Counseling Victims of Violence: A Handbook for Helping Professionals » (Revised)

With violence of all kinds — from child abuse and domestic violence to hate crimes and stalking — at an all-time high, today's counselors must be prepared to treat many types of victims. Counseling Victims of Violence offers practical guidance and helps a counselor determine if a victim should be referred to a specialist. Each chapter covers a specific type of violent victimization, detailing which issues to address in each of the three stages of counseling (crisis intervention, short-term, and long-term) and highlighting often-overlooked secondary victimizations and social services resources. Quick-glance reference charts summarize each chapter’s contents.

Contents

Foreword....................xiii
Acknowledgments....................xvi
Introduction....................1
Part I: Clinical Trauma Treatment Information....................7
Chapter 1: A Victim's Story....................8
Chapter 2: The Psychodynamics of Trauma....................12
Chapter 3: The Assessment....................36
Chapter 4: Stalking and Cyberstalking....................45
Part II: Specific Victimization Categories....................73
Chapter 5: Property Crime and Robbery....................74
Chapter 6: Hate Crimes....................85
Chapter 7: Domestic Violence....................113
Chapter 8: Elder Abuse....................133
Chapter 9: Violence Against Children....................146
Chapter 10: Sexual Trauma....................188
Chapter 11: Homicide....................225
Chapter 12: Societal Trauma....................247
Chapter 13: Conclusion: In the Face of Trauma....................262
References....................264
Index....................279