Arlene Vetere, FBPsS, FAcSS, is professor of family therapy and systemic practice at VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway; visiting professor of clinical psychology at Universita degli Studi, Bergamo, Italy; and affiliate professor of family studies at Malta University. Arlene lives in the UK, where she is registered as a clinical psychologist, systemic psychotherapist and systemic supervisor. Twenty years ago, she established 'Reading Safer Families', a family violence intervention service, with Jan Cooper. They have published extensively on their approach to safety and safe therapeutic practice with individuals, couples and families. Arlene has also developed a narrative attachment approach to systemic practice with Rudi Dallos, which has been widely published. Arlene co-authored chapters three and four with Jan Cooper in this book, and wrote chapters five and seven.

Angela Abela is a professor and founding head of the Department of Family Studies at the University of Malta. As a clinical psychologist, family therapist and systemic supervisor, she works with couples, children and their families and supervises teams of practitioners working with vulnerable families. She chairs the National Centre for Family Research of the President of Malta's Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society and is a consultant for the Maltese government and the Standing Committees for Social and Family Affairs in Parliament. As an expert for the Council of Europe, she worked on the Policy to Support Positive Parenting and is lead author of the Strategic Policy on Positive Parenting for Malta launched in 2016. She has published widely and is an associate editor of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, an international advisory editor of Contemporary Family Therapy and is on the editorial board of Children Australia. Angela wrote chapters six, eight and nine in this book.

Jan Cooper is a former psychiatric social worker and a systemic psychotherapist, currently holding a non-clinical registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy in the UK. Twenty years ago she established 'Reading Safer Families', a dedicated family violence intervention service, with Arlene Vetere. They have published extensively on their approach to safety and safe therapeutic practice where violence is of concern. Currently, Jan is focused on writing and training on their safety methodology. Jan co-authored chapters three and four with Arlene Vetere in this book.

Offers a systemic, pan-theoretical approach to repairing relationships after violence

Examines prevention and early intervention strategies for intergenerational violence

Explores the psychological and social on therapists who work with violence in couples and families

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Includes supplementary material: [...]

When the Violence Stops: Different Relationships and Different Forms of Violence in the Family.- Living with Violence in the Family: Retrospective Recall of Women's Childhood Experiences.- How to Help Stop the Violence: Using a Safety Methodology Across the Life Span.- Helping Couples Separate Safely: Working Towards Safe Separations.- Healing and Repair in Relationships: Working Therapeutically with Couples.- Working Systemically with Parents, Children, and Adult Survivors When the Abuse Stops.- Working in the Territory: Therapists' Experiences of Working with Violent Behaviour in Couples and Families.- Supervision and Consultation with Practitioners Who Intervene with Families and Trauma.- Prevention and Early Intervention with Violence and Abuse in Families.