Animal abuse and family violence : linkages, research, and implications for professional practice / Marti T. Loring, Robert Geffner, Janessa Marsh, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loring, Marti Tamm.

Geffner, Robert.

Marsh, Janessa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal welfare.

Pets.

Family violence.

Physical Description:

xix, 132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Binghamton, NY : Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press, [2007]

Summary:

Experts find a disturbingly close relationship between animal abuse and family violence. Animal Abuse and Family Violence: Linkages, Research, and Implications for Professional Practice explores the difficult link between family violence and animal abuse in depth, explaining why the abuse occurs and offering practical treatment options. This concise yet comprehensive overview describes creative programs to foster prevention of cruelty to animals as well as nonviolence toward humans. New research and approaches for policy and practice are presented in detail, all in one easy-to-read volume.

Contents:

Introduction: Animal Abuse and Family Violence / Marti T. Loring, Janessa Marsh, Robert Geffner 1

The Relationship and Impact of Animal Cruelty in Family Violence Cases

The Link Between Family Violence and Cruelty to Family Pets / Judee E. Onyskiw 7

Cruelty to Animals and the Short- and Long-Term Impact on Victims / Karen D. Schaefer 31

Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence: A View from the Border / Catherine A. Faver, Alonzo M. Cavazos, Jr. 59

Child Welfare and Animal Cruelty: A Survey of Child Welfare Workers / Mary Montminy-Danna 83

Policy and Practice

Integrating Animals into the Family Violence Paradigm: Implications for Policy and Professional Standards / Mary Lou Randour 97

Cisco's Kids: A Pet Assisted Therapy Behavioral Intervention Program / Gary P. Cournoyer, Clarissa M. Uttley 117.

Notes:

"Co-published simultaneously as Journal of emotional abuse, volume 7, number 3 2007."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780789038180

0789038188

9780789038197

0789038196

OCLC:

167769612