Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families (SAGE Series on Violence against Women)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803959451 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently serv
Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. About the AuthorJeffrey L. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global organizing; informal social networks; new interventions to assist victims//survivors, perpetrators and their children; and practice research th. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date. The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. Since then, the plight of battered women has grown rapidly
Judith Owens-Manley said Future Interventions a must-have for interventionists. Future Interventions is a thoughtful collection of essays that address theory and practice with both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, including children as victims by virtue of exposure. The book attempts to take a global perspective less successfully, since space constrains the extent to which the contributors can explain policy considerations, community context, and indiv