Battered Women And Their Families : Intervention Strategies And Treatment Programs - 3rd edition

Section I. Overview, Stages of Change, Crisis Intervention, and Time-Limited Treatment

Overview and New Directions for Intervening on Behalf of Battered Women, ALbert R. Roberts, PhD
Cognitive Problem-Solving Therapy and Stages of Change That Facilitate and Sustain Battered Women's Leaving, Sondra Burman, PhD
National Survey on Empowerment Strategies, Crisis Intervention, and Cognitive Problem-Solving Therapy With Battered Women, Albert R. Roberts, PhD, and Sondra Burman, PhD
Discovering Strengths and Competencies in Female Domestic Violence Victims. An Application of Roberts's Continuum of the Duration and Severity of Woman Battering, Mo-Yee Lee, PhD
National Survey of 107 Shelters for Battered Women and Their Children, Albert R. Roberts, PhD, Gina Robertiello, PhD, and Kimberly Bender, MSW
The Stress-Crisis Continuum. Its Application to Domestic Violence, Ann W. Burgess, DNSc, RN, CS, FAAN, Albert R. Roberts, PhD, and Pamela V. Valentine, PhD
Community Response Models for Battered Women. From Crisis Intervention to Legal Advocacy and Court-Based Justice Centers, Karen S. Knox, PhD, and Mary Jo Garcia Biggs, PhD

Section II. Children and Adolescents From Violence Homes

Complex Trauma and Crisis Intervention With Children in Shelters for Battered Women, Peter Lehmann, PhD, and Emily Spence, PhD
Double Jeopardy. Risk Assessment in the Context of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence, Aron Shlonsy, PhD, and Colleen Friend, PhD
Intervention and Treatment Strategies With Adolescents From Maritally Violent Homes, Maura O'Keefe, PhD, and Shirley Lebovics, LCSW

Section III. Health Care and Mental Health Policies and Practices With Battered Women

Roles for Health Care Professionals in the United Kingdom and the United States in Addressing the Problem of Domestic Violence, June Keeling, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, and Katherine S. van Wormer, PhD, MSSW
Battered Women in the Emergency Room. Emerging Roles for the Emergency Room Social Worker and Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mary E. Boes, PhD
Imminent Danger of Failing to Redefine Women Battering as Coercive Control. Contextualizing an Application of Roberts's Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model and the Ecological Nested Model, Cynthia Wilcox Lischick, PhD, DVS
Conjoint Therapy for the Treatment of Partner Abuse. Indications and Contraindications, Janet A. Geller, EdD, LCSW
Domestic Violence Against Women With Mental Retardation, Leone Murphy, RN, MS, and Nancy J. Razza, PhD

Section IV. High-Risk Groups and Vulnerable Populations

Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse. An Integrated Approach, Katherine S. van Wormer, PhD, MSSW
Poverty, Women, Welfare, Work, and Domestic Violence, Diane L. Green, PhD, and Patricia Brownell, PhD
Same-Sex Domestic Violence. Myths, Facts, Correlates, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies, Nicky Ali Jackson, PhD
Global Issues in Elder Abuse and Mistreatment. Policy, Research, and Practice, Patricia Brownell, PhD

Section V. Cross-Cultural Issues, Policies, and Practices With Battered Women

The Use of the Culturagram in Understanding Immigrant Women Affected by Domestic Violence, Elaine P. Congress, PhD, DSW, and Patricia Brownell, PhD
Venezuelan-American Abusive Relationships. Assessment and Treatment, Diane L. Green, PhD, and Mary W. Viani, MSW
Chinese Battered Women in North America. Their Experiences and Treatment, Mo-Yee Lee, PhD, and Patrick Au, DIP, PSW, CQSW
Validating Coping Strategies and Empowering Latino Battered Women in Puerto Rico, Diana Valle Ferrer, PhD, LCSW
Author Index
Subject Index