Springer Publishing Co Family Interventions in Domest

Key Principles: " Interventions should be based on a thorough unbiased assessment " Victim/perpetrator distinctions are overstated, and much partner abuse is mutual " Regardless of perpetrator gender, child witnesses to partner abuse are adversely affected, and are at risk for perpetrating partner abuse as adults In this exciting new book John Hamel, author of the ground-breaking Gender-Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse, and Tonya Nicholls go beyond the traditional intervention theories of domestic violence practiced today. This new gender-inclusive approach to assessment, treatment, and intervention is a significant departure from traditional paradigms of domestic violence, and offers a much-needed awareness to effectively prevent violence today and for future generations. ...