Ending Men's Violence Against Their Partners

One Road to Peace

• Author(s): Richard A. Stordeur, Richard Stille,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 320
• ISBN_10: 0803934998
  ISBN_13: 9780803934993
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Teaching / General , Education / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities , Family & Relationships / Abuse / General , Family & Relationships / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse , Psychology / General , Psychology / Interpersonal Relations , Psychology / Psychotherapy / General , Science / General , Self-Help / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Social Work , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Violence in Society ,

Description:... This practical guide leads counsellors working with violent men through the specifics of the counselling process, instructing the reader in particular clinical skills, strategies and programme content. The authors present a group treatment programme as the treatment of choice but also describe individual assessment and counselling. They start by examining current theory and research and identify the most salient factors in understanding men who assault their partners. They then detail preparatory work, including assessment prior to entering a programme, and examine crisis intervention work. There is then a focus on group therapy with a detailed treatment manual, followed by an exploration of the personal and interpersonal effects of working