This training manual synthesizes the clinical and research literature on victims, offenders, and child witnesses, and uses the empirical evidence to provide generalist clinicians with manageable, concrete guidance for providing care in these cases. Each chapter begins with a summary of the issues to be covered and an outline of the specific topics to be discussed, and ends with a recap and list of questions for practitioners in training. The authors offer expertise in forensic psychology, victimization, and substance abuse; they discuss the clinical, legal, and ethical complexities that violence against women brings to the mental health practice environment.
Carol E. Jordan, MS, serves as Director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women and holds faculty appointments in the Department of Psychology and the College of Social Work.
Michael T. Nietzel, PhD, serves as Provost of the University of Kentucky. Dr. Neitzel's research and teaching interest focus on forensic psychology, jury behavior, origins of criminal behavior, and the evaluation of psychotherapy.
Robert Walker, MSW, LCSW, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, with conjoint appointments in Social Work and Behavioral Science.
TK Logan, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at the University of Kentucky.