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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480785503321

Autore

Goodman Marilyn Shear

Titolo

Pattern changing for abused women [[electronic resource] ] : an educational program / / Marilyn Shear Goodman, Beth Creager Fallon ; with a foreword by Richard J. Gelles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1995

ISBN

0-8039-5493-X

1-322-41346-0

1-4522-2103-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Interpersonal violence, the practice series ; ; v. 9

Altri autori (Persone)

FallonBeth Creager

Disciplina

362.83

616.85822

Soggetti

Abused women - Rehabilitation

Abused women - Counseling of

Assertiveness training

Family violence - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes supplement (91, [20] p. : ill.).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Boundary Setting Using Assertiveness Skills; Overview; First Things First; Format of the Sessions; Common Threads; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Chapter 1 - Your Rights and the Impact of Abuse; SESSION I TEXT; Basic Rights; Defining the Abuse Problem; SESSION I SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 2 - Family Roles and Abuse: Why Is It So Hard to Leave?; SESSION II TEXT; When There Is Abuse, What Is Whose Problem?; Why It Is So Hard to Leave; SESSION II SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 3 - The Dysfunctional Childhood Legacy; SESSION III TEXT; Factors

ResultsSESSION III SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 4 - Boundaries and Good-Byes to Old Patterns; SESSION IV TEXT; Boundaries; Old Patterns; How to Change Unhealthy Patterns; SESSION IV SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 5 - About Feelings: Grief, Fear, and Guilt; SESSION V TEXT; Sadness and Grief; Fear and Anxiety; From Guilt to Responsibility; SESSION V SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 6 - More About Feelings:



Anger; SESSION VI TEXT; Understanding Anger; Steps for Handling the Anger Within Yourself; Steps Toward Taking Action; SESSION VI SCRIPT FOR LEADERS

Chapter 7 - Boundary Setting Using Assertiveness Skills 1: Myth and RealitySESSION VII TEXT; What Is Assertiveness Skills Training?; Definition of Assertiveness; Comparison of Assertive, Nonassertive, and Aggressive Behaviors; Women and Assertiveness; Trusting Yourself to Be Assertive; Stumbling Blocks to Assertiveness; Some Myths About Assertiveness; Assertiveness Practice; SESSION VII SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 8 - Boundary Setting Using Assertiveness Skills 2: Techniques; SESSION VIII TEXT; Rules for Assertiveness; Assertiveness Techniques; SESSION VIII SCRIPT FOR LEADERS

Chapter 9 - Boundary Setting Using Assertiveness Skills 3: Requests and Authority FiguresSESSION IX TEXT; Why Is Making a Request So Hard?; Why Is Refusing a Request So Hard?; Dealing With Authority Figures; SESSION IX SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 10 - Boundary Setting Using Assertiveness Skills 4: Practice; SESSION X TEXT; Practicing Assertiveness Skills; Assertiveness and Anger; A Word of Caution; SESSION X SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 11 - Setting Realistic Goals; SESSION XI TEXT; How to Set Realistic Goals; Achieving Your Goals; I Need . . ., I Want . . ., I Deserve . . .

SESSION XI SCRIPT FOR LEADERSChapter 12 - New Patterns of Decision Making; SESSION XII TEXT; Why Decision Making Is So Difficult; Decision Making in a New Light; Decision-Making Steps; After the Decision; SESSION XII SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 13 - Healthy Relationships; SESSION XIII TEXT; Do Healthy Relationships Really Exist?; How Healthy Relationships Begin; How a Healthy Relationship Feels; Problems, Conflicts, and Disagreements; We All Need a Sense of Family; Making the Strengths of Strong Families a Part of Your Life; SESSION XIII SCRIPT FOR LEADERS; Chapter 14 - Changed Patterns

SESSION XIV TEXT

Sommario/riassunto

For facilitators of groups for physically, emotionally and sexually abused women, this volume examines a programme that focuses on the woman herself and her power to change the course of her life. Based on the accumulated experience of the authors and their evaluation of groups they have facilitated over the past 8 years.