Starting in the early 80's, Learning to Live Without Violence set the standard for the treatment of batterers. Today, there are more than 300,000 copies in print. Now, the updated 1997 bestselling manual includes exercises to enhance the curriculum for longer-term counseling and educational programs. --- from the publisher The authors write: "The purpose of this new chapter is to suggest ways for you to continue to make positive changes in your behavior; to assess which areas need further attention; and to discuss areas where you might do some 'advanced training' in violence prevention, and especially in anger management". The updated message in this book that has saved so many women's lives since it was first published in 1982 makes it "must" reading for every man, woman and therapist involved in stopping domestic violence! Men can learn to live without being violent and Sonkin and Durphey help them do it!" Lenore E. Walker Ed.D. Director, Domestic Violence Institute "Learning to Live Without Violence" is the premier anger workbook. We used it for fifteen years in our treatment groups. It's simply the cleareast and most comprehensive workbook of its kind." Don Dutton, Ph.D., Author of The Batterer University of British Columbia About the Author: Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D. is a licensed Marriage, Family and child Counselor in independent practice in Sausalito, California. His practice focuses on the treatment of individuals, couples and families facing a variety of psyhological problems including domestic violence and child abuse. In addition to his clinical experience, he has testified as an expert witness in criminal cases where domestic violence is an issue. He also evaluates defendants facing the death penalty, conducting social histories with a focus on their childhood abuse and its impact on adult criminal behavior. As one of the early investigators and specialists in the field of family violence, he has developed a widely used protocol for treating male batterers. He has conducted trainings nationally and internationally for mental health professionals on the treatment of male batterers. Currently he is a member of the State Ethics Committee of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and a graduate lecturer in the Department of Counseling at California State University, Sonoma. |