Violent No More Workbook
The exercises in the Violent No More Workbook are specifically designed to help men who batter understand, monitor, and stop their abusive and controlling behavior. Also included are exercises designed for couples who are working through basic relationship issues such as negotiating, communicating, compromising, and disagreeing without becoming abusive or controlling.
Mental health counselors or facilitators in domestic abuse programs make the book Violent No More and the Violent No More Workbook available to men in their domestic abuse groups or the clients they are seeing on an individual basis. Some programs provide the book and workbook to participants as part of their fee; others require participants to purchase the book and workbook, or contribute to the cost. The Violent No More Workbook is an easy to use, step-by-step process that is written directly to men.
Men who batter can change if they have the courage and motivation to change. The exercises in this workbook will help them on their journey.
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Book details
- Author
- Michael Paymar, MPA
- Imprint
- Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 194
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Family & Relationships › Abuse › Domestic Partner Abuse
Family & Relationships › Anger
Self-Help › Self-Management › Anger Management
Social Science › Men's Studies - Topics
- domestic abuse · anger management · abusive relationships · men's behavior change · relationship communication · controlling behavior · couples counseling
- ISBN-13
- 9781630267612 (Paperback)9781630269296 (Hardcover)
About the author
MICHAEL PAYMAR, MPA, has worked in the domestic abuse prevention field for over thirty years. He is the author of Violent No More.
Paymar co-authored the curriculum Creating a Process for Change for Men Who Batter, the most widely used treatment model in the world, with the late Ellen Pence, through the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, Minnesota. He also wrote the award-winning documentary With Impunity: Men and Gender Violence.
When not writing, Paymar served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for almost two decades, authoring legislation to combat domestic and sexual abuse and sex-trafficking. That work informs his insight into gender violence and his advocacy for men who want to live violence-free lives.