Description:
Choosing Nonviolence is a workbook focused on the use of force by women in relationships. In these pages, group members and clinicians will find an innovative approach to domestic-violence treatment that can be used in a wide variety of group formats. The interactive nature of the exercises provides an opportunity for enhanced group processing, and the stories from group members in each chapter illuminate important change elements and offer a unique mode of learning.
Review Quotes:
"Choosing Nonviolence offers a practical tool for professionals facilitating women's BIPP groups. Discussion exercises support opportunities for rich conversations, self-reflection and critical thinking."
--Aaron P. Hernandez, consultant to battering intervention and prevention programs and director of the Pivot Program in Austin, Texas
"This much-needed resource fills a void that balances compassion and accountability. The exercises and stories highlight differences in women's experiences while maintaining accountability as the foundation for making changes and choosing nonviolence as a way of life."
--Kathy Eubanks, MS, LPC, counselor at Denton County Friends of the Family