Domestic Violence : Psychotherapy Resources

The Abused Woman: A Survivor Therapy Approach

with Lenore Walker

Learn practical, hands-on skills to increase your confidence in helping the challenging population of victims and survivors of domestic violence--both in terms of immediate crisis management, and longer term, depth-oriented psychotherapy.

Feminist Therapy

with Lenore Walker

Watch Lenore Walker expertly demonstrate her feminist therapy approach in an actual therapy session in this 3-part video.

The Roots of Violence

with The Glendon Association

This remarkable video offers penetrating insight into the psychological causes of violence by examining the perspectives of violent offenders, evoking possibilities for more effective prevention efforts.

Effective Treatment of Violent Individuals

with The Glendon Association

This video offers an extraordinary look inside two different yet dramatically successful group therapy programs offered behind bars to men who have committed the most extreme violent acts—from assault and rape to murder.

Survival from Domestic Violence: Stories of Hope and Healing

with Angelea Panos

Watch the stories and reflections of women who transformed their lives after escaping domestic violence.

Getting Control of Yourself: Anger Management Tools and Techniques

with Christian Conte

In this lively and instructive video, watch anger management expert, Christian Conte, PhD, present his comprehensive and practical theory for treating—and healing—even the most violent offenders.

Cognitive Behavioral Perspective on Aggression: An Interview with Dr. Donald Meichenbaum

with Donald Meichenbaum

In this engaging interview with CBT and aggression expert Dr. Donald Meichenbaum discusses violence and aggression, from origin to treatment.

Effectively Intervening with Violent Behavior: An Interview with Dr. Peter Fonagy

with Peter Fonagy

In this lively and engaging interview, Peter Fonagy, PhD, offers both a theoretical foundation for understanding violent behaviors as well as practical tools for clinicians working with violent offenders.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

with Marsha Linehan

Watch Marsha Linehan, founder of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), in action in this session with a middle-aged man with a significant personality disorder struggling with suicidal depression and anger after being left by his girlfriend.

Meth Inside Out: II. Brain & Behavior

with UCLA & Eyes of the World Media Group

Meth Inside Out is a groundbreaking video-based treatment curriculum on methamphetamine addiction and recovery. The series is designed to equip meth users, their families, and the professionals who assist them with a solid understanding of the biological basis of addiction, effective tools for recovery, and, most important, hope for the future.

Meth Inside Out: I. Human Impact

with UCLA & Eyes of the World Media Group

Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control Problems

with Timothy Bruce, Arthur Jongsma, Jr.

How well do you understand the interventions, goals, and documentation requirements of anger management? This video takes you through the treatment-planning process with detailed overviews, clinical considerations, and case vignettes with clients needing help with anger management.

Anger Management in Counseling and Psychotherapy

with Raymond Chip Tafrate, Howard Kassinove

Watch anger experts Howard Kassinove and Chip Tafrate demystify the challenging work of anger management in this indispensable video! Whatever your professional setting, you’ll breathe easier with this practical, empirically validated showcase of exercises, live sessions, and tools to strengthen your practice.

Behind Closed Doors: Children Who Witness Violence

with Victoria Women's Transition House Society

This eye-opening video offers strong clinical information on how children are affected by witnessing violence, and outlines useful interventions proven to be effective in the healing process.

A Mother Never Gives Up Hope: Older Mothers and Abusive Adult Sons

with Terra Nova Films

Take a rare inside look at a support group for mothers who have been abused by their adult sons. Each tells their individual story of how they came to understand their situation, and reclaim their life.

Assessing Partner Abuse in Couples Therapy

with Albert Dytch

Learn how to spot the often subtle signs of partner abuse in couples therapy, and how to take effective action. This article includes the author's Abusive Behavior Inventory as a free download.

The Tao of Anger Management: A Yield Theory Approach

with Christian Conte

Anger management expert, Christian Conte, PhD, describes his unique and highly effective approach to teaching and counseling violent offenders.

Howard Kassinove on Anger Management

Anger management expert Christian Conte, PhD, interviews fellow anger management expert, Howard Kassinove, PhD, on the history of anger management treatment, the fundamentals of practice, the importance of humor and the woefully inadequate programs offered to violent offenders in most states in the U.S.

Helping Domestic Abuse Victims During Quarantine

with Lois Nightingale

Therapeutic planning with victims of domestic violence is even more challenging during the pandemic.

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