Confronting abuse beliefs : group treatment for abusive men

Author(s)

• Russell, Mary Nomme
• Frohberg, Jobst

Bibliographic Information

Confronting abuse beliefs : group treatment for abusive men

Mary Nomme Russell with Jobst Frohberg

（Interpersonal violence practice series）

Sage Publications, c1995

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A practical book for both those who work with abusive men and those who work with battered women, Confronting Abusive Beliefs presents a unique model for exploring and changing attitudes that influence abusiveness. Use this proactive program to encourage men to challenge and alter entrenched beliefs about the roles of men and women in male-female relationships. Through interactional sessions, this book cultivates an awareness that helps men change abusive behaviors and attitudes. Accessible session-by-session outlines and handouts bolstered by a sound theoretical basis create a comprehensive package for group leaders, new and established practitioners, and advanced students. Sessions address issues such as expressed emotions, recurring thoughts, communication patterns, and conflict resolution and the belief systems that sustain them. An important contribution to the literature on abuse intervention and prevention, Confronting Abusive Beliefs provides a model for developing respectful relationships that plays an integral role in the therapeutic processes of abusive men. "Mary Nomme Russell presents a solid framework for looking at batterers' treatment with a conceptually sound and interesting premise." --Alyce D. LaViolette, Alternatives Counseling Associates, Long Beach, California "What with the courts requiring treatment as a condition of parole for abusive men this becomes an important text." --Ron MacIssac, review in What's Happening?, Victoria, B.C.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Shifting Paradigms in Treatment of Abusive Men PART TWO: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND The Influence of Beliefs on Behavior Changing Abusive Men's Beliefs Confronting Beliefs of Abusive Men Respectful Relationship Beliefs PART THREE: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF GROUP TREATMENT The Group as a Medium of Change Group Formation and Structure PART FOUR: GROUP SESSION PROTOCOLS Setting the Stage Confronting Abusive Beliefs Developing Respectful Beliefs Consolidating Changed Beliefs PART FIVE: PROGRAM OUTCOME Program Outcomes

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Details

• NCID: BA27000027
• ISBN:
  • 0803958072
  • 0803958080
• LCCN: 95021329
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 175 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC569.5.F3
  • DC20 : 616.85/8220651/081
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Abusive men -- Counseling of
  • LCSH : Group psychotherapy
  • LCSH : Abusive men -- Psychology
  • LCSH : Wife abuse -- Prevention
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19899149