Breaking Free, Starting Over: Parenting in the Aftermath of Family Violence
Author(s): Christina M. Dalpiaz
This book shows how parents can recognize the devastation of family violence and help children recover and live happy, violence-free childhoods.
What is often labelled 'domestic violence' is, in this book, referred to as 'family violence,' because the emotional terrorism that infuses violence between adults affects not only the adult victims but also the children who witness the abuse. The author shows how a caring and thoughtful parent can recognize the trauma family violence inflicts upon children, and how to help them recover and go on to live happy, violence-free childhoods.Safeguarding children, building trust and breaking the cycle of violence is the goal.
Once the victim of family violence, the author later earned degrees in psychology and early childhood education, eventually launching a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children. Her book will interest not only parents who are victims of family violence, but also foster parents dealing with the aftermath of family violence, counsellors, teachers, social workers, clergy, and students of the behavioural sciences.
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"This is a must read for any adult who has been involved in domestic violence, as well as, for any clinician and Victim Advocate. Ms. Dalpiaz has explicitly captured the impact that domestic violence has on children and has given practical guidance to parents as to how to positively change and appropriately respond to their children in a style that empowers victims rather than blame them. I...would highly recommend this book to any parent who has been involved in domestic violence and desires to change. I believe this should be a must book for men who have been abusive and have children."-John Cogley, Director, Colorado Approved Domestic Violence Tx Provider
Christina M. Dalpiaz is a certified Victims' Advocate and family therapist, as well as Executive Director of CHANCE (Changing How Adults Nurture Children's Egos), a non-profit agency based in Denver, Colorado aiming to make family violence socially unacceptable for children's sake.
General Fields
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- : Greenwood Press
- : Greenwood Press
- : July 2008
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Christina M. Dalpiaz
- : Paperback
- : 362.82924
- : 264
