Spouse Abuse Assessing and Treating Battered Women, Batterers, and Their Children

Name: Spouse Abuse Assessing and Treating Battered Women, Batterers, and Their Children
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ISBN: 9781568870854

ISBN-10: 156887085X

ISBN-13: 9781568870854

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Michele Harway, Marsali Hansen

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Professional Resource Exchange, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. iii
Preface to the Second Edition	p. v
What Kinds of Families Are Violent?	p. 1
How Common Is Violence in the Family?	p. 1
How Serious Is Spousal Violence?	p. 3
Context Within Which Battering Occurs	p. 4
Who Seeks Treatment?	p. 5
Working With Families Experiencing Spousal Abuse	p. 7
Susan and George	p. 8
How Much Do You Know About Spousal Abuse?	p. 11
Self-Quiz	p. 12
Self-Quiz Answers	p. 16
Detailed Answers	p. 20
Assessment of Spouse Abuse	p. 33
Assessing the Woman for Spouse Abuse	p. 34
Does Violence Exist?	p. 34
How Dangerous Is the Violence?	p. 41
How Severely Affected Is the Client?	p. 42
Assessing the Batterer for Spouse Abuse	p. 42
Assessing a Couple for Violence	p. 46
Assessing Children for the Effects of Spousal Abuse	p. 49
Exploration of Factors	p. 49
Impact on Development	p. 52
Young Children (Preschoolers)	p. 54
School-Aged Children (Ages 6-12)	p. 55
Adolescents (Teenagers)	p. 55
Emotional Disturbances	p. 56
A Last Word on Assessment	p. 59
Treatment of Spouse Abuse	p. 61
The Individual Woman	p. 61
Crisis Intervention	p. 61
Short-Term Counseling	p. 64
Long-Term Counseling	p. 65
Case Example: Catherine	p. 66
The Therapy	p. 67
Establishing Goals in Working With Battered Women	p. 67
Therapy for the Batterer	p. 68
Crisis Intervention	p. 70
Short-Term and Long-Term Counseling	p. 72
Case Example: Mark	p. 73
The Therapy	p. 73
Therapy With the Couple	p. 73
Beginning Couple's Therapy: Treatment Goals	p. 74
Later Therapy: Treatment Goals	p. 74
Case Example: Joe and Bonnie	p. 75
The Therapy	p. 76
Therapy With Children	p. 76
Individual Treatment Approaches	p. 77
Group Therapy Approaches	p. 77
Parent/Child Interventions	p. 78
Case Example: Bill	p. 79
The Therapy	p. 79
Summary	p. 80
A Final Word on Spouse Abuse	p. 81
References	p. 85
Subject Index	p. 95
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