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Informationen zum Autor Eleanor Lyon, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Residence and the Director of the Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction. Eleanor teaches courses in research methods and violence against women. Eleanor's areas of specialization include evaluation methods, ethnographic methods, violence against women, family issues and women's issues Klappentext Drawing attention to the complexity of helping battered women and their children, this volume introduces a new model of `women-defined' advocacy.The model emphasizes: understanding a battered woman's perspective, including her risk analysis and safety plan; building partnerships with battered women; and systems advocacy. It seeks to craft courses of action that will enhance women's safety given their individual realities - which might include, for example, a woman deciding to remain temporarily in an abusive relationship. Zusammenfassung Drawing attention to the complexity of helping battered women and their children! this volume introduces a new model of `women-defined' advocacy. The model emphasizes: understanding a battered woman's perspective! including her risk analysis and safety plan; building partnerships with battered women; and systems advocacy. It seeks to craft courses of action that will enhance women's safety given their individual realities - which might include! for example! a woman deciding to remain temporarily in an abusive relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING BATTERED WOMEN¿S PERSPECTIVES Creating the Image of Battered Women Batterer-Generated Risks Life-Generated Risks Battered Women¿s Decision-Making and Safety Plans PART TWO: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH BATTERED WOMEN Risk Analysis Safety Planning with Battered Women PART THREE: SYSTEMS ADVOCACY Toward a Woman-Defined Advocacy Environment Women-Defined Policy Advocacy Conclusion
