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 help practitioners make accurate assessments for both men and women and then carefully selects the treatment modality and curricula for group, couples, and/or individual work that will help clients break their particular cycle of violence while ensuring victim safety.
Table of Content
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List of Tables
Foreword, D. Dutton
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Assessments
Part II: Treatment General Features
Part III: Appendices
Appendix A: Assessment Forms
Appendix B: Victim Safety Plan
Appendix C: Client Workbook Introduction, Group Guidelines and Exercises
Appendix D: Resources and Program Agreements for Court-Ordered Clients
Appendix E: Client Exercises for High Conflict Family Violence Parent Group
References
Index
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About the author
John Hamel, LCSW, has been a court-certified Batterer Intervention Provider since 1992. His clinical services include family violence assessments and treatment programsfor abusive men, women, and families. Mr. Hamel has provided consultation and training to mental health professionals, batterer intervention providers, victim advocates, attorneys and law enforcement, and has served as an expert court witness in criminal and family law courts.
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