2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
9/15/2016 | 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Perspectives on Domestic Violence Intervention: Expanding Paradigms | Cascade C
Perspectives on Domestic Violence Intervention: Expanding Paradigms
In this keynote presentation, Dr. Sonkin will discuss his personal journey of treating perpetrators for almost 40 years. The talk will highlight the importance of clinician’s own personal growth as well as their willingness to “think outside the box.” He will also discuss recent research that indicates that treatment effects may not be as robust as we might think. He will make suggestions as to what types of clinical interventions programs may consider in their efforts to optimize therapeutic outcome.
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Daniel Sonkin
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Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D. is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT16644) in an independent practice in Sausalito, California. Since 1981, his work has focused on the treatment of individuals and couples facing a variety interpersonal problems, including domestic violence. In addition to his clinical experience, he has testified as an expert witness since 1977 in criminal cases where domestic violence is an issue. He has also evaluates defendants facing the death penalty with a focus on their childhood abuse and its impact on adult criminal behavior.
As one of the early specialists in the field of family violence, Dr. Sonkin has developed a widely used protocol for treating male batterers. His book, Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men has been published in English, Spanish and Japanese and is utilized by treatment programs around the world. He is also the author of numerous articles and books on domestic violence and child abuse including, The Male Batterer: A Treatment Approach; Domestic Violence on Trial: Psychological and Legal Dimensions of Family Violence; and Wounded Boys/Heroic Men: A Man’s Guide to Recovering from Childhood Abuse; The JurisMonitor Stabilization Program for Stalkers; A Counselors Guide to Learning to Live Without Violence; the co-editor of Intimate Violence: Contemporary Treatment Innovations; and Domestic Violence: The Court-Mandated Perpetrator Assessment and Treatment Handbook. For the past twenty years he has been integrating attachment theory and neurobiology into his clinical work with perpetrators and victims of violence, as well as his general psychotherapy patients.
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