Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families

By Jeffrey L. Edleson, Zvi C. Eisikovits, Edleson Eisikovist

Book Overview

The innovative character of the battered women′s movement is evident in countries around the world. Providing an integrated and balanced view of the many facets of this international problem, Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families critically examines the progress made and assesses the strategies for the future. This much-needed volume addresses the surge of efforts in the battered women′s movement while challenging the reader to reflect, assimilate, and take action. An outstanding group of experts from around the globe studies important features of the movement, including --the way in which different societies define the problem --global organizing efforts to end violence against women --innovative strategies to organize informal social networks --new interventions to assist victims/survivors, perpetrators, and their children --practice research that informs intervention Future Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families provides diverse perspectives and directions for the movement that will influence a wide range of professionals serving battered women and their families, including medical and mental health professionals, battered women′s advocates, legal and law enforcement professionals, policymakers, and students in social work, psychology, counseling psychology, and women′s studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803959451
• ISBN13: 9780803959453
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Future Interventions a must-have for interventionists

Future Interventions is a thoughtful collection of essays that address theory and practice with both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, including children as victims by virtue of exposure. The book attempts to take a global perspective less successfully, since space constrains the extent to which the contributors can explain policy considerations, community context, and individual and couple behavior within one culture, let alone several. But the overall contribution is both a good overview of domestic violence issues and a comprehensive and directly applicable description of theory that encompasses intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social structural processes. I find that I refer back to Future Interventions time and time again in my work with community agencies and the structure of the Domestic Violence Response system in my community, and I highly recommend it.