Gender-inclusive treatment of intimate partner abuse a comprehensive approach - Hamel, John (Springer Pub. Co., 2005)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Assessments. Domestic violence today ; Issues and problems in DV assessment ; Conducting DV assessments ; Special considerations in DV assessment -- Treatment. General features ; The treatment plan ; Group work ; Family interventions -- Appendices
This breakthrough handbook for mental health professionals and educators offers practical, hands-on information for conducting assessments and providing treatments that take the entire family system into account. Rich with research that shows women are abusive within relationships at rates comparable to men, the book eschews the field's reliance on traditional domestic violence theory and treatment, which favors violence interventions for men and victim services for women and ignores the dynamics of the majority of violent relationships. Thus, the author identifies and measures protocols that