Ending Men's Violence against Their Partners One Road to Peace [Paperback]

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 workingThis 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 workingPART ONE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Perspectives on Wife Assault
Characteristics of Men Who Batter
Treatment Perspectives
PART TWO: INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS
First Contacts
Crisis Intervention
Assessment
PART THREE: TREATMENT
The Use of Groups
The Beginning Phase
The Middle Phase
The Ending Phase
PART FOUR: COUNSELORS' ISSUES
Counselors' Issues