Domestic violence advocacy : complex lives/difficult choices Jill Davies, Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc. and Eleanor Lyon
By: Davies, Jill M
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Contributor(s): Lyon, Eleanor.
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BookSeries: Sage series on violence against women.Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Sage, 2014Edition: Second edition.Description: xxvi, 337 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781452241203 (pbk. : alk. paper).Uniform titles: Safety planning with battered women Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | ADVOCACY | COUNSELLING | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | INTERVENTION | RISK ASSESSMENT | SOCIAL WORK | SUPPORT SERVICES | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | DDC classification: 362.8292 DAV Summary: "This book is is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration of all victims’ perspectives and advocates’ role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints." (From the publisher's website). Record #5498
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Revision of the author's Safety planning with battered women : complex lives/difficult choices, published in 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration of all victims’ perspectives and advocates’ role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints." (From the publisher's website). Record #5498
