ACA Family Violence: Explanations and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
ISBN: 9781119222750
Platform/Publisher: WOL / American Counseling Association
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Psychology; Clinical Psychology;

Counselors-in-training, educators, and clinicians will benefit greatly from this in-depth and thought-provoking look at family violence, its effects, and treatment options. This book examines the major issues and current controversies in the field, provides background information on each type of family violence, and offers strategies for combating domestic abuse. In an informative discussion designed to enhance counselors' ability to assess and treat each type of family violence, Dr. Lawson covers both well recognized forms of maltreatment, such as the abuse of women and children, and less understood issues, such as female-on-male intimacy violence, parent and elder abuse, same-sex violence, and dating violence and stalking. Case studies throughout the text illustrate clinical applications in action, and recommended readings are provided for further study.

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David M. Lawson, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Human Services and teaches in the master's program in clinical mental health and the doctoral program in school psychology at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He also maintains a private practice working primarily with survivors of interpersonal trauma.

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