Introduction: Current approaches to working with family violence / Ken McMaster and Daryl Gregory -- Part 1. Working with women and children: Working with women who abuse / Glennis Dennehy and Morrigan Severs -- Working with issues of same sex family violence / Shona McLeod -- Workng with children affected by violence / Martin Kelly, Julia Anderson and Karen Dawson -- Working with women (people) from gangs: complexity and challenge / Glennis Dennehy. Part 2. Interventions with men who are violent to women and children: Groupwork with men who abuse / Ken McMaster -- Wānanga Whakamana / Melanie Atkinson -- Couple therapy in conjugal violence / Barry Trute and Marie Connolly -- Working with violent fathers: new perspectives from Affect Theory / Arthur Wells -- Domestic violence and Polynesian families: providing appropriate interventions / Susan Wurtzburg: Part 3. Issues and challenges of work in the abuse field: Maintaining our passion and integrity in the work / Trish Kirk -- Training in the violence sector / Helen Curreen -- A facilitated peer group supervision model for practitioners / Gabrielle Maxwell. Contributors. Bibliography.

This book examines various programmes aimed at addressing family violence in New Zealand. Authors of various chapters cover issues and discuss interventions specific to family violence. In the chapter "Introduction: Current Approaches to Working with Family Violence", Ken McMaster and Daryl Gregory posit that violence intervention strategies must include an understanding of factors that maintain abuse, including the cognitions and behaviours of the abuser, and acknowledge that the abuser must be willing to change for any intervention to work. Glennis Dennehy and Morrigan Severs discuss in chapter 1, "Working with Women who Abuse", the need for intervention strategies specifically designed for women who abuse, as this group is often overlooked in the field of family violence. In chapter 2, "Working with Issues of Same-Sex Family Violence", Shona McLeod highlights the differences between heterosexual and same-sex partner abuse, and suggests that services specifically for victims and perpetrators of same-sex violence are required. Martin Kelly, Julia Anderson and Karen Dawson discuss in chapter 3, "Working with Children Affected by Violence", the importance of building rapport with children who are victims of family violence, in order to enhance their participation in intervention programmes. Supporting children and providing a child-friendly environment are also cited as important factors in the design of violence intervention strategies. In Chapter 4, "Working with women (people) from gangs: Complexity and challenge", Glennis Dennehy further develops the insights from her 2001 book written with Greg Newbold, "The Girls in the Gang". She focuses on the information about gang culture necessary for workers and agencies to form a collaborative relationship with women who dare to undertake the difficult and dangerous disengagement from gang culture. In chapter 9, "Domestic Violence and Polynesian Families: Providing Appropriate Interventions", Susan Wurtzburg states that intervention programmes involving Pacific Island clients must recognise this group of peoples' unique cultural background and practices. This book is now available to download by chapter. Record #2934