Group interventions for men who batter: A summary of program descriptions and research

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-172

  Saunders, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Batterer programs; Domestic violence; Interventions; Outcome research

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; BATTERING; COGNITION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 46849113261     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.2.156     Document Type: Review

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