Domestic Violence: Violence and the Family

Catalog description

This course examines the nature of violence, especially against women and children. Three major areas are covered: spouse abuse, child physical abuse and child sexual abuse. Prevalence, factors that foster and mitigate the tendency toward violence, and treatment issues are discussed. The pre-requisites of CSP 615, 649, 652 and 654 are required as well as CSP 657A or CSP 706.