Title: Rethinking domestic violence : the social work and probation response /
Authors: Mullender, Audrey.
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Wife abuse Great Britain.; Abused women Counseling of Great Britain.; Abused wives Counseling of Great Britain.; Social work with women Great Britain.; Family violence Great Britain Prevention.; Abusive men Counseling of Great Britain.; Abusive men Great Britain Rehabilitation.; Probation Great Britain; Domestic Violence [MESH]; Battered Women psychology [MESH].; Counseling [MESH]; Social Work [MESH]
Contents: 1. The terms of the debate -- 2. What do we know about domestic violence? -- 3. Social work as part of the problem -- 4. Developing good practice in social services departments -- 5. Responses to domestic abuse in health and adult care settings -- 6. The needs of children living with domestic abuse -- 7. Social work and probation practice with families -- 8. The probation service and domestic violence -- 9. The men who abuse: what kind of intervention in groups? -- 10. Working together for change: the wider context and the empowerment of women.