Violent Partners A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

Name: Violent Partners A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse
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ISBN: 9780465018246

ISBN-10: 0465018246

ISBN-13: 9780465018246

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Authors: Linda G. Mills

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In this groundbreaking book, Linda Millsfeminist, scholar, activist, and survivorchallenges the prevailing orthodoxies and maps out a plan to change domestic abuse treatment programs. Drawing on case studies and research from her abuse prevention programs, Mills reveals that intimate abuse is far more complex than we realize, and develops a program for healing that engages everyone caught up in a violent dynamic. Essential reading for therapists, couples, public health experts, and members of the criminal justice system, Violent Partners outlines a breakthrough approach to a major social problem.

Book details

List price: $28.99
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 9/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Author's Note


Introduction





A New Voice



My Personal Encounters with Intimate Violence



A Brief History of the Battered Women's Movement


Enormous Strides and Unexpected Consequences



Enlarging the Frame


Complicating Our Perspectives on Severe Abuse





A New Understanding



The Anatomy of Intimate Abuse



Where Does Intimate Abuse Come From?



The Dynamics of Intimate Abuse



Situational Couple Violence



Thinking Beyond Labels


The Odiernos and the Woodses





New Approaches



Couples Counseling



The New Grassroots Movement


Safe and Violence Anonymous



The Power of the Group





A New Vision



My Political Encounters with Intimate Abuse



Healing Circles



Peacemaking Circles


Conclusion: Ending the Cycle of Abuse


Acknowledgments


Resources


Notes


Bibliography


Index