Alternatives to Domestic Violence: A Homework Manual for Battering Intervention Groups

Alternatives to Domestic Violence, fifth edition, is an interactive treatment workbook for intimate partner violence intervention programs, with updated exercises and stories covering respect, accountability, positive relationships, parenting, substance abuse, and sexuality. It also includes innovative chapters on parenting, religion, communication, and substance abuse, and a new Voice of My Partner exercise to encourage group members to explore the impact of their behavior and learn empathy-focused skills.

Format: Hardback
Length: 322 pages
Publication date: 25 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Alternatives to Domestic Violence, fifth edition, is an interactive treatment workbook designed for use with a wide variety of accepted curricula for intimate partner violence intervention programs. The new edition adds and revises the exercises and stories in every chapter, covering important areas including respect and accountability, maintaining positive relationships, parenting, substance abuse, and sexuality. Innovative chapters explore parenting, religion, communication, and substance abuse, and deepen readers' understanding of controlling behavior. Chapters incorporate discussion of digital and internet-based abuse, and a new Voice of My Partner exercise has been added to core chapters to encourage group members to explore the impact of their behavior and learn and practice empathy-focused skills. Continuing the tradition of past editions, this edition not only focuses on the content of a good BIPP curriculum but also stresses the group process elements that form the backbone of any quality approach.

Intimate partner violence group leaders and members will find this workbook to be a vital resource for adopting new strategies to lead a life of cooperation and shared power.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367764302
Edition number: 5 New edition