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This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed.
The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws.
Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in families--a vision that professionals can use to realize new policies and implement effective interventions that reach the heart of intimate abuse.List of Boxes and Figures
Foreword, by Albert Roberts, PhD
Preface
Part I: The Heart of Intimate Abuse
Introduction
Intersections and Tensions in Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Practice
The Heart of Intimate Abuse and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence
Part II: Systems' Responses to Domestic Violence
The Criminal Justice System's Response to Domestic Violence
The Public Child Welfare System's Response to Domestic Violence
The Health Care System's Response to Domestic Violence
Part III: Empowerment Strategies and Affective Advocacy
Engaging the Battered Mother: Empowerment Strategies and Affective Advocacy
Systems Strategies for Working with Battered Mothers and Their Children
Empowerment and Affective Strategies I: Meetings in Criminal Justice
Empowerment and Affective Strategies II: Meetings in Public Child Welfare
Empowerment and Affective Strategies III: Meetings in Health Care
Part IV: Future Interventions
An Empowerment Model for Battered Women and Their Children
Appendixes
I: CPS Risk Assessment in California
II: A Personal Safety Plan
III: Sample Affirmative Action Plans for CSWs
References
Indexes
Author Index
Subject Index
