Are you a victim of domestic abuse? Or do you desire to stop abusing your intimate partner? Do you simply want to understand what motivates an abuser to reoffend? If so, this ground-breaking book is for you.
With their innovative approach, clinical psychologist Indira Haracic-Novic and men's health expert Dean Quirke shed new light on the epidemic of domestic violence against women.
Instead of viewing spousal or intimate partner abuse as the sole result of power and control tactics, the authors invite readers to explore the repetitive patterns of abusive behaviour - which tend to escalate in frequency and severity - within a behavioural addiction paradigm.
They have consolidated their expertise in this book, assisting victims to heal from the trauma of abuse, and to prevent it from happening in future relationships.
Reaching out to men who want to stop abusing their loved ones, Haracic-Novic and Quirke also provide strategies to break free from their repetitive patterns of abusive behaviour. By dismantling the dangerous aspects of the personality that may have become addicted to abusing their partners, victims and abusers become free to create healthier loving relationships.
Haracic-Novic, Indira: - Indira Haracic-Novic, a clinical psychologist, has been working as a clinician, clinical consultant and writer in the area of war and refugee-related trauma, since the beginning of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. She has worked at STARTTS (NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) since 1996. She provides counselling treatment for the victims of torture, rape and abuse. As a clinical consultant, Indira provides clinical supervision, training, consultations and support for clinicians, counsellors and case workers in their work with refugees and victims of trauma and abuse. Her particular interest and expertise is in the use of a psycho-educational approach in psychotherapy to aid in the recovery of trauma survivors. Indira is trained in Transactional Analysis (TA), EMDR and Trauma Therapy.
Lachemeier, Juliette: - Dr Juliette Lachemeier is managing editor of The Erudite Pen
Quirke, Dean: - Dean Quirke specialises in men's health and wellbeing, primary prevention education and community development. His area of expertise is in the use of behavioural science and primary prevention strategies to help empower boys and men. He has worked and partnered with key stakeholders with-in the community to tackle a variety of social issues that impact the lives of young men, including domestic violence, community, youth violence, suicide, social isolation, addictions, unemployment and lack of purpose and direction. In 2015, Dean founded the Young Men's Group and Empowering Youth, Changing Lives Program. These initiatives have since made an impact in the lives of over 500 young men from all walks of life across Sydney, including Fairfield, Bankstown, Canterbury, Mosman, Maroubra and Botany. His skills in facilitating workshops are highly sought after in the areas of youth and men's wellness and community development.
