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ABUSED WIFE PROBLEM

NCJ Number
36141
Journal
Social Casework Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 27-32
Author(s)
B B NICHOLS
Date Published
1976
Length
6 pages
Annotation
ARTICLE EXAMINING SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF ABUSIVENESS TOWARD WIVES WHICH ARE PERTINENT TO FAMILY CASEWORKERS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS CONCEPTS WHICH TEND TO MAINTAIN THE PATTERN OF ABUSE, RATHER THAN TO TREAT IT. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES OF TREATMENT ARE DISCUSSED AND THE NEED FOR CASEWORKER INVOLVEMENT IN DESIGNING TREATMENT INNOVATIONS IS EMPHASIZED.

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