
Empowering And Healing The Battered Woman: A Model for Assessment and Intervention
Author: Mary Ann Dutton PhDPublisher: Springer Publishing CompanyPaperback:ISBN 10: 0826100880ISBN 13: 978-0826100887The book spells out in practical, concrete terms what it really means to place the pathology outside the battered woman. The novelty in this approach lies in the implications for practice: battered women are not "sick" -they are in a "sick" situation. " Practical and comprehensive, an excellent guide for clinicians and other interveners. Mary Ann Dutton's book, Empowering and Healing the Battered Woman, integrates psychological theory with detailed information on the real-life dimensions of abused women's posttraumatic responses and the strategies for assessment that form a part of each chapter are particularly valuable. Dutton's approach of understanding women's experiences of violence in context and of empowering abused women will also serve to empower - and free - those providing services to women victims of partner violence." - Angela Browne, PhD, University of Massa