While there is a growing body of research on the children of battered women, there remains little practical information on the subject of intervention with these at-risk children. This book remedies the situation; providing insight to this varied and complex area, it overviews current practices and strategies and highlights recent innovations in the field. The topics examined by the contributors include: shelters; domestic counselling; child protection services; the criminal justice system; and violence prevention and education in schools and communities.
Peter Jaffe is the Founding Director (1975-2001) and Special Advisor on Violence Prevention of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic; member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario; former chair of the Board of Directors of the Battered Women's Advocacy Centre; and past Chairperson and a founding board member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. He gives presentations on violence and facilitates over 50 workshops a year for teachers, students, lawyers, judges, police, doctors, clergy and various community groups. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of many awards and grants, author of numerous research articles, and co-author of four books dealing with children exposed to domestic violence. Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
PART ONE: LIVING IN A VIOLENT CULTURE Introduction - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L Edleson Learning to be Violent - Myriam Miedzian PART TWO: SHELTERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS Assessment Following Violence-Witnessing Trauma - William Arroyo and Spencer Eth Individual Psychotherapy for the Traumatized Children of Abused Women - Louise Silvern, Jane Karyl and Toby Y Landis Process and Outcome in Small Groups for Children of Battered Women - Einat Peled and Jeffrey L Edleson Empowering Battered Women as Mothers - Joan Bilinkoff Parenting Groups for Men Who Batter - David J Mathews Advocacy for Children of Battered Women - Honore M Hughes and Michele Marshall PART THREE: CHILD PROTECTION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM How Abused Women Can Use the Law To Help Protect Their Children - Joan Zorza Child Protection Services for Children of Battered Women - Carole Echlin and Larry Marshall Practice and Controversy Doing More Harm Than Good? Some Cautions on Visitation Centers - Martha McMahon and Ellen Pence PART FOUR: PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES Teach Your Children Well - Denise Gamache and Sarah Snapp Elementary Schools and Violence Prevention Violence Prevention Programs in Secondary (High) Schools - Marlies Sudermann, Peter G Jaffe and Elaine Hastings Strategies To Address Violence in the Lives of High Risk Youth - David A Wolfe et al Aboriginal Canadian Children Who Witness and Live with Violence - Claudette Dumont-Smith Conclusion - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L Edleson
