Working with Adolescent Violence and Abuse Towards Parents

Taylor & Francis

Working with Adolescent Violence and Abuse Towards ParentsApproaches and Contexts for Intervention\nAuthor(s): Amanda Holt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138808010, 978-1138808010\nSynopsis\nAdolescent violence and abuse towards parents is increasingly recognised as a global problem. Inverting how we normally understand power to operate in abusive relationships, it involves actors who cannot easily be categorised as victims or perpetrators, and often impacts families who are experiencing multiple stressors and hardships and may be experiencing other forms of family abuse. This unique book draws on an international selection of contributors to identify, present and explore what we know about what works when supporting these families.\n\nExploring conceptual and theoretical challenges produced by this emerging social problem:\n\nPart 1 discusses some well-established intervention approaches and programmes, looki.