Intimate partner violence : a resource for professionals working with children and families / [edited by] Angelo P. Giardino, Eileen R. Giardino.

Publisher's description: Intimate Partner Violence includes in-depth analyses of every aspect of IPV, including contemporary concepts and research on its prevalence, nature, causes, and impact.

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Other Authors: Giardino, Angelo P., Giardino, Eileen R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : STM Learning, [2010]
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview of the problem
  • Screening and identification in health care settings
  • Dating violence among high school and college students
  • Intimate partner violence and child abuse
  • Intervention for women : answers to the question "Why doesn't she just leave?"
  • The abused patient : a clinical response using the stages of change model
  • Children who witness violence : the specific problem of children who are exposed to intimate partner violence
  • The sexual assault nurse examiner response to non-stranger sexual assault
  • Social work intervention in intimate partner violence
  • Mental health aspects of intimate partner violence : survivors, professionals, and systems
  • Domestic crimes investigations and law enforcement
  • Role of IPV professionals in criminal prosecution
  • Intimate partner violence : identification, treatment, and associations with men's health
  • Fatherhood as a gateway for change : insights from the Fathering After Violence initiative
  • Looking ahead : the public health approach to intimate partner violence prevention.