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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782751303321

Titolo

Intimate partner violence [[electronic resource] ] : a clinical training guide for mental health professionals / / Carol E. Jordan ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2004

ISBN

0-8261-2464-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

Springer series on family violence

Altri autori (Persone)

JordanCarol E

Disciplina

616.85/82206

Soggetti

Abused wives - Rehabilitation

Abused women - Rehabilitation

Abusive men - Rehabilitation

Children of abused wives - Rehabilitation

Victims of family violence - Rehabilitation

Wife abuse - United States - Psychological aspects

Marital violence - United States - Psychological aspects

Family violence - United States - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Scope and dynamics of violence against women -- Clinical effects associated with victimization -- Clinical characteristics of intimate partner violence offenders -- Clinical responses to women victimized by violence -- Clinical responses to intimate partner violence offenders -- The duties of mental health professionals in cases of intimate partner violence -- The uniqueness of mental health practice in the intimate partner violence domain -- Intimate partner violence: a legal primer for mental health professionals.

Sommario/riassunto

This training manual synthesizes the clinical and research literature on victims, offenders, and child witnesses, and uses the empirical evidence to provide generalist clinicians with manageable, concrete guidance for providing care in these cases. Each chapter begins with a summary of the issues to be covered and an outline of the specific topics to be discussed, and ends with a recap and list of questions for practitioners in training. The authors offer expertise in forensic psychology, victimization, and substance abuse; they discuss the clinical, legal, and



ethical complexities that violen