Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse bythesameauthor CounsellingAdultSurvivorsofChildSexualAbuse 3rdedition ChristianeSanderson ISBN9781843103356 TheSeductionofChildren EmpoweringParentsandTeacherstoProtectChildrenfromChildSexualAbuse ChristianeSanderson ISBN9781843102489 of relatedinterest SupportingWomenafterDomesticViolence Loss,TraumaandRecovery HilaryAbrahams ForewordbyCathyHumphreys ISBN9781843104315 MotheringThroughDomesticViolence LorraineRadfordandMarianneHester ISBN9781843104735 TalkingAboutDomesticAbuse APhotoActivityWorkbooktoDevelopCommunication BetweenMothersandYoungPeople CathyHumphreys,RaviKThiara,AgnesSkamballisandAudreyMullender ISBN9781843104230 TalkingToMyMum APictureWorkbookforWorkers,MothersandChildrenAffected byDomesticAbuse CathyHumphreys,RaviKThiara,AgnesSkamballisandAudreyMullender ISBN9781843104223 DomesticViolenceandChildProtection DirectionsforGoodPractice EditedbyCathyHumphreysandNickyStanley ISBN9781843102762 MakinganImpact ChildrenandDomesticViolence–AReader 2ndedition MarianneHester,ChrisPearsonandNicolaHarwin WithHilaryAbrahams ISBN9781843101574 ChildProtection,DomesticViolenceandParentalSubstanceMisuse FamilyExperiencesandEffectivePractice HedyCleaver,DonNicholson,SukeyTarrandDeborahCleaver ISBN9781843105824 Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse Christiane Sanderson Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia Firstpublishedin2008 byJessicaKingsleyPublishers 116PentonvilleRoad LondonN19JB,UK and 400MarketStreet,Suite400 Philadelphia,PA19106,USA www.jkp.com Copyright©ChristianeSanderson2008 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanymaterialform (includingphotocopyingorstoringitinanymediumbyelectronicmeansandwhetherornot transientlyorincidentallytosomeotheruseofthispublication)withoutthewrittenpermission ofthecopyrightownerexceptinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCopyright,Designsand PatentsAct1988orunderthetermsofalicenceissuedbytheCopyrightLicensingAgency Ltd,SaffronHouse,6–10KirbyStreet,LondonEC1N8TS.Applicationsforthecopyright owner’swrittenpermissiontoreproduceanypartofthispublicationshouldbeaddressedtothe publisher. Warning:Thedoingofanunauthorisedactinrelationtoacopyrightworkmayresultinbotha civilclaimfordamagesandcriminalprosecution. LibraryofCongressCataloginginPublicationData Sanderson,Christiane. Counsellingsurvivorsofdomesticabuse/ChristianeSanderson. p.;cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978-1-84310-606-7(pb:alk.paper) 1. Victimsoffamilyviolence--Mental health. 2. Victims of family violence--Counseling of. 3. Family violence--Psychological aspects. I.Title. [DNLM:1. Counseling--methods.2. DomesticViolence--psychology. WM55S216c 2008] RC569.5.F3S242008 362.82'9286--dc22 2007051548 BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData ACIPcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN9781843106067 ISBNpdfeBook9781846428111 PrintedandboundintheGreatBritainby AthenaeumPress,Gateshead,TyneandWear Dedication For all those who risk connection despite repeated betrayal Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what is left and live it properly. (MarcusAurelius2002,p.24) CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 Introduction 9 Chapter 1 Understanding Domestic Abuse 15 Chapter 2 Understanding the Impact and Long-Term Effects of Domestic Abuse 49 Chapter 3 Understanding Survivors of Domestic Abuse 65 Chapter 4 Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse 85 Chapter 5 Working with Safety and Protection Strategies 110 Chapter 6 Working with Trauma of Domestic Abuse 131 Chapter 7 Working with Self-Aspects of Domestic Abuse 155 Chapter 8 Working with Relational Aspects of Domestic Abuse 174 Chapter 9 Working with Loss and the Restoration of Hope 205 Chapter 10 Professional Issues when Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse 228 RESOURCES 248 BIBLIOGRAPHY 257 SUBJECTINDEX 266 AUTHORINDEX 271 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The seeds for this book were sown over a number of years through numerous training workshopsandinnumerablelectureson domesticabuse,butborefruit onlythroughtheencouragementofthemanystudentswhohighlightedtheneed forabooktoaccompanythetraining.Iwishtothankthemfortheirinspiration. IalsowishtothankmypublisherJessicaKingsleyandcommissioningeditor Steve Jones for their support in writing the book and making it a reality. I am hugely indebted to Christine Firth,whose expertise, focus and professionalism ensured that the editing of the manuscript was a smooth, highly efficient and pleasurableprocess. A special thank you goes to all those colleagues and friends who demon- strated an unwavering belief in me, in particular Didi Daftari, Breda Doyle, Martin Sixsmith, Andrew Smith and Kathy Warriner. Finally my illimitable thanksgotoPaulGlynnforprovidingmewiththenecessarysustenanceandcon- stancytoremainconnected,andJamesandMaxforbeingpresent. 8
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