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<p>What is the best way to work with fathers who have a history of abusive behavior? This question is among the thorniest that social service and criminal justice professionals must deal with in their careers, and in this essential new work Jeffrey L. Edleson, Oliver J. Williams, and a group of international colleagues examine the host of equally difficult issues that surround it.</p> <p>Beginning with the voices of mothers and fathers who speak about men's contact with and parenting of their children, the authors then examine court and mental health services perspectives on how much involvement violent men should have in their children's lives. The second half of the book showcases programs such as the Boston-based Fathering After Violence initiative and the Caring Dads program in Canada, which introduce non-abusive parenting concepts and skills to batterers and have developed useful guidelines for intervention with these fathers.</p> <p>Visionary but also practical, <b>Parenting by Men Who Batter</b> distills the most relevant policy issues, research findings, and practice considerations for those who coordinate batterer programs or work with families, the courts, and the child w

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Author
Jeffrey L Edleson; Oliver J Williams; Oxford University Press
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199863877
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Family & Relationships, Science, Social Science
Rating
2.75 / 5 (4 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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