International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence

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This book examines international perspectives on intimate partner violence (IPV). It highlights the current state of IPV prevention and intervention efforts across countries, including Colombia, Iran, Russia, China, India, Turkey, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States. The book examines the countries of origin in context (e.g., population, area, religion, ethnic diversity) and includes current rates of IPV in each country. In addition, it addresses growth areas and challenges regarding IPV prevention and intervention, including legal issues as well as cultural and social contexts and their relation to IPV – and the clinical interventions used – within each country. The book discusses challenges and opportunities for growth and seeks to gain a more robust and systemic perspective on the global phenomenon of IPV. It examines how larger social, cultural, and global factors affect the lives of the individuals whom family therapists serve and advocate for as well asprovide guidance for culturally appropriate clinical and prevention practices.

Key areas of coverage include:

• International perspectives on intimate partner violence.
• Intervention and resources available for victims of intimate partner violence.
• Policies and laws relating to intimate partner violence.

International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence is an essential resource for clinicians, therapists, and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in family studies, clinical psychology, and public health, as well as all interrelated disciplines.

This book examines international perspectives on intimate partner violence (IPV). It highlights the current state of IPV prevention and intervention efforts across countries, including Colombia, Iran, Russia, China, India, Turkey, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States. The book examines the countries of origin in context (e.g., population, area, religion, ethnic diversity) and includes current rates of IPV in each country. In addition, it addresses growth areas and challenges regarding IPV prevention and intervention, including legal issues as well as cultural and social contexts and their relation to IPV – and the clinical interventions used – within each country. The book discusses challenges and opportunities for growth and seeks to gain a more robust and systemic perspective on the global phenomenon of IPV. It examines how larger social, cultural, and global factors affect the lives of the individuals whom family therapists serve and advocate for as well asprovide guidance for culturally appropriate clinical and prevention practices.

Key areas of coverage include:

·         International perspectives on intimate partner violence.

·         Intervention and resources available for victims of intimate partner violence.

International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence is an essential resource for clinicians, therapists, and practitioners as well as researchers, professors, and graduate students in family studies, clinical psychology, and public health, as well as all interrelated disciplines.

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Sandra M. Stith

Themen in »International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence«

Australia and IPV prevention and intervention China and IPV prevention and intervention Colombia, South America and IPV Culturally appropriate interventions and IPV Domestic violence and global perspectives Finland and IPV prevention and intervention Great Britain and IPV prevention and intervention India and IPV prevention and intervention Interventions and IPV Intimate partner violence (IPV) IPV prevention and intervention, United States Iran and intimate partner violence New Zealand and IPV prevention and intervention Nigeria and IPV prevention and intervention Partner violence and global perspectives

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