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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Where Are Batterer Programs Headed? | |
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A Snapshot of Batterer Programs Today | |
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The Purpose and Content of the Book | |
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Reporting and Research | |
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The Audience | |
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Sorting Out Batterer Programs | |
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The Uncertain State of Batterer Programs | |
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A Diversity of Views | |
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The Inherent Tensions Facing Batterer Programs | |
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The Evidence-Based Practice Movement | |
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Research Findings versus the Real-World Context | |
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Integrating Research and Practice | |
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The Debate about Program Effectiveness | |
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The "Doesn't Work" Chant | |
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Experimental Evaluations | |
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Meta-Analyses and Effect Sizes | |
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Statistical Modeling | |
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Conclusion: Making Sense of It All | |
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The New Psychology of Batterers | |
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The Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Divide | |
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Which Counseling Approach? | |
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Attachment Theory Lacks Outcome Evidence | |
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Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches | |
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Contributions of the Duluth Program | |
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Conclusion: Challenging the Divide | |
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The Many Efforts to Categorize Batterers | |
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Not All the Same | |
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Extending the New Psychology | |
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Batterer Typologies | |
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Change Stages and Motivational Interviewing | |
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Couples Counseling | |
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Culturally Focused Groups | |
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Conclusion: Toward More Engagement and Help | |
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The System Matters | |
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Risk Management in the Intervention System | |
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The Uses and Misuses of Risk Assessment | |
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Choices in Assessment and Instruments | |
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Risk Assessment as a Process | |
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Toward a Coordinated Community Response | |
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Conclusion: Using Assessment Wisely | |
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Implementation, Implementation | |
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The Call for Systems Thinking | |
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Research on Coordinated Community Response | |
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Evidence of Implementation Shortfalls | |
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Building a Coordinated Community Response | |
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Conclusion: Facing the Challenge of Coordination | |
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Conclusion | |
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A Summary of Batterer Program Evidence | |
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Some Final Thoughts | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Index | |