Domestic violence : a handbook for health professionals / Lyn Shipway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shipway, Lyn, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Great Britain.

Family violence.

Victims of family violence--Great Britain.

Victims of family violence.

Abused women--Great Britain.

Abused women.

Social problems--Great Britain.

Social problems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

This Handbook provides a clear introduction to the theoretical debates surrounding the topic of domestic violence, and also offers practical advice on possible interventions. Focusing on improving the care of clients it covers:the causes and consequences of domestic violence personal and professional issues for the practitioner domestic violence and the law the process of effective intervention interventions in specific health care settings interventions where children are involved multi-agency approaches ed

Contents:

Front Cover; Domestic Violence; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Domestic violence - a healthcare issue; 2. The impact of domestic abuse on health; 3. Abuse in other intimate relationships; 4. The response of health professionals to domestic violence; 5. A critique of existing healthcare provision; 6.Domestic violence in a variety of clinical settings; 7.Domestic violence and children; 8.Domestic violence and the legal system; 9.Multi-agency approach to domestic violence; 10.Existing challenges and future opportunities; 11. Making a difference - the way forward; Appendices

1.Key resources2.Good practice indicators from WAFE; 3.Devising a safety plan; 4.Social Service Inspection Standards; 5. The Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) in Duluth, Minnesota:a guide to practice; 6.'Domestic Violence, the General Practitioner's Role': an extract; 7. 'Domestic Violence, the General Practitioner's Role': an extract onphotographic evidence; 8.Key web resources; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0-203-48709-5

0-415-28220-9

1-134-45965-3

1-134-45966-1

1-280-03132-8

9780203487099

OCLC:

826853503