Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women - Hardcover

9780803953680: Ending the Cycle of Violence: Community Responses to Children of Battered Women

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803953682 ISBN 13: 9780803953680

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1994

While there is a growing body of research on the children of battered women, there remains little practical information on the subject of intervention with these at-risk children. This book remedies the situation; providing insight to this varied and complex area, it overviews current practices and strategies and highlights recent innovations in the field.

The topics examined by the contributors include: shelters; domestic counselling; child protection services; the criminal justice system; and violence prevention and education in schools and communities.

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About the Author:

Peter Jaffe is the Founding Director (1975-2001) and Special Advisor on Violence Prevention of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic; member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario; former chair of the Board of Directors of the Battered Women′s Advocacy Centre; and past Chairperson and a founding board member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. He gives presentations on violence and facilitates over 50 workshops a year for teachers, students, lawyers, judges, police, doctors, clergy and various community groups. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of many awards and grants, author of numerous research articles, and co-author of four books dealing with children exposed to domestic violence.

From Library Journal:

The first book to focus on the growing number of innovative programs designed to improve the situation of children exposed to violence against their mothers. Dealing with life in a violent culture, counseling, child protective services, and preventive and educational programs, 27 authors offer communities a way to rescue and redeem the overlooked victims of wife abuse.
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