CCC 27-3

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Comprehensive Healing Pathway for the Treatment of Narcissistic and Emotional Abuse

David Hawkins, M.B.A., M.S.W., M.A., Ph.D.

20 Christian Counseling Connection i I remember years ago treating men who were guilty of do mestic violence and were required to participate in a Batter er’s Intervention Program. This was very challenging work. What was shocking to me then, and to an extent now, is how we separated the men from the women, the batterers from the victims. While I understand the need for safety and the importance of temporary separation, there was little integrated or comprehensive planning if the couple

wanted to reconcile, and most did. The men were often immediately separated from their partners, typically through a restraining order. The men were then required to participate in treatment and were, as you might imagine, often reluctant participants. There was no involvement of their spouses, who were usually their victims, in their treatment. There was no comprehen sive healing path forward.