Battered women's protective strategies : stronger than you know /
This provocative book presents a strengths-based framework that challenges negative stereotypes about battered women. The volume also outlines ways to improve research, risk assessment, and safety planning.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Interpersonal violence.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : a re-framing of stereotypes of battered women
- A holistic approach to the complex problem of battering
- Protective strategies in the context of battered women's true risk burden : the multitude of risks batterers can create
- Understanding the full context of violence : financial and institutional issues that constrain coping
- Social issues, practical concerns, and personal values that influence coping strategies
- Immediate situational strategies
- Protecting children, family, friends, co-workers and pets
- Reaching out for social support and navigating the challenges of information management
- Turning to spiritual and religious resources
- Using formal services
- Invisible strategies
- Bringing a more holistic approach to services and tools for intervention
- Conclusion: recognizing protective strategies can create progress.
