Peter Jaffe is the Founding Director (1975-2001) and Special Advisor on Violence Prevention of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic; member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario; former chair of the Board of Directors of the Battered Women′s Advocacy Centre; and past Chairperson and a founding board member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. He gives presentations on violence and facilitates over 50 workshops a year for teachers, students, lawyers, judges, police, doctors, clergy and various community groups. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of many awards and grants, author of numerous research articles, and co-author of four books dealing with children exposed to domestic violence.Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

• PART ONE: LIVING IN A VIOLENT CULTUREIntroduction - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L EdlesonLearning to be Violent - Myriam MiedzianPART TWO: SHELTERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMSAssessment Following Violence-Witnessing Trauma - William Arroyo and Spencer EthIndividual Psychotherapy for the Traumatized Children of Abused Women - Louise Silvern, Jane Karyl and Toby Y LandisProcess and Outcome in Small Groups for Children of Battered Women - Einat Peled and Jeffrey L EdlesonEmpowering Battered Women as Mothers - Joan BilinkoffParenting Groups for Men Who Batter - David J MathewsAdvocacy for Children of Battered Women - Honore M Hughes and Michele MarshallPART THREE: CHILD PROTECTION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMHow Abused Women Can Use the Law To Help Protect Their Children - Joan ZorzaChild Protection Services for Children of Battered Women - Carole Echlin and Larry MarshallPractice and ControversyDoing More Harm Than Good? Some Cautions on Visitation Centers - Martha McMahon and Ellen PencePART FOUR: PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIESTeach Your Children Well - Denise Gamache and Sarah SnappElementary Schools and Violence PreventionViolence Prevention Programs in Secondary (High) Schools - Marlies Sudermann, Peter G Jaffe and Elaine HastingsStrategies To Address Violence in the Lives of High Risk Youth - David A Wolfe et alAboriginal Canadian Children Who Witness and Live with Violence - Claudette Dumont-SmithConclusion - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L Edleson

Peter Jaffe is the Founding Director (1975-2001) and Special Advisor on Violence Prevention of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic; member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario; former chair of the Board of Directors of the Battered Women′s Advocacy Centre; and past Chairperson and a founding board member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. He gives presentations on violence and facilitates over 50 workshops a year for teachers, students, lawyers, judges, police, doctors, clergy and various community groups. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of many awards and grants, author of numerous research articles, and co-author of four books dealing with children exposed to domestic violence.Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

• PART ONE: LIVING IN A VIOLENT CULTUREIntroduction - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L EdlesonLearning to be Violent - Myriam MiedzianPART TWO: SHELTERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMSAssessment Following Violence-Witnessing Trauma - William Arroyo and Spencer EthIndividual Psychotherapy for the Traumatized Children of Abused Women - Louise Silvern, Jane Karyl and Toby Y LandisProcess and Outcome in Small Groups for Children of Battered Women - Einat Peled and Jeffrey L EdlesonEmpowering Battered Women as Mothers - Joan BilinkoffParenting Groups for Men Who Batter - David J MathewsAdvocacy for Children of Battered Women - Honore M Hughes and Michele MarshallPART THREE: CHILD PROTECTION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMHow Abused Women Can Use the Law To Help Protect Their Children - Joan ZorzaChild Protection Services for Children of Battered Women - Carole Echlin and Larry MarshallPractice and ControversyDoing More Harm Than Good? Some Cautions on Visitation Centers - Martha McMahon and Ellen PencePART FOUR: PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIESTeach Your Children Well - Denise Gamache and Sarah SnappElementary Schools and Violence PreventionViolence Prevention Programs in Secondary (High) Schools - Marlies Sudermann, Peter G Jaffe and Elaine HastingsStrategies To Address Violence in the Lives of High Risk Youth - David A Wolfe et alAboriginal Canadian Children Who Witness and Live with Violence - Claudette Dumont-SmithConclusion - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L Edleson

Peter Jaffe is the Founding Director (1975-2001) and Special Advisor on Violence Prevention of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic; member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty for the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario; former chair of the Board of Directors of the Battered Women′s Advocacy Centre; and past Chairperson and a founding board member of the Board of Directors for the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children. He gives presentations on violence and facilitates over 50 workshops a year for teachers, students, lawyers, judges, police, doctors, clergy and various community groups. Dr. Jaffe is the recipient of many awards and grants, author of numerous research articles, and co-author of four books dealing with children exposed to domestic violence.Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

• PART ONE: LIVING IN A VIOLENT CULTUREIntroduction - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L EdlesonLearning to be Violent - Myriam MiedzianPART TWO: SHELTERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMSAssessment Following Violence-Witnessing Trauma - William Arroyo and Spencer EthIndividual Psychotherapy for the Traumatized Children of Abused Women - Louise Silvern, Jane Karyl and Toby Y LandisProcess and Outcome in Small Groups for Children of Battered Women - Einat Peled and Jeffrey L EdlesonEmpowering Battered Women as Mothers - Joan BilinkoffParenting Groups for Men Who Batter - David J MathewsAdvocacy for Children of Battered Women - Honore M Hughes and Michele MarshallPART THREE: CHILD PROTECTION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMHow Abused Women Can Use the Law To Help Protect Their Children - Joan ZorzaChild Protection Services for Children of Battered Women - Carole Echlin and Larry MarshallPractice and ControversyDoing More Harm Than Good? Some Cautions on Visitation Centers - Martha McMahon and Ellen PencePART FOUR: PREVENTION AND EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIESTeach Your Children Well - Denise Gamache and Sarah SnappElementary Schools and Violence PreventionViolence Prevention Programs in Secondary (High) Schools - Marlies Sudermann, Peter G Jaffe and Elaine HastingsStrategies To Address Violence in the Lives of High Risk Youth - David A Wolfe et alAboriginal Canadian Children Who Witness and Live with Violence - Claudette Dumont-SmithConclusion - Einat Peled, Peter G Jaffe and Jeffrey L Edleson