%0 Journal Article
%T The assessment of court-mandated perpetrators of domestic violence
%J Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
%D 2003
%A Liebert, Douglas S.
%A Sonkin, Daniel Jay
%V 6
%N 2
%P 3-36
%X The authors present a comprehensive assessment protocol for court-mandated perpetrators of domestic violence. Because of the inherent risk of harm to others present in the context of domestic violence treatment, the authors present an assessment process with a clear set of goals and expressed expectations. These goals help to set the context of treatment from the onset and serve as a continual frame of reference that both therapist and patient will refer to throughout the treatment process. The authors discuss the following assessment issue: informed consent and disclosure; confidentiality; patient rapport; patient motivation for treatment; patients' suitability for treatment; differential diagnosis; the assessment of violence and social history; patients' risk for further violence and other acting-out; behavioral interventions for violence control; developing treatment plans.<p />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1092-6771
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v06n02_02