Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices - Paperback

by Jill Davies (Author), Eleanor J. Lyon (Author)

Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Second Edition is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration of all victims' perspectives and advocates' role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints

Author Biography

Jill Davies, Attorney, is the deputy director of Greater Hartford Legal Aid, Inc. (GHLA) and directs Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence, a key initiative of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, in collaboration with GHLA. Her advocacy on behalf of family violence victims spans three decades. One aspect of her work is the conception and continued development of the victim-defined approach to advocacy. She has written and consulted extensively on issues of importance to family violence victims, including advocacy and safety planning, poverty, and legal issues. The author of numerous articles and materials regarding violence against women and family violence, her writing encourages critical thinking and supports improved practice.

Eleanor Lyon (Ph.D), retired from the University of Connecticut, School of Social Work in 2011, where she served as Director of the Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction and taught courses on violence against women and research methods. During a career of over 30 years, she directed a battered women's shelter; conducted research and evaluation at the local, state, and national levels; and worked on a wide range of projects in collaboration with advocates working with victims/survivors of domestic and family violence and sexual assault and abuse. She remains active as a consultant with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health, among others. Her research, publications, and reports have always been guided by a focus on human strengths and resilience, and a desire to contribute knowledge that will improve the social conditions and responses that support those human qualities.