Domestic Violence 2000: An Integrated Skills Program for Men, Group Leader's Manual (with Audiocassette) with Cassette(s) (Norton Professional Books) [Paperback]

David B. Wexler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000 | ISBN-10: 0393703142 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703146 | Edition: Pap/Cas

Developed over 13 years with thousands of spouse abusers in the United States Navy, this 32-session programme integrates cognitive behaviour skills and education about the politics of abuse with a primary emphasis on respect for the abuser himself. The manual provides the background, interventions and guidelines to implement the programme.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Pap/Cas edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703142
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703146
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,424,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David B. Wexler, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the non-profit Relationship Training Institute in San Diego, which provides education and treatment internationally for relationship development and the prevention and treatment of relationship violence. He has received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology from the California Psychological Association in 2003 and the Practitioner of the Year award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, a division of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Wexler is the author of When Good Men Behave Badly: Change Your Behavior, Change Your Relationship, Is He Depressed or What?: What to Do When the Man You Love is Moody, Irritable, and Withdrawn. STOP Domestic Violence: Innovative Skills, Techniques, Options, and Plans for Better Relationship, and Men in Therapy: New Approaches for Effective Treatment. He has been featured on the Dr. Phil show and the TODAY show, in the Washington Post, "O" magazine, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Men's Health, and on hundreds of radio and TV programs throughout North America to help educate the public about relationships in conflict and how to resolve them. Dr. Wexler may be contacted through www.RTIprojects.org.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A batterer's group facilitator on a quest in so. Cal., May 15, 2000

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Mary E. Joy (San Bernardino County, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Domestic Violence 2000: An Integrated Skills Program for Men, Group Leader's Manual (with Audiocassette) with Cassette(s) (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)

Although I have been conducting men's groups for several years, I am always on the lookout for new materials - especially material that focuses on teaching communication, conflict resolution, and self-esteem building skills. This manual not only provides excellent handouts and suggestions for these kinds of activity, it also provides a very comprehensive overview of theories in common use and gives pros and cons about their effectiveness. I am delighted by the holistic approach the author takes and can hardly wait to put these concepts and activities to use. The text is arranged for a 36-week progam but the author has shown, in the introduction, how this material can be adapted to fit a 52-week program or shorter programs - very helpful! The only criticism I have to offer is, although an audio tape accompanies the text, no notice in the ordering information was given concerning the handout packets that are also available. I would have liked to include an order for this material when originally ordering the manual - even at an additional cost, those handouts would have allowed me to integrate this new material into my groups immediately. Thank you, Dr. Wexler, for this excellent book. We facilitators in southern California recognize the progressive and comprehensive programs being developed in San Diego and are "borrowing" many of those concepts.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars we've needed this for years...., June 1, 2000

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Domestic Violence 2000: An Integrated Skills Program for Men, Group Leader's Manual (with Audiocassette) with Cassette(s) (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)

As a counselor who has ran quite a few groups for male perpetrators of violence, I heartily recommend the wisdom of Wexler's course. Noting both the strengths and the weaknesses of the Duluth approach, Wexler integrates Self Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and other useful approaches into a package that challenges abusive beliefs and attitudes, educates men about the triggers and consequences of violence, and emphasizes the respect, empathy, and ability to confront needed by good DV counselors.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Domestic Violence 2000, February 23, 2006

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Prevention Specialist (South Dakota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Domestic Violence 2000: An Integrated Skills Program for Men, Group Leader's Manual (with Audiocassette) with Cassette(s) (Norton Professional Books) (Paperback)

Excellent information in a well-written, easy to understand format. The author obviously did a great deal of research on various theories and came up with an exceptional manual. Well worth the price. The only thing I would have liked to have seen is purchase prices/ information on the packet of forms that accompany the classes.