The heart of intimate abuse : new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings / Linda G. Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Linda G.

Series:

Springer series on family violence.

Springer series on family violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victims of family violence--Services for--United States.

Victims of family violence.

Child abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in familie

Contents:

Contents; List of Boxes and Figures; Foreword; Preface; Part I: The Heart of Intimate Abuse; Introduction; 1 Intersections and Tensions in Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Practice; 2 The Heart of Intimate Abuse and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence; Part II: Systems' Responses to Domestic Violence; 3 The Criminal Justice System's Response to Domestic Violence; 4 The Public Child Welfare System's Response to Domestic Violence; 5 The Health Care System's Response to Domestic Violence; Part III: Empowerment Strategies and Affective Advocacy

6 Engaging the Battered Mother: Empowerment Strategies and Affective Advocacy7 Systems Strategies for Working with Battered Mothers and Their Children; 8 Empowerment and Affective Strategies I: Meetings in Criminal Justice; 9 Empowerment and Affective Strategies II: Meetings in Public Child Welfare; 10 Empowerment and Affective Strategies III: Meetings in Health Care; Part IV: Future Interventions; 11 An Empowerment Model for Battered Women and Their Children; Appendixes; I: CPS Risk Assessment in California; II: A Personal Safety Plan; III: Sample Affirmitive Action Plans for CSWs

ReferencesIndexes; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-80605-6

9786611806057

0-8261-1727-9

OCLC:

476263651