When Violence Begins at Home (2nd ed.)
A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse
Second Edition
by K J Wilson Ed.D.
Since its initial publication, this extensive reference has provided victims of abuse and their caregivers with guidance on everything from indicators of an abusive relationship to advice on leaving an abusive partner, from anti-burnout tips for helpers and social workers to current trends in domestic violence legislation. Recommended and praised by authorities in the field of domestic violence such as Susan Brownmiller, Del Martin and Karen E. Munch (“indispensable”, “the bible”, “one of the best”), the previous edition of When Violence Begins at Home has sold over 30,000 copies.
This new edition will include current research in the parenting behaviors of batterers, drug-facilitated sexual assault (also known as date rape drugs), stalking, cyber-stalking, pregnancy and domestic violence, and the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs. Controversial issues such as mutual battering, child welfare and “failure to protect” policies, child custody and visitation rights for batterers, mandatory arrests, and welfare reform have also been addressed in this edition. Two new chapters devote attention to domestic violence in the military and to the challenging—and rewarding—role of those who work with battered women and their children.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 The Dynamics of Abusive Relationships
2 The Effects of Family Violence on Children
3 Teen Dating Violence
4 The Intimate Relationship Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
5 Battered Women and the Legal System
6 Living Underground
7 Oppression that Binds: Barriers to Living Violence Free
8 Friends, Family, and Loved Ones: When Someone You Know is Being Hurt
9 Domestic Violence and the Workplace
10 Battered Women and Their Health: The Response of the Medical Community
PUBLICATION DETAILS
PUBLICATION DATE: 2005 May
DATE AVAILABLE: 9/28/2006
EDITION: Second
PAGES: 448
SIZE: 7-1/4 x 9-1/4
ILLUSTRATIONS: 2 illus
INDEXED: Yes
BIBLIOGRAPY: Yes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
K.J. Wilson, Ed.D., is the director of training for A Safe Place (formerly the Austin Center for Battered Women), the first women's health shelter in Texas and one to the first in the nation. A survivor of domestic violence herself, Dr. Wilson spent several years underground to escape an abusive relationship.
