Course Outline (Based on the book chapters.) | |
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1. The Battering Problem | |
Defining Batterers | |
Characteristics of Batterers | |
Misconceptions About Batterers | |
Summary | |
2. Power Parenting: The Batterer's Style With Children | |
Typical Characteristics of Batterers as Parents | |
Effects on Children of Exposure to Domestic Violence | |
Child Abuse | |
The Batterer as Role Model | |
Children's Outlook on the Batterer | |
Summary | |
3. Shock Waves: The Batterer's Impact on the Home | |
Undermining of the Mother's Authority | |
Effects on Mother-Child Relationships | |
Use of Children as Weapons Against the Mother | |
The Batterer's Impact on Other Aspects of Family Functioning | |
Resilience in Mother-Child and in Sibling Relationships | |
Summary | |
4. The Batterer as Incest Perpetrator | |
Review of Studies | |
The Predatory Child Molester Versus the Incest Perpetrator | |
Shared Tactics of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators | |
Shared Attitudes of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators | |
Implications of the Overlap for Professional Response | |
Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody and Visitation Disputes | |
Summary | |
5. Impeding Recovery: The Batterer as Parent Postseparation | |
Creating a Context for Children's Healing | |
Batterers' Postseparation Conduct With Children | |
Batterers' Motivations for Seeking Custody or Increased Visitation | |
Batterers' Advantages in Custody Disputes | |
Batterers' Tactics in Custody and Visitation Disputes | |
Effects on Children of Custody Litigation | |
Summary | |
6. The Mismeasure of Batterers as Parents: A Critique of Prevailing Theories and Assessment | |
Influential Theories of Divorce | |
The Use of a Domestic Violence Typology to Assess Risk to Children | |
Risk to Children: The Overlooked Implications of Johnston, Campbell, and Roseby's Own Observations | |
Summary | |
7. Supporting Recovery: Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers and Structuring Visitation | |
Sources of Risk to Children From Unsupervised Contact With Batterers | |
A Guide to Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers | |
Structuring Custody and Visitation | |
Summary | |
8. Is It Real? Assessing and Fostering Change in Batterers as Parents | |
Steps to Change in Batterers | |
Misconceptions Regarding Change in Batterers | |
Evaluating Change in Batterers as Parents | |
Creating a Context for Change | |
Summary | |
9. Improving Community Responses to the Parenting of Batterers | |
Children's Advocates, Child and Family Therapists, and Programs for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence | |
Custody Evaluators | |
Family Courts | |
Child Protection Systems and Courts With Protective Jurisdiction | |
Parent Trainers | |
Psychological Evaluators | |
Batterer Programs and Fatherhood Programs | |
Battered Women's Programs | |
Supervised Visitation Centers | |
Family Lawyers and Bar Associations | |
Police Departments | |
Researchers | |
Summary | |
References | |
Index | |
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