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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797542203321

Autore

Gondolf Edward W. <1948->

Titolo

Gender-based perspectives on batterer programs : program leaders on history, approach, research, and development / / Edward W. Gondolf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-1906-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

362.82/925250973

Soggetti

Abused women - Services for - United States

Battered woman syndrome - United States

Family violence - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction: respect, accountability, and justice -- The duluth model / Michael Paymar, Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, MN -- John beams, center for non-violence, in, graham barnes, battered women©<U+0085>s justice project, mn -- Individualized problem-solving / David Adams, Emerge, MA, David Garvin, Alternatives to Domestic Aggression, MI, Ted German, Emerge, MA -- Clinical integration / Paul Bukovec, Menergy, PA, Gary Gibbens, YWCA of Calgary, Canada, Chris Huffine, Allies in Change, OR -- Activist oriented / Dick Bathrick, Men Stopping Violence, GA, Ulester Douglas, Men Stopping Violence, GA, Phyllis Frank, Volunteer Counseling Services, NY, Hamish Sinclair, Manalive, CA -- Women leaders / Toby Myers, Pivot, TX, Alyce LaViolette, Alternatives to Violence, CA, Sara Elinoff Acker, Men Overcoming Violence, MA, Lisa Nitsch, House of Ruth, MD -- Other approaches / Dave Mathews, Domestic Abuse Project, MN, Tim Kelly, Changing Ways, London, Canada, David Russell, Second Step, PA, Steven Pepping, Peaceful Solutions, WA -- Beyond abusive men / Lisa Young Larance, RENEW, MI, Juila Perilla, Caminar Latino, GA, Craig Norberg, Jane Doe Inc., MA -- A final thought -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

This book responds to the debate about the approach and effectiveness



of batterer programs, especially in light of the evidence-based practice movement. Through a collection of interviews with well-established batterer program founders and leaders, it answers many misconceptions and misrepresentations and highlights the programs' contributions.