A Therapist's Guide to Growing Free

Combining psychological insight with practical safety information, this book helps therapists guide their clients into understanding--and ending--the vicious cycle of wooing, tension, violence, and remorse. A Therapist's Guide to Growing Free provides a comprehensive outline of the issues, tasks, and goals involved in the treatment of victims and survivors. The companion volume, Growing Free: A Manual for Survivors of Domestic Violence, is an ideal guidebook for your clients in dangerous relationships.Therapists: An accompanying manual for survivors, Growing Free, is available for use by survivors. Order 5 or more copies and save 20%: Growing Free: A Manual for Survivors of Domestic Violence$14.95 soft ($11.96 with discount). ISBN: 0-7890-1280-4.To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(1)

History of Domestic Abuse

1

(2)

Describing Domestic Abuse

3

(2)

Therapeutic Models for Intervention and Treatment

5

(2)

Psychological Effects and Belief Systems of Battered Women

7

(2)

The Cycle of Violence

9

(1)

Cultural Issues

9

(1)

The Effects of Violence on Children and Adolescents

10

(3)

Batterers

13

(3)

The Therapeutic Challenge: Couples/Conjoint Therapy

16

(4)

Crisis Intervention

20

(1)

Treatment of Victims

21

(2)

Treatment of Batterers

23

(4)

Safety Planning

27

(10)

Is It Me?

37

(8)

The Tasks of Therapy

38

(1)

The Client's Belief System

39

(1)

The Client's Emotions

40

(5)

Effects of Domestic Violence on the Victim

45

(8)

Elements of the Dysfunctional Relationship

46

(2)

Cycle of Violence

48

(5)

Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

53

(6)

Effects on Different Age Groups

53

(2)

Overall Effects

55

(1)

The Reparenting Process

56

(3)

The Batterer

59

(6)

Codependency

59

(3)

Profiling the Batterer

62

(3)

What You Can Do

65

(8)

After You Leave

73

(6)

Index

79

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A Therapist's Guide to Growing Free

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