for the parents, and 2) the content of programs for parents in Japan and Korea. This study examines the characteristics of child abuse programs in Japan and Korea, featuring five points, as a follow-up to the previous paper. These five points are as follows: 1) limitations of parent training based on behavioral therapy, 2) human relationship of healing, 3) resolving the internal conflict in the past and present, 4) the culture of the parent–child relationship and partner relationships in Japan and Korea, and 5) group work and empowerment