Couples therapy for domestic violence : finding safe solutions /

"Our book presents a safety-focused approach to working with couples who choose to remain together after one or both partners have been violent, an approach we call domestic violence-focused couples therapy (DVFCT). DVFCT can be used as a primary treatment model for couples after violence has o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stith, Sandra M.
Other Authors:	McCollum, Eric E., Rosen, Karen H.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Marital violence. Marital violence > Prevention. Marriage. Domestic Violence. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The changing face of intimate partner violence treatment
Assessment for intimate partner violence and screening for inclusion in treatment program
Domestic violence focused couples treatment within a solution-focused framework
session 1. Honoring the problem
session 2. The foundation for domestic violence couples treatment-defining the miracle
session 3. Introduction to intimate partner violence
session 4. Mindfulness and safety planning
session 5. Escalation and negotiated time-out
session 6. Alcohol and drug use
sessions 7-18, phase two. Conjoint treatment
Constraints, multi-couple group, and termination
Our clients
Our research findings.