Challenging Men's Violence Against Women - A Constructivist Approach

ISBN-13: 9783639037050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 384 str.

Chris Laming

Opis

This timely book presents a new way of working with abusive men, to challenge and support them to take responsibility for behaviour they use against women and children. This book clearly outlines a model of engaging in mens behaviour change, together with an explanation of the principles underpinning it. A constructivist approach is used, challenging mens violence against women. It was developed in rural Australia and called the Mens SHED (Self Help Ending Domestics) Project. Personal Construct Theory provides the foundation for this approach, at an individual, group and community level. This example of practice research enables an exploration of constructive alternatives for challenging mens abuse and violence. It engenders hope that men can learn to take responsibility for their own abusive behaviour and challenge other men to do like wise. The greater safety and happiness of women, children and men, is the ultimate aim of this easy to read practice research.

O autorze

Laming Chris Chris Laming lives with his family by a lake in rural Australia. He teaches in Social and Community Welfare at Monash University. He continues to research ways of preventing and challenging men's violence against women and children. He believes that most abusive men can change, if they are challenged to be responsible for what they do.