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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Sage series on violence against womenPublication details: Los Angeles, CA : Sage, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xxvi, 337 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781452241203 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Safety planning with battered women
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.8292 DAV 23
Summary: "This book is 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 of all victims’ perspectives and advocates’ role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints." (From the publisher's website). Record #5498
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Book Vine library TRO 362.8292 DAV On reserve FV17070012

Revision of the author's Safety planning with battered women : complex lives/difficult choices, published in 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book is 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 of all victims’ perspectives and advocates’ role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints." (From the publisher's website). Record #5498