Understanding Adult Survivors of Domestic Violence in Childhood Original Edition
Author(s): Gill Hague with Ann Harvey and Kathy Willis (Author)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
Publication Date: 15 Jun. 2012
Edition: Original
Language: English
Print length: 192 pages
ISBN-10: 1849050961
ISBN-13: 9781849050968
Book Description
This accessible book explores the experiences of adult survivors of domestic violence in childhood, with personal accounts and poems featured throughout. The author draws on 40 years’ experience at the forefront of the field to bring together current research, best practice guidance for those working with adults and children, and personal testimonies from survivors. It covers interventions to help children exposed to domestic violence avoid problems later in life, as well as guidance and ideas for working with adult survivors.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This book clearly fills a gap in the literature, and will be of great help both as a starting point in raising awareness of a long-neglected issue, and as a source of ideas for those wishing to work with and support survivors of domestic abuse in childhood. — Safe- The Domestic Abuse Quaterley
The book is a well-written, accessible overview of the topic presented in a mix of academic and first-person writing. — Therapy Today
Explores the experiences of adult survivors of domestic violence in childhood. Draws on research, best practice guidance, personal testimonies and creative writing from survivors. Looks at how to work with children exposed to domestic abuse to address issues before they grow up, as well as providing guidance on working with adult survivors. Useful for anyone working with survivors of domestic violence in childhood, including counsellors, social workers, and therapists. — NCPCC Information Service
It will undoubtedly appeal to anyone, working with adults, therapists, counsellors, social workers, students and policy-makers…Using a qualitative approach, including the work of a focus group, personal interviews and the writings of survivors, the authors highlight the lifetime impact on individuals whose childhoods were specifically affected by domestic violence. — Helen Musto, Independent Social Worker,
Professional Social Work
Book Description
Combining research, best practice guidance and personal testimonies, it explores the experiences of adult survivors of domestic violence in childhood
About the Author
Gill Hague is Emeritus Professor of Violence Against Women Studies in the University of Bristol’s Centre for Gender and Violence Research (of which she was a co-founder in 1990). She has worked for 40 years in the field and has played a key role in the pioneering development of violence against women research. She has been an activist, practitioner, academic and researcher, and has published extensively in the field.