Solution-Focused Treatment of Domestic Violence Offenders: Accountability for Change

by Mo Yee Lee, John Sebold, Adriana Uken

Overview

Solution-Focused Treatment of Domestic Violence Offenders, describes a cutting-edge treatment approach that creates effective, positive changes in domestic violence offenders. Solution-focused therapy focuses on holding offenders accountable and responsible for building solutions, rather than emphasizing their problems and deficits. By focusing on solution-talk instead of problem-talk, clients are assisted in developing useful goals and solution behaviors that are then amplified, supported, and reinforced through a solution-building process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190287191
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/27/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	382 KB

Table of Contents

Foreword, Insoo Kim Berg1. Introduction: Accountability for Solutions2. The Solution-Focused Assessment Interview3. Using Group Rules, Assingments, and a Team Approach4. Developing Useful Goals5. Utilizing Goals in the Process of Change6. Consolidating Change: The "Language of Success"7. Utilizing Group Process: The "Language of Sharing"8. Useful Assumptions and Tools9. Working with Special Populations10. Evaluation of the Treatment Program11. AfterwordAppendix 1: Theoretical Perspectives of Domestic ViolenceAppendix 2: Group RulesAppendix 3: Written AssignmentReferencesIndex