This work challenges one of Western culture's most deeply-help assumptions: that violence against women is different from violence against men. It argues that this type of violence is rarely the result of sexism or hatred against women and that sexism may actually inhibit violence against women.
Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore.
Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore.
This volume provides information about domestic violence in todays society. Chapters explore the current landscape; issues of domestic violence in ethnic, racial, and cultural contexts; treatment issues; and intervention recommendations. Features include discussion questions, resources for domestic violence intervention, and legal precedents.
Provides mental health professionals the knowledge and skills they need to deliver effective treatment to individuals who engage in intimate partner violence. The authors draw on their extensive clinical experience as well as their own recent studies to help clinicians assess and intervene both with military personnel and civilians who belong to ......
Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people. Drawing ......
Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people. Drawing ......
Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence Responses
A look at gun control, campus sexual assault, immigration, and more that considers the future of responses to domestic violence Domestic violence is commonly assumed to be a bipartisan, nonpolitical issue, with politicians of all stripes claiming to work to end family violence. Nevertheless, the Violence Against Women Act expired for over 500 ......
Critical Perspectives on Domestic Violence Responses
A look at gun control, campus sexual assault, immigration, and more that considers the future of responses to domestic violence Domestic violence is commonly assumed to be a bipartisan, nonpolitical issue, with politicians of all stripes claiming to work to end family violence. Nevertheless, the Violence Against Women Act expired for over 500 ......
Intimate partner violence leaves long-term effects. Survivors often struggle with issues of safety, self-esteem, and trusting their own ability to make healthy decisions and enter future relationships. This revolutionary treatment method uses art therapy to guide individuals through a journey of self-exploration, helping them to re-discover their ......
Offers a framework for understanding and treating intimate partner violence. Integrating a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives, this book demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior - it is the outgrowth of a particular personality configuration.
The new edition of this popular, strong seller includes two new chapters and thorough updates. The book describes an evidence-based treatment approach for a perennial, urgent problem. It has little direct or strong competition, and Dutton is a visible, respected authority.
Offers readers different ways to approach intervention with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offenders, one based on strengths rather than deficits. This title includes positive psychology, strengths-based theory, solution-focused practice, narrative practice, and motivational interviewing.
Focusing on child abuse and maltreatment, intimate partner violence (IPV), and older adult abuse, this book covers assessment procedures and evidence-based treatments used by social workers with victims and perpetrators of all age groups and of both genders. The text includes real-life case studies in every chapter, key terms, and discussion ......
Most people see aggression between siblings as an unavoidable, normal and ultimately harmless aspect of child development, yet it can often cause social adjustment and behavioral problems, some of which may be severe and even precursors to other forms of violence. This volume addresses a significant void in family studies and child development ......
"This book is a interdisciplinary collection of critical, feminist methodological reflections on interpersonal, gender violence that argues for an embodied knowledge and practice in research and academia"--
"This book is a interdisciplinary collection of critical, feminist methodological reflections on interpersonal, gender violence that argues for an embodied knowledge and practice in research and academia"--
Investigates the interplay of psychological and physical aggression between partners. This book explores different levels of severity and types of aggression, illustrating that for both risk factors and interventions, 'one size does not fit all.'
Research and Evidence-based Intervention Strategies
Presents a comprehensive overview of research on intimate partner violence (IPV). This book covers a large range of topics, including theory, risk factors, health effects, surveillance, prevention, and intervention. It emphasizes understanding the development of IPV perpetration by itself and in the context of other risk factors.
A handbook for protecting children and vulnerable adults
Any practitioner who begins work in the difficult and unique professional arena of public protection feels that they are entering a different world, made up of its own unique processes and guidelines and which, on many occasions, appears to have a language of its own.
Motivational Interviewing has become increasingly widespread among counselors and therapists. This title features studies that include descriptive research on victims and perpetrators of abuse, measurement issues in assessing stages of change, and real-world applications of motivational interviewing.
A Survivor-centered Approach to Advocacy, Mental Health, and Justice
Presents a multidisciplinary look at society's responses to domestic violence. Though substantial reforms have been made in the services available to battered women since the 1970s, this book shows how the public and private systems available to victims of domestic violence are still failing to meet the needs of the women who seek help.
Exposure to trauma due to abuse or violence can increase risk for aggressive behaviour in relationships. Intimate partner violence is more likely when an individual is suffering with trauma-related problems such as PTSD, as is sometimes the case in families with members who served in military combat positions. Empirically validated, ......
This work translates research into practice by examining the intersection of family violence and health. It looks at the healthcare needs of people who have experienced abuse and subsequently have related chronic diseases and conditions.
This groundbreaking book on the gender-inclusive treatment of intimate partner abuse has been fully updated to reflect new and refined evidence-based approaches that have evolved since the first edition was published nearly ten years ago. It describes new treatment protocols that are strongly supported by current research that enables mental ......
From the murder of schoolgirls in a rural Amish community to the widespread rape of women in the Sudan to sexual predators on the Internet, this volume explores the persistent, pervasive phenomenon of gendered violence in the United States and around the world. It also includes articles on sex trafficking, and masculinity and terrorism.
Nurses too often encounter battered women, abused children, and other victims of family violence in hospital and emergency room settings. Nurses therefore have a unique and important role to play in the prevention, identification, and mitigation of violence. This newly revised second edition is a landmark resource that provides comprehensive, ......
Reviews research on the prevalence of homicide, child abuse, and domestic violence in special populations, including Blacks, Latino/Chicano and Asians. This book offer the reader with a culturally integrated perspective on this subject. It addresses the need for more culturally sensitive research that will result in more effective prevention.
Offers conceptual frameworks and clinical strategies for integrating resilience-oriented and strengths-based treatment with survivors of family violence. This book discusses resilience in survivors of childhood incest, children of battered women, and individuals formerly in violent domestic relationships.
Pence and Paymar are right on target again. Their analysis of battering is excellent and their approach...is straightforward, useful and clear. [The book] tells you what to do with abusive men and how to do it well. [The authors] challenge practitioners to do their work in a manner that is compassionate yet never colluding. Accountability and ......
Effectively measuring and communicating the risk of domestic assault recidivism is an essential part of curbing domestic violence. This book for professionals involved in assessing and managing offenders presents a risk assessment system comprised of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment and the Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide.
According to the American Medical Association, one quarter of American women will be abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Loving support can make a tremendous difference to survivors as they struggle with the difficult process of healing and regaining trust in themselves and others. Often, however, pastoral caregivers ......
