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Battered women and their families : intervention strategies and treatment programs / [edited by] Albert R. Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Springer series on family violence ; v. 12.
- Springer series on family violence ; v. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abused wives--Services for--United States.
- Abused wives.
- Family violence--United States.
- Family violence.
- Social work with women--United States.
- Social work with women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (652 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub., c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Providing guidelines for the effective interventions in family violence, this volume explains the procedures used in a number of innovative programs. It focuses on short-term treatment and intervention, as well as working with special populations that include multicultural groups and oppressed/vulnerable populations.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Section I: Overview, Stages of Change, Crisis Intervention, and Time-Limited Treatment; Section II: Children and Adolescents From Violent Homes; Section III: Health Care and Mental Health Policies and Practices With Battered Women; Section IV: High-Risk Groups and Vulnerable Populations; Section V: Cross-Cultural Issues, Policies, and Practices With Battered Women; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-82330-5
- 9786610823307
- 0-8261-0318-9
- OCLC:
- 476061528
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