Violent Partners: A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

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Basic Books, Sep 29, 2009 - Psychology - 320 pages
A radical new take on the crisis of intimate abuse, Violent Partners argues that as a culture we misunderstand the root causes and basic effects of abuse, and until that changes there is no hope of fixing the problem. Dr. Linda Mills challenges assumptions, tears down myths, and offer solutions, all the while telling riveting stories of couples who have conquered violence in their relationships. In Violent Partners, she describes several programs that hold promise for addressing intimate abuse, including two nationally known and groundbreaking treatment programs-Peacemaking Circles and Healing Circles. Controversial, provocative, and accessible, Violent Partners is unlike any other book on abuse and relationships, and highlights in great detail the complexities of violence through the stories of men and women who have acknowledged their abuse and sought to do something about it. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand violence in their own relationship, friends and family members of victims and abusers, and legal and mental health practitioners looking for a new and valuable approach to treating couples in crisis.
 

Contents

Praise
Title Page
PART ONE A New Voice
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BATTERED WOMENS MOVEMENT
ENLARGING THE FRAME
PART TWO A New Understanding
WHERE DOES INTIMATE ABUSE COME FROM?
THE DYNAMICS OF INTIMATE ABUSE
PART THREE New Approaches
THE NEW GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT
THE POWER OF THE GROUP
PART FOUR A New Vision
HEALING CIRCLES
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

SITUATIONAL COUPLE VIOLENCE

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Linda G. Mills, JD, PhD, is Founder of the Center on Violence and Recovery at New York University. She has appeared on Oprah and The O'Reilly Factor and has been featured in the Boston Globe, New York Times Magazine, and more. She lives in New York City.

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