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The Batterer as Parent : Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics /
Moving beyond the narrow clinical perspective, this text offers a view that takes into account the complex ways in which a batterer's abusive and controlling behaviors are woven into the fabric of daily life.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications, Inc,
2011.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | SAGE Series on Violence against Women
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface; 1. The Battering Problem; Defining Batterers; Characteristics of Batterers; Misconceptions About Batterers; Summary; 2. Power Parenting: The Batterer's Style With Children; Typical Characteristics of Batterers as Parents; Effects on Children of Exposure to Domestic Violence; Child Abuse; The Batterer as Role Model; Children's Outlook on the Batterer; Summary; 3. Shock Waves: The Batterer's Impact on the Home; Undermining of the Mother's Authority; Effects on Mother-Child Relationships; Use of Children as Weapons Against the Mother; The Batterer's Impact on Other Aspects of Family Functioning; Resilience in Mother-Child and in Sibling Relationships; Summary; 4.
- The Batterer as Incest Perpetrator; Review of Studies; The Predatory Child Molester Versus the Incest Perpetrator; Shared Tactics of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators; Shared Attitudes of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators; Implications of the Overlap for Professional Response; Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody and Visitation Disputes; Summary; 5. Impeding Recovery: The Batterer as Parent Postseparation; Creating a Context for Children's Healing; Batterers' Postseparation Conduct With Children; Batterers' Motivations for Seeking Custody or Increased Visitation; Batterers' Advantages in Custody Disputes; Batterers' Tactics in Custody and Visitation Disputes; Effects on Children of Custody Litigation; Summary; 6.
- The Mismeasure of Batterers as Parents: A Critique of Prevailing Theories and Assessment; Influential Theories of Divorce; The Use of a Domestic Violence Typology to Assess Risk to Children; Risk to Children: The Overlooked Implications of Johnston, Campbell, and Roseby's Own Observations; Summary; 7. Supporting Recovery: Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers and Structuring Visitation; Sources of Risk to Children From Unsupervised Contact With Batterers; A Guide to Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers; Structuring Custody and Visitation; Summary; 8. Is It Real? Assessing and Fostering Change in Batterers as Parents; Steps to Change in Batterers; Misconceptions Regarding Change in Batterers; Evaluating Change in Batterers as Parents; Creating a Context for Change; Summary; 9.
- Improving Community Responses to the Parenting of Batterers; Children's Advocates, Child and Family Therapists, and Programs for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence; Custody Evaluators; Family Courts; Child Protection Systems and Courts With Protective Jurisdiction; Parent Trainers; Psychological Evaluators; Batterer Programs and Fatherhood Programs; Battered Women's Programs; Supervised Visitation Centers; Family Lawyers and Bar Associations; Police Departments; Researchers; Summary; References; Index; About the Authors