The batterer as parent : addressing the impact of domestic violence on family dynamics

Bancroft, Lundy

The batterer as parent : addressing the impact of domestic violence on family dynamics Bancroft, Lundy; Silverman, Jay G. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002 - 240 p. - Sage series on violence against women .

Shows how partner abuse affects each relationship in a family and explains how children's emotional recovery is linked to the healing and empowerment of their mothers. Covers the area of post-separation parenting behaviours of men who batter, including their use of custody litigation as a tool of abuse. Offers guidance in evaluating change in the parenting of men who batter, assessing risk to children from unsupervised visitation and supporting the emotional recovery of children.

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ABUSIVE MEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VICTIMS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE


UNITED STATES

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