Attachment abuse can involve both physical and emotional violence between people in close relationships, which includes couples, parents and their children, and adult children and their aging parents, among others. Attachment abusers blame their victims for their own feelings of shame, inadequacy, or inability to love.
Dr. Stosnyís innovative and integrative approach to the treatment of attachment abuse emphasizes the importance of compassion for both the abused and the abuser. This hands-on manual provides a series of treatment modules designed to teach the perpetrators and the victims how to cope with their feelings and to end attachment abuse. This volume will be of interest to psychotherapists, group therapists, social workers, and counselors working with abusive clients and their victims.
Table of Content
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Introduction
Part I: The Role of Attachment in Abuse
Part II: Treating Attachment Abuse
Module Four: Empowerment of Loved Ones
Module Six: Moving Toward the Future
Epilogue
References
Appendix A. Pilot Evaluation of the Compassion Workshop
Appendix B. The Attachment Compassion Scale
Index
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About the author
Steven Stosny, Ph D, Director of the Community Outreach Service, which serves clients in and around Washington, DC, received his doctorate in clinical social work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
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