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A Step-by-Step Guide for Working with Violent Clients

Renowned family therapist Cloe Madanes presents a therapy of socialaction, a proven model of therapeutic intervention developed forprofessionals who work with violent men. At the very heart of thisapproach is the conviction that the offAnder is fully responsiblefor his actions. As evidence of this core belief, a therapy ofsocial action requires the offAnder to acknowledge his violentactions, demonstrate authentic repentance, make amAnds to thevictim, and find acceptable alternative behaviors.

Table of Contents
1. A Therapy of Social Action.

2. The Elements of Social Action in Therapy.

3. The Caged Animal.

4. The Knife in Her Heart (with James P. Keim).

5. Steps in the Therapy of Adult Sex Offenders.

6. The Juvenile Sex Offender (with Dinah Smelser and James P.Keim).

7. Abusive Husbands.

8. Judges' and Therapists' Mistakes.

9. The Past.

The Violence of Men

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 26 July 1995
      ISBN-13 9780787901172
      978-0787901172
      ISBN-10 0787901172
      Also in:
      Education Neurology and clinical neurophysiology Child abuse Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Step-by-Step Guide for Working with Violent Clients

      Renowned family therapist Cloe Madanes presents a therapy of socialaction, a proven model of therapeutic intervention developed forprofessionals who work with violent men. At the very heart of thisapproach is the conviction that the offAnder is fully responsiblefor his actions. As evidence of this core belief, a therapy ofsocial action requires the offAnder to acknowledge his violentactions, demonstrate authentic repentance, make amAnds to thevictim, and find acceptable alternative behaviors.

      Table of Contents
      1. A Therapy of Social Action.

      2. The Elements of Social Action in Therapy.

      3. The Caged Animal.

      4. The Knife in Her Heart (with James P. Keim).

      5. Steps in the Therapy of Adult Sex Offenders.

      6. The Juvenile Sex Offender (with Dinah Smelser and James P.Keim).

      7. Abusive Husbands.

      8. Judges' and Therapists' Mistakes.

      9. The Past.

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