Family Violence: Explanations and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Family Violence -- Prevalence and Economic Cost of Family Violence -- Defining Family Violence -- Intimate Partner Violence -- Cultural Issues and Family Violence -- Controversy in the Field of Family Violence -- History of Family Violence -- Violence Against Children -- Violence Against Female Intimates -- Greek and Roman Influences -- British and French Laws -- American Laws -- Influence of the Women's Movement -- Violence Against Male Intimates -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 2: Explanations and Models of Family Violence -- Nested Ecological Model -- Ontogenetic/Individual -- Behavioral Genetics -- Biological Factors -- Nonbiological Factors -- Microsystem -- Exosystem -- Macrosystem -- Models of Family Violence That Most Influence Treatment -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Feminist Theory -- Psychopathology -- Psychodynamic/Attachment Theory -- Family Systems Theory -- Intimate Relationships -- Theory Convergence -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 3: Culture, Family Violence, and Cultural Competence -- Minority and Majority Groups -- Individualism Versus Collectivism -- Acculturation Status -- Interpreting Family Violence Statistics -- Culture: Group Differences -- Viewpoints on Child Maltreatment -- Corporal Punishment and Physical Abuse -- Child Sexual Abuse -- Child Neglect -- Viewpoints on Female Partner Abuse -- Help Seeking -- Viewpoints on Sexual Assault -- Viewpoints on Abuse of Male Partners -- Viewpoints on Elder Abuse -- Cultural Competence and the Client's Local World -- Historical Macrosystem Influences and Family Violence -- Environment and the Culture of Masculinity -- Importance of a Division of Labor -- Devaluation of Life.

Origins of Honor Cultures -- Females as the Keepers of Family Honor -- Research -- Cultural Protective Factors: Native Americans and West Africans -- Religion and Family Violence -- Fundamental Religious Influences -- Maltreatment of Children -- Religion as a Protective Factor Against Family Violence -- Summary of Cultural Considerations in Treating Family Violence -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 4: Male-on-Female Intimacy Violence: Descriptions, Consequences, and Counseling Implications -- Sources of Male-on-Female Violence Data -- Persistence of Partner Violence by Males -- Descriptions of Male Partner-Abusers -- Risk Factors for Partner Violence by Males -- Protective Factors for Partner Violence by Males -- Abuser Typologies -- Early Abuser Typologies -- Current Typology Research -- Typologies Formed by Combining the Three Dimensions -- Psychopathology-Based Typologies -- Response-Style-Based Typologies -- Criticism -- Consequences of Male-on-Female Partner Violence -- Physical Injuries -- Sexual Assault -- Homicides -- Psychological Effects -- Frequency, Severity, and Duration of Violence -- Long-Term Effects -- Anxiety and Depression -- Risk of Suicide -- PTSD -- CPTSD -- CPTSD and Childhood Abuse -- Leaving or Staying in an Abusive Relationship -- Treatment Implications for Male Partner-Abusers -- Case Examples -- The Emotionally Volatile Wife Abuser -- The Psychopathic Wife Abuser -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 5: Female-on-Male Intimacy Violence: Descriptions, Consequences, and Counseling Implications -- Gender Symmetry Controversey -- Feminist Criticism -- Contextual Factors of Female-on-Male Intimacy Violence -- Self-Defense -- Who Initiates Intimate Partner Violence? -- Consequences of Female-on-Male Intimacy Violence -- Physical Injury to Men -- Victims of Homicide -- Psychological and Emotional Consequences.

Comparisons Between Men and Women's Use of Violence -- Characteristics of Intimately Violent Females -- Typologies of Partner-Violent Females -- Advocacy Typologies -- Academic Typologies -- Conclusions -- Why Do Abused Men Stay? -- Case Example -- Treatment Implications for Female-on-Male Violence -- Counseling Implications for Female Intimate Partner Violence -- Example Intervention Programs -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 6: Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence -- Case Example -- Characteristics and Explanations of Intimately Violent Same-Sex Couples -- Childhood Victimization -- Alcohol and Substance Abuse -- Personal and Interpersonal Characteristics -- Macrosystem Factors -- Mutual Violence -- Similarities of Gay/Lesbian and Heterosexual Violence Predictors -- Types of Same-Sex IPV -- Social Isolation -- Staying in Intimately Violent Same-Sex Relationships -- Paradox of Seeking Help in the Lesbian Community -- Case Example -- Alan, 39 -- Traumatic Bonding -- Counseling Implications -- Attachment Disruptions -- An Excerpt From a Focus Group of Service Providers -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 7: Assessment of Intimate Violent Offenders -- Research Related to Practice -- Developmental Course of Violence -- Psychological Abuse -- Underreporting Violence -- Women's Report -- Men's Report -- Assessing Couple Violence -- Assess Both Partners -- Initial Interview Process -- Couple Conjoint and/or Individual Interviews -- General Guidelines in Assessment Process -- Therapeutic Alliance -- Dealing With Resistance and Therapeutic Alliance Repair -- Individual Interviews -- Defining Violence -- Severity, Frequency, and Context -- Severity: A Predictor of Reoccurring Violence -- Offenders on Probation for Domestic Violence -- Common Couple Violence -- Terroristic Violence -- Predictors of Violence Reoccurrence.

Safety Plans for Victims -- Alcohol and Drugs -- Assessment Instruments -- Specific Violence and Related Instruments -- Background Distal Factors -- Proximal Situational Triggers -- Other Useful Instruments -- Assessing for Characterological Disorders -- Counseling Modalities -- Biology or Environment? -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 8: Treatment for Intimate Violent Offenders -- Cognitive-Behavioral/Feminist Counseling Models -- Identify Abuse-Related Emotions and Thoughts -- Socialization Issues -- Psychodynamic/Interpersonal Counseling Models -- Group Treatment Modality -- Pregroup Interview -- Establishing a Therapeutic Milieu -- Motivational Interviewing -- Male-Female Group Coleaders -- Contact Victim -- Treatment Match Considerations -- Culturally Competent Interventions -- Couple Counseling -- General Issues -- Benefits of Couple Counseling -- Individual Couple or Couple Group Treatment -- Safety Issues -- Therapeutic Alliance With Each Partner -- Cognitive-Behavioral Aspects of Couple Therapy -- Acceptance -- Self-Care -- Repair Strategies -- Solution-Oriented Aspects of Couple Counseling -- Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy -- Healthy Attachment -- Restructuring of Emotions -- Individualized Treatment -- Integrating Treatment Orientations -- Transtheoretical Model of Change -- When to Use Couple Therapy -- Relapse Prevention -- Treatment Effectiveness -- Male Group Therapy -- Couple Therapy -- Critique of Intervention Models -- Criminal Justice Involvement -- Case Example -- Phil and Susan -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 9: Assessment and Treatment for Adult Victims of Intimacy Violence -- Conceptual Models for Treatment -- Trauma-Focused Models -- Flexible Treatment Structure -- Influences on the Expression of Trauma -- Therapeutic Relationship and Related Issues -- Noncondemning Attitude Toward Abuser.

Case Example -- Janet -- Institutional Alliance -- Staff Splitting -- Assessment -- Creating a Therapeutic Context -- Client Readiness -- Assessment Process -- Assessing for Strengths -- Prior Trauma -- PTSD -- CPTSD -- Assessment Instruments -- Providing Feedback -- Assessment Implications for Counseling -- Treatment Pacing -- Severe Abuse -- Treatment -- Treatment Stages -- Psychopharmacology -- Stage 1 -- Client Safety -- Noncompliance -- Distress Reduction and Anxiety Management Training -- Dissociation -- Grounding -- Self-Harm Behaviors -- Developmentally Arrested -- Education -- Mindfulness -- Stage 2 -- Contraindications for Processing Trauma Experiences -- Exposure Therapy -- Readiness for the Trauma Narrative -- Processing Trauma Memories -- Preparation to End Session -- Outcomes for Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Cognitive Processing Therapy -- Countertransference -- Revictimization in Treatment -- Summary -- Suggested Readings -- Chapter 10: Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking -- Case Example -- Joe and Ashley -- What Is Dating Violence and Sexual Assault? -- Dating Violence -- Sexual Assault -- Prevalence and Extent of Dating Violence and Sexual Assault -- Estimates of Dating Violence by Age Groups -- Junior and Senior High School Students -- College Students and Adults -- Prevalence and Extent of Sexual Assault -- Junior and Senior High School Students -- College Students -- Summary of Research -- Stalking -- Definition and Specific Behaviors -- Cyberstalking -- Extent of Stalking -- Homicides -- Stalking Laws -- Gay and Lesbian Dating Violence and Sexual Assault -- Race and Cultural Factors -- Race -- Cross-Cultural Samples -- Risk Markers and Predictors for Perpetration of Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking -- Family-of-Origin Environment -- Multiple Influences -- Stalking -- Attachment Pattern -- Gender Socialization.

Effects of Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking.