Violence and Sexual Abuse at Home

Book excerpt: Family violence is a major mental health, social service, health care, and criminal justice problem that society cannot continue to ignore. Violence and Sexual Abuse at Home gives you the facts of spouse/partner and child maltreatment, an analysis of the intervention and prevention techniques commonly used, and alternative approaches and theories for understanding and reducing instances of family abuse. It also shows clinicians, researchers, advocates, and other professionals the importance of broadening their perspectives of all types of family maltreatment. Don't risk low success rates with your patients. Use Violence and Sexual Abuse at Home to help you decide which treatment models will be most effective in particular situations.