When someone is suspected of being violent towards their family, the onus often falls on the victim to keep the children safe. This practical handbook turns the attention back to the cause of the problem, by helping practitioners to engage with perpetrators, to make safety-focussed interventions and motivate them towards seeking more in depth help.
When someone is suspected of being violent towards their family, the onus often falls on the victim to keep the children safe. This practical handbook turns the attention back to the cause of the problem, by helping practitioners to engage with perpetrators, to make safety-focussed interventions and motivate them towards seeking more in depth help.
Kate Iwi is Young People's Service Delivery Manager for RESPECT, UK. As well as working with perpetrators of domestic violence both individually and in groups, Kate has facilitated fathering groups, linked women's support groups and undertaken therapeutic work with children. Chris Newman is a practice supervisor and consultant to organisations working with perpetrators of domestic violence. Chris worked as a research psychologist before moving on to specialise in risk assessment, violence prevention and parenting work with those who have used violence in the family. Kate and Chris also run their own training company, Partner Abuse Consultancy and Training.
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Section 1. Introduction. 1.1. Contextualising the Model. 1.2 Theoretical Influences. Section 2. Assessment. 2.1 Assessment Interview. 2.2. Risk Assessment. Section 3. Interventions. 3.1. Safety Plans, Signals and Time Outs. 3.2. Taking Responsibility. 3.3. Extending the Definition of Abuse. 3.4. Abusing Cultural Privilege. 3.5. Analysing Incidents of Abuse. 3.6. Building Awareness of Impacts of Domestic Violence. 3.7. Conflict Resolution. Section 4. What Next? 4.1 Referencing Onwards. Index.
