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Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse

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There has been growing awareness in recent years of the impact and consequences of domestic abuse, especially the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health. To appreciate the nature of trauma caused by domestic abuse, professionals need to understand its complex nature and the psychobiological impact of repeated exposure to control and terror. This book examines the therapeutic techniques and specific challenges, such as secondary traumatic stress, faced by professionals when working with survivors of domestic abuse. The author stresses the importance of identifying domestic abuse so that it can be addressed in the therapeutic process to aid recovery, and explores issues such as safety and protection, the long-term effects of abuse and the importance of grieving to the restoration of hope.This book is essential reading for counsellors, therapists, social workers, mental health professionals, health care professionals including GPs and midwives, managers of refuges, legal professionals and all those working with survivors of domestic abuse.
Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Understanding Domestic Abuse. 2. Understanding the Impact and Long Term Effects of Domestic Abuse. 3. Understanding Survivors of Domestic Abuse. 4. Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse. 5. Working with Safety and Protection Strategies. 6. Working with Trauma of Domestic Abuse. 7. Working with Self Aspects of Domestic Abuse. 8. Working with Relational Aspects of Domestic Abuse. 9. Working with Loss and the Restoration of Hope. 10. Professional Issues when Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse. Resource List. References. Index
This is a thoughtful, informative and thorough response to the complex and sensitive issues surrounding counselling for those who have experienced domestic abuse. Initially, the book examines the extent and nature of domestic abuse, before turning its attention to the therapeutic role of working with survivors highlighting the importance of safety and the restoration of self-empowerment. It is a great book and will be invaluable to professionals working within the therapeutic process, whether GPs, mental health professionals, counsellors, midwives, social workers or independent domestic violence advisors, to name but a few. Students of various disciplines reflected by these professions whould be recommended this book as essential reading.
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