TY - BOOK AU - Bancroft,Lundy AU - Silverman,Jay G. TI - The batterer as parent: addressing the impact of domestic violence on family dynamics T2 - Sage series on violence against women SN - 0761922776 AV - HV6626.2 .B25 2002 U1 - 362.8292 21 PY - 2002///] CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Abusive men KW - United States KW - Wife abuse KW - Family violence KW - Victims of family violence N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-229) and index; 1; The Battering Problem; Defining Batterers; Characteristics of Batterers; Misconceptions About Batterers --; 2; Power Parenting: The Batterer's Style With Children; Typical Characteristics of Batterers as Parents; Effects on Children of Exposure to Domestic Violence; Child Abuse; The Batterer as Role Model; Children's Outlook on the Batterer --; 3; Shock Waves: The Batterer's Impact on the Home; Undermining of the Mother's Authority; Effects on Mother-Child Relationships; Use of Children as Weapons Against the Mother; The Batterer's Impact on Other Aspects of Family Functioning; Resilience in Mother-Child and in Sibling Relationships --; 4; The Batterer as Incest Perpetrator; Lundy Bancroft and Margaret Miller; Review of Studies; The Predatory Child Molester Versus the Incest Perpetrator; Shared Tactics of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators; Shared Artitudes of Batterers and Incest Perpetrators; Implications of the Overlap for Professional Response; Sexual Abuse Allegations in Custody and Visitation Disputes --; 5; Impeding Recovery: The Batterer in Custody and Visitation Disputes; Creating a Context for Children's Healing; Batterers' Postseparation Conduct With Children; Batterers' Motivations for Seeking Custody or Increased Visitation; Batterers' Advantages in Custody Disputes; Batterers' Tactics in Custody and Visitation Disputes; Effects on Children of Custody Litigation --; 6; The Mismeasure of Batterers as Parents: A Critique of Prevailing Theories of Assessment; Influential Theories of Divorce; The Use of a Domestic Violence Typology to Assess Risk to Children; The Overlooked Implications of Johnston, Campbell, and Roseby's Own Observations --; 7; Supporting Recovery: Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers and Structuring Visitation; Sources of Risk to Children From Unsupervised Contact With Batterers; A Guide to Assessing Risk to Children From Batterers; Structuring Custody and Visitation --; 8; Is It Real? Assessing and Fostering Change in Batterers as Parents; Steps to Change in Batterers; Misconceptions Regarding Change in Batterers; Evaluating Change in Batterers as Parents; Creating a Context for Change --; 9; Improving Community Responses to the Parenting of Batterers; Child Therapists, Family Therapists, and Programs for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence; Custody Evaluators; Family Courts; Agencies and Courts With Child Protective Jurisdiction; Parent Trainers; Psychological Evaluators; Batterer Programs; Battered Women's Programs; Supervised Visitation Centers; Family Lawyers and Bar Associations ER -