TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Therapeutic responses to domestic violence in Australia: a history of controversies
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of family therapy
A1  - Brown, Jac
A1  - James, Kerrie
SP  - 169
EP  - 184
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - This paper reviews controversies about domestic violence occurring in heterosexual relationships discussed in the Australian context by practitioners and academics and published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy over the past three decades. Controversies arose in relation to the provision of therapeutic interventions for domestic violence, primarily in individual and couple counselling and group programs. After a literature review, the following controversial issues are identified: (1) the role of patriarchy: Is a patriarchal culture the main cause of domestic violence? (2) Systemic family therapy and gendered violence: Does systemic family therapy hide men's responsibility for domestic violence? (3) Therapeutic and educational interventions for domestic violence: Does therapy turn a 'crime' into a 'psychological problem'? (4) Men as victims: Do both men and women perpetrate domestic violence in equal measure? (5) It takes two to tango: What part do women play in eliciting men's violence?<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0814-723X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anzf.1053
ID  - ref1
ER  -