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Gender Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse: A Comprehensive Approach (Springer Series on Family Violence)

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John Hamel's new book, on gender inclusive treatment of domestic violence, is the most honest and refreshing book I have ever come across. What I most like about John's book is that he doesn't try to be politically correct, but simply shares the facts in a completely honest manner. I especially like the fact that he seriously addresses the need for treating the male "victim" and the female "perpetrator" of domestic violence, which is often minimized by those in the field. I feel that we are finally entering into the 21st century on this topic with John's work. A must read for every domestic violence treatment worker!!

Hamel's GENDER INCLUSIVE TREATMENT OF INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE, is a major scholarly and a very practical contribution to the field of family violence. It offer the practitioner guidelines,techniques, and exercises in the assessment and treatment of Domestic Violence. Its gender inclusive framework is consistent with current research and acknowledges that men (as well as women) are serious victims of partner abuse.

John Hamel has filled a much needed void in gender abuse understanding. Finally a book that looks at both sexes thru overwhelming research. Great book for the assestment and treatment of partner abuse. There are so many helpful "tools" including marital happiness scale , abuse lethality levels, controlling tactics, anger styles, etc. I highly recommend this book.

At long last, a comprehensive domestiv violence manual that departs from the traiditonal patriarchal paradigm, offering instead a gneder-inclusive, systems approach to domestic violence. John Hamel's book views intimate partner avuse as more than a problem of individual psychopathology, but also as a relationship problem, and he shows that treatment is limited when we fail to treat the entire family.

A much-needed perspective on the complexities of family violence which clearly establishes the inappropriateness of the "one size fits all" approach to the diagnosis and treatment of family violence. A comprehensive, readable, lucid, well-structured domestic violence manual that broadens the debate beyond the traditonal patriarchal paradigm, offering instead a gender-inclusive, wholistic approach to domestic violence.

Hamel's approach allows for consideration of intimate partner abuse as a complex problem which may include individual psychopathology and problematic family systems, as well as incorporating what's useful from the feminist paradigm. His approach allows for the tailoring of the treatment to actually suit for the individuals, couples and families involved.

Hamel provides a clear framework for working with different kinds of offenders, including guidelines, techniques, and assessment tools. Its gender inclusive framework is consistent with current research and acknowledges that both men and women are serious victims of partner abuse.

I couldn't recommend this book more highly.

Mr. Hamel's book is a refreshing, much-needed view of the intricacies of family violence. he, hopefully, puts to rest the "one size fits all" approach to the diagnosis and treatment of intimate partner violence. in fact, we in the field had drifted away from diagnosis, assuming that men were always the perpetrators just because they were men! assumptions will not help families struggling with this difficult issue. hopefully his approach will help the lost children whose lives often do not improve if only one parent gets treament.

L. Darlene Pratt MFT CDVD

Be forewarned that if you buy this for Kindle, the resolution of the text is very poor...readable but not high quality like most kindle ebooks.