Domestic violence advocacy : complex lives/difficult choices /

Domestic violence advocacy : complex lives/difficult choices / Jill Davies, Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc., Eleanor Lyon.

Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Second Edition is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration...

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Online Access: Access E-Book
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Main Authors: Davies, Jill (Author), Lyon, Eleanor (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2014]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Sage series on violence against women.
Subjects:
Abused women > Counseling of.
Social work with women.
Wife abuse > Prevention > Decision making.
Risk assessment.
Social advocacy.
Table of Contents:
  • Victim-defined advocacy approach. Overview of victim-defined advocacy
  • Risks victims face
  • How women form perspectives and priorities
  • Individual victim-defined advocacy implementation.
  • Victim-defined advocacy practice issues. Victims in contact
  • Children
  • Trauma, mental health, and substance use
  • Advocate role with violent partners.
  • Systems advocacy. Victim-defined advocacy environments
  • Victim-defined policy advocacy.

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