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The batterer as parent : addressing the impact of domestic violence on family dynamics Lundy Bancroft, Jay G. Silverman, Daniel Ritchie.

By: Bancroft, Lundy.
Contributor(s): Silverman, Jay G | Ritchie, Daniel.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SAGE series on violence against women.Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 326 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781412972055 (pbk.).Subject(s): CHILD ABUSE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | RECOMMENDED READING | ABUSIVE MEN | CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE | CHILDREN | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INCEST | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | OFFENDERS | PARENTING | PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES | REHABILITATION | TREATMENT | UNITED STATESDDC classification: 362.8292 BAN
Contents:
The battering problem -- Power parenting: the batterer's style with children -- Shock waves: the batterer's impact on the home -- The batterer as incest perpetrator -- Impending recovery: the batterer as parent postseparation -- The mismeasure of batterers as parents: a critique of prevailing theories of assessment -- Supporting recovery: assessing risk to children from batterers and structuring visitation -- Is it real? Assessing and fostering change in batterers as parents -- Improving community responses to the parenting of batterers.
In: SAGE series on violence against womenSummary: This book takes into account the complex ways in which a batterer's abusive and controlling behaviours are woven into the fabric of daily life. This book is a guide for therapists, child protective workers, family and juvenile court personnel, and other human service providers in addressing the complex impact that batterers - specifically, male partners when there are children in the household - have on family functioning. New to this edition: increased focus on diversity with updates on race and culture infused throughout, including from the child's perspective, expanded discussion of parental alienation theories, increased use of tables and figures for illustrative purposes and more case examples to help practitioners see concepts in action. (from the back cover)
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SAGE series on violence against women

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-308) and index.

The battering problem -- Power parenting: the batterer's style with children -- Shock waves: the batterer's impact on the home -- The batterer as incest perpetrator -- Impending recovery: the batterer as parent postseparation -- The mismeasure of batterers as parents: a critique of prevailing theories of assessment -- Supporting recovery: assessing risk to children from batterers and structuring visitation -- Is it real? Assessing and fostering change in batterers as parents -- Improving community responses to the parenting of batterers.

This book takes into account the complex ways in which a batterer's abusive and controlling behaviours are woven into the fabric of daily life. This book is a guide for therapists, child protective workers, family and juvenile court personnel, and other human service providers in addressing the complex impact that batterers - specifically, male partners when there are children in the household - have on family functioning. New to this edition: increased focus on diversity with updates on race and culture infused throughout, including from the child's perspective, expanded discussion of parental alienation theories, increased use of tables and figures for illustrative purposes and more case examples to help practitioners see concepts in action. (from the back cover)