This book explodes the myths concerning domestic violence and explores how the responses of social workers and probation officers to the people involved need to be far better coordinated and more effective.
Autorentext
Audrey Mullender is Professor in Social Work at the University of Warwick, Coventry.
Zusammenfassung
First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Inhalt
Introduction 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