Strengths-Based Batterer Intervention provides readers with new and innovative ways to approach intervention with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offenders, one based on strengths rather than deficits. Using emerging theories about batterer intervention techniques, the book forges a new direction in the field, and the strengths-based approach offers an exciting alternative in this complex and difficult field. Key Features:
• Includes positive psychology, strengths-based theory, solution-focused practice, narrative practice, and motivational interviewing
• Assessment tools, exercises, program evaluation techniques, and case studies guide readers in applying emerging theories into successful practice
• Intervention protocols, limitations of techniques described, and case studies showing how the model works with actual clients