Violent Partners A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse |
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| Author:
| Mills, Linda G. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-01824-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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In this ground-breaking book, Linda Mills,feminist, scholar, activist, and survivor,challenges the prevailing orthodoxies and maps out a plan to change domestic abuse treatment programs. Drawing on case studies and research from her abuse prevention programs, Mills reveals that intimate abuse is far more complex than we realize, and develops a program for healing that engages everyone caught up in a violent dynamic. Essential reading for therapists, couples, public health experts, and...
More DescriptionIn this ground-breaking book, Linda Mills,feminist, scholar, activist, and survivor,challenges the prevailing orthodoxies and maps out a plan to change domestic abuse treatment programs. Drawing on case studies and research from her abuse prevention programs, Mills reveals that intimate abuse is far more complex than we realize, and develops a program for healing that engages everyone caught up in a violent dynamic. Essential reading for therapists, couples, public health experts, and members of the criminal justice system, Violent Partners outlines a breakthrough approach to a major social problem.