Safety Planning with Battered Women

Complex Lives/Difficult Choices
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-1224-8
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 471 g

Reihe: SAGE Series on Violence against Women

Safety Planning with Battered Women introduces a new model of ôwoman-definedö advocacy that is designed to bridge the gap that sometimes occurs between a battered womanÆs perspective and a victim advocateÆs perception. Created to improve service delivery to women who are victims of domestic violence, this new model emphasizes placing attention on the victimÆs 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 womenÆs 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davies, Jill

Lyon, Eleanor

Lyon, Eleanor J.

Monti-Catania, Diane

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Kindesmissbrauch, Sexueller Missbrauch, Häusliche Gewalt
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

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

Über Autor(innen)

Lyon, Eleanor J.
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