title: Family violence. Development of a master's level specialty track in family abuse.
abstract: Family violence is a societal reality. It will not disappear if society closes its eyes and fails to recognize its existence. When this is done, the abusive cycle is perpetuated. The specialty track described in this article was the nation's first graduate nursing educational program in the area of Family Violence. This program demonstrates nursing's potential contribution to the development of competent professionals with the expertise necessary to intervene in the abusive cycle.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Health Service Center, School of Nursing, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Polk
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence