Learn how to help children cope with domestic violence
The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Children examines the short- and long-term developmental issues facing children exposed to violence in their own homes. The book addresses the growing concern for children at risk of suffering psychological, behavioral, social, and educational problems, and for the effects childhood maltreatment may have on their adult lives. An interdisciplinary panel of researchers, academicians, attorneys, clinicians, and practitioners discuss treatment programs, theoretical perspectives, research and...

Covering the latest significant issues and state-of-the-art tools involved in the evaluation and treatment of adult sex offenders, experts discuss diagnoses, classification, public notification, and risk assessment.

Covering the latest significant issues and state-of-the-art tools involved in the evaluation and treatment of adult sex offenders, experts discuss diagnoses, classification, public notification, and risk assessment.

Violence and abuse that occur behind closed doors are not just personal concerns or issues. Family violence is a major mental health, social service, health care, and criminal justice problem that society cannot continue to ignore. Violence and Sexual Abuse at Home gives you the facts of spouse/partner and child maltreatment, an analysis of the intervention and prevention techniques commonly used, and alternative approaches and theories for understanding and reducing instances of family abuse.The factors behind maltreatment are multiple and diverse. Because there are so many approaches to...

Discover research from across the United States and around the world on children exposed to domestic violence

If you are a member of a helping, medical, or legal profession, Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention, and Policy Development will help you explore research, assessments, interventions, and policy and prevention for children, victims of battering, batterers, and their families. This important book focuses on various aspects of spousal/partner abuse and child maltreatment.

Comprehensive and thorough, Children...

Women's shelters and safe houses were a good first step, but they only address part of the problem. Learn what else must be done to address the problem of domestic violence

Domestic Violence Offenders presents recent research, current interventions, and legal standards for people arrested for domestic violence. It also addresses the controversies that have arisen in the wake of the mandatory standards for batterer interventions that have been established by various jurisdictions, examining the type of treatment modality and content permitted by various jurisdictions, the...

ENDING SPOUSE / PARTNER ABUSE A Psychoeducational Approach for Individuals and Couples Robert Geffner, PhD. With Carol Mantooth, MS This clinician's manual and workbook were developed to provide alternatives in the efforts to reduce the national epidemic of spouse/partner maltreatment. Geffner and Mantooth describe a model incorporating several theories and approaches of psychotherapy, while focusing on abuse as a primary issue. The program and techniques have been used and improved for more than fifteen years in programs across the country. The clinician will receive a comprehensive...

Examines new and innovative approaches to treating domestic violence, de-emphasizing the unilateral phychoeducational approach in favor of treatment modalities that focus on the offenders individual characteristics.

What factors contribute to the making of a youthful sexual offender?

This book is designed to assist professionals working with youth who sexually offend. A distinguished panel of experts discusses the latest research and provides theory, techniques, and practical guidelines for the assessment and treatment of this challenging population.

Identifying and Treating Youth Who Sexually Offend: Current Approaches, Techniques, and Research lays an essential foundation with a theoretical overview that frames the subject in a clear, easy-to-follow style. This section includes:...

Discusses in depth the effects of physical violence, sexual and emotional abuse, and bullying in various situations and institutions. Insights are revealed into what can be done to prevent a future filled with violence as well as guidelines for treating people affected by aggressive acts.