Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The terms of the debate -- chapter 2 What do we know about domestic violence? -- chapter 3 Social work as part of the problem -- chapter 4 Developing good practice in social services departments -- chapter 5 Responses to domestic abuse in health and adult care settings -- chapter 6 The needs of children living with domestic abuse -- chapter 7 Social work and probation practice with families -- chapter 8 The probation service and domestic violence -- chapter 9 The men who abuse -- What kind of intervention in groups? -- chapter 10 Working together for change -- The wider context and the empowerment of women
Summary
Annotation This book explodes the myths concerning domestic violence and explores how the responses of social workers and probation officers to the people involved need to be far better coordinated and more effective
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-301) and indexes