Safety planning with battered women : complex lives/difficult choices

Author(s)

• Davies, Jill M.
• Lyon, Eleanor
• Monti-Catania, Diane

Bibliographic Information

Safety planning with battered women : complex lives/difficult choices

Jill M. Davies, Eleanor Lyon, Diane Monti-Catania

（Sage series on violence against women, v. 7）

Sage Publications, c1998

• hard
• pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Safety Planning with Battered Women introduces a new model of owoman-definedoe advocacy that is designed to bridge the gap that sometimes occurs between a battered womanAEs perspective and a victim advocateAEs perception. Created to improve service delivery to women who are victims of domestic violence, this new model emphasizes placing attention on the victimAEs assessment of the risk in a violent relationship and in her decision making. Authors Jill Davies, Eleanor Lyon, and Diane Monti-Catania strive to help advocates better understand battered womenAEs decisions, including the decision to remain in an abusive relationship; to improve advocacy for victims with varying cultural backgrounds and experiences; and to provide advocates with assistance in redesigning their services, so they may better meet the needs of battered women. Since there are no quick fixes to the problems encountered in cases of domestic violence, it is vital that victims be provided with a real understanding of their options and the opportunity to implement those safety plans they deem most feasible. Safety Planning with Battered Women helps advocates tailor alternatives that will enhance the safety of battered women based on the individual realities of battered women. This book is both enlightening and highly practical and is a must read for anyone working with domestic violence victims. By introducing a woman-defined model and offering a new approach to advocacy, Safety Planning with Battered Women will compel readers to reexamine current approaches and examine the future provision of services to domestic violence victims, making it a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, professionals, and practitioners.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

• NCID: BA36289767
• ISBN:
  • 076191224X
  • 0761912258
• LCCN: 97045282
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 202 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV1444
  • DC21 : 362.82/927
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Abused women -- Counseling of
  • LCSH : Social work with women
  • LCSH : Wife abuse -- Prevention -- Decision making
  • LCSH : Risk assessment
  • LCSH : Social advocacy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA28522276