Listening to Battered Women - A Survivor-Centered Approach to Advocacy, Mental Health, and Justice

Informationen zum Autor Lisa A. Goodman and Deborah Epstein Klappentext Using a feminist perspective, authors Goodman and Epstein present an in-depth, multidisciplinary look at societys responses to domestic violence. They explore and critique the current available services in three different arenas: the domestic violence advocacy community, the mental health profession, and the justice system. Zusammenfassung This book presents an in-depth, multidisciplinary look at society's responses to domestic violence and shows how the public and private systems available to victims of domestic violence are still failing to meet the needs of the women who seek help. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series ForewordForewordPrefaceIntroductionThe Need for Continued Reform: The Broad Scope and Deep Impact of Intimate Partner ViolenceThe Advocacy ResponseThe Mental Health System ResponseThe Justice System ResponseA Critical Analysis of System Responses: The Importance of Voice, Community, and Economic EmpowermentRecommendations for Future ReformReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Epstein, Lisa Goodman, Lisa A. Goodman, Lisa A. Epstein Goodman, Lisa A./ Epstein Goodman, Lisa Epstein Goodman
• Publisher: American psychological assn
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2023
• EAN: 9781433802393
• ISBN: 978-1-4338-0239-3
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Psychology of Women Book; Psychology of Women; Psychology of Women Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system