Spouse abuse : assessing & treating battered women, batterers, and their children /
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| Author / Creator: | Harway, Michele. |
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| Imprint: | Sarasota, Fla. : Professional Resource Press, c1994. |
| Description: | vi, 105 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10038025 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1. What Kinds of Families Are Violent?
- How Common Is Violence in the Family?
- How Serious Is Spousal Violence?
- Context Within Which Battering Occurs
- Who Seeks Treatment?
- Working With Families Experiencing Spousal Abuse
- Case Example 1. Susan and George
- 2. How Much Do You Know About Spousal Abuse?
- Self-Quiz
- Self-Quiz Answers
- Detailed Answers
- 3. Assessment of Spouse Abuse
- Assessing the Woman for Spouse Abuse
- Does Violence Exist?
- How Dangerous Is the Violence?
- How Severely Affected Is the Client?
- Assessing the Batterer for Spouse Abuse
- Assessing a Couple for Violence
- Assessing Children for the Effects of Spousal Abuse
- Exploration of Factors
- Impact on Development
- Young Children (Preschoolers)
- School-Aged Children (Ages 6-12)
- Adolescents (Teenagers)
- Emotional Disturbances
- A Last Word on Assessment
- 4. Treatment of Spouse Abuse
- The Individual Woman
- Crisis Intervention
- Short-Term Counseling
- Long-Term Counseling
- Case Example: Catherine
- The Therapy
- Establishing Goals in Working With Battered Women
- Therapy for the Batterer
- Crisis Intervention
- Short-Term and Long-Term Counseling
- Case Example: Mark
- The Therapy
- Therapy With the Couple
- Beginning Couple's Therapy: Treatment Goals
- Later Therapy: Treatment Goals
- Case Example: Joe and Bonnie
- The Therapy
- Therapy With Children
- Individual Treatment Approaches
- Group Therapy Approaches
- Parent/Child Interventions
- Case Example: Bill
- The Therapy
- Summary
- 5. A Final Word on Spouse Abuse
- References
- Subject Index
