Trauma-Informed Treatment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence

Casey T. Taft, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the National Center for PTSD in the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, and professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine, USA. Christopher M. Murphy, PhD, is professor and chair of psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, and clinical supervisor for the New Behaviors Program for intimate partner violence at HopeWorks, a community-based nonprofit agency in Howard County, Maryland. Suzannah K. Creech, PhD, is a research psychologist in the Treatment Core at the VHA VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans and the Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, and an assistant professor (research) in the Department of Psychiatry at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA.

amp ldquo A welcome and important resource for any provider who works with IPV, other forms of violence and forensic issues. amp rdquo -New England Psychologist

• IntroductionI. FoundationsSocial Information Processing Model of Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence in Military Veterans Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence in Civilian Populations Assessment Safety Considerations Process Considerations II. Trauma-Informed Intimate Partner Violence Interventions and Examples Group Interventions Example of Group Intervention Couples Interventions Example of Couples Intervention Individual Interventions Examples of Individual Intervention Adjunctive Interventions Afterword: Conclusions, Future Directions, and Challenges Appendix A: Group Philosophy Appendix B: Common Reactions to Trauma Appendix C: Trauma Impact Questions Appendix D: Anger Analysis Form Appendix E: What to Do During Time-Out Appendix F: ""Survival Mode"" and Alternative Thoughts Appendix G: Anger Meter Appendix H: Roots of Your Communication Style Appendix I: Identifying Feelings Handout Appendix J: Daily Feelings Expression Appendix K: You've Been Caught Doing Something Nice Appendix L: Common Themes Related to Trauma Appendix M: Conflict Analysis Sheet Appendix N: Time-Outs: Planning, Preparing, and Practicing Appendix O: Daily Feelings Expression References Index