Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse

Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Understanding Domestic Abuse. 2. Understanding the Impact and Long Term Effects of Domestic Abuse. 3. Understanding Survivors of Domestic Abuse. 4. Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse. 5. Working with Safety and Protection Strategies. 6. Working with Trauma of Domestic Abuse. 7. Working with Self Aspects of Domestic Abuse. 8. Working with Relational Aspects of Domestic Abuse. 9. Working with Loss and the Restoration of Hope. 10. Professional Issues when Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse. Resource List. References. Index

This is a thoughtful, informative and thorough response to the complex and sensitive issues surrounding counselling for those who have experienced domestic abuse. Initially, the book examines the extent and nature of domestic abuse, before turning its attention to the therapeutic role of working with survivors highlighting the importance of safety and the restoration of self-empowerment. It is a great book and will be invaluable to professionals working within the therapeutic process, whether GPs, mental health professionals, counsellors, midwives, social workers or independent domestic violence advisors, to name but a few. Students of various disciplines reflected by these professions whould be recommended this book as essential reading.