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Brown, George S.; Brown, Joanne L. – 1986
This paper describes a set of therapeutic tactics employed in the treatment of court-ordered spouse abusers at a community-based counseling center. The introduction states that the term therapeutic tactics was chosen to describe a class of interventions which are closer in nature to strategic ploys used in a contest rather than collaborative…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques

Margolin, Gayla; Fernandez, Vivian – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1987
Despite general trends for violence in marriage to escalate in frequency and intensity, there are some couples who, through their own efforts, stop being violent. Describes three such couples, with particular attention given to spouses' reports on the cessation of their violence. Discusses implications of these couples' experiences for the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Family Violence
O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Murphy, Christopher M.; Stephan, Sharon H.; Fals-Stewart, William; Murphy, Marie – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
This study examined partner violence before and after behavioral couples therapy (BCT) for 303 married or cohabiting male alcoholic patients and used a demographically matched nonalcoholic comparison sample. In the year before BCT, 60% of alcoholic patients had been violent toward their female partner, 5 times the comparison sample rate of 12%. In…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Males, Family Violence, Family Counseling

Edleson, Jeffrey L. – Social Work, 1984
Examines factors associated with wife abuse and describes major components of a small group program designed to help men who batter. These include self-observation, cognitive restructuring, interpersonal skills training, relaxation training, and establishing a small group environment for intervention. (JAC)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Techniques