Training family therapists to assess for and intervene in partner abuse: a curriculum for graduate courses, professional workshops, and self-study.
Partner abuse is an epidemic with potentially dire consequences for individuals, families, and society. Family therapists must be able to competently assess for and intervene in abuse situations. This article presents a curriculum designed to provide family therapists with introductory knowledge and skills for the assessment and intervention of partner abuse. The curriculum, which is informed primarily by feminist and multicultural theories and practices, can be used in graduate courses, professional workshops, and for self-study.
Haddock
Shelley A
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Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Human Development and Family Studies Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. haddock@cahs.colostate.edu
D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000193:education*; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States