LibGuides: MFT-6113: Assessing and Treating Family Violence: Week 3 Resources

Week 3 Resources

“I’m Black, I’m Strong, and I Need Help”: Toxic Black Femininity and Intimate Partner Violence
Kelly, L. C., Spencer, C. M., Stith, S. M., & Beliard, C. (2020). “I’m Black, I’m strong, and I need help”: Toxic black femininity and intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 12(1), 54-64.
Reviews the experiences of Black women related to IPV and the role of toxic Black feminity.
Intimate Partner Violence in Teen Relationships
Bekaert, S., & Appleton, J. (2014). In T.K. Shackelford (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of domestic violence (pp. 1004-1021). SAGE Publications.
Chapter 60 discusses the factors that relate to the occurrence of violence in teen intimate relationships.
Child Maltreatment and the Family
Whitaker, D. J., & Rogers-Brown, J. S. (2019). Child maltreatment and the family. In APA handbook of contemporary family psychology: Applications and broad impact of family psychology, Vol. 2. (pp. 471–487). American Psychological Association.
This chapter provides an introduction to the occurrence, conceptualization, and treatment of child maltreatment.
Human Trafficking of Women and Girls in the United States: Toward an Evolving Psychosocial-Historical Definition
Contreras, P. M. (2018). Human trafficking of women and girls in the United States: Toward an evolving psychosocial-historical definition. In APA handbook of the psychology of women: Perspectives on women’s private and public lives, Vol. 2. (pp. 175–193). American Psychological Association.
The human trafficking of women and girls in the US is discussed in this chapter within a historical, psychological, and social context.
Intimate Partner Violence and the Family
Simpson Rowe, L., & Jouriles, E. N. (2019). Intimate partner violence and the family. In APA handbook of contemporary family psychology: Applications and broad impact of family psychology, Vol. 2. (pp. 399–416).
This resource provides an introduction to research on IPV including causes, controversies in the literature, and treatment/ prevention considerations.
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Lessons from Examining Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
Baker, N., Buick, J., Kim, S., Moniz, S., & Nava, K. (2013). Lessons from examining same-sex intimate partner violence. Sex Roles, 69, 182-192.
This article reviews the phenomenon of IPV in the LGBTQ+ community and discusses implications for conceptualizing IPV across all populations. Particularly, authors seek to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about IPV based on lessons learned from its occurrence in the LGBTQ+ community.

Optional Resources

A Meta-Analysis of Risk Markers for Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships
Kimmes, J. G., Mallory, A. B., Spencer, C., Beck, A. R., Cafferky, B., & Stith, S. M. (2019). A meta-analysis of risk markers for intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 20(3), 374–384.
This article reviews findings across studies on risk markers for IPV in same-sex relationships.

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