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.

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...

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...

Seventeen contributions from Geffner (psychology, Alliant International U., San Diego), Rosenbaum (psychiatry, U. of Massachusetts Medical School), and other scholars discuss various issues surrounding domestic violence interventions. Topics include, for example, the basis of current state standards for perpetrator treatment, group intervention pro

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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...

The perpetration of intimate partner violence by women has long been a controversial topic. More recently, researchers, treatment providers and other professionals have begun to examine theoretical, research and practice perspectives to gather a better understanding of this controversial issue. This book was published as a special double issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma.