The powerlessness of control: A unifying model for the treatment of male battering and substance addiction

Natti Ronel, Hadas Claridge

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Abstract

The high incidence of partner abuse among substance addicted men calls for a unified model of treatment. Grace Therapy is an approach for the treatment of male batterers based on the 12-Step Program of AA/NA. Clinical evidence relates the internal processes of male batterers and substance-addicted men to similar issues in which feelings of powerlessness arise. Powerlessness has three levels: behavioral, mental, and spiritual. By addressing the behavioral and mental levels, men can become abstinent by avoiding the situations, behaviors, and mental motives that lead them to violence and substance abuse. Recovery and healing occur within the spiritual level through a transformation of the men's attitudes towards the world and themselves–a transformation from self-centeredness to God-centeredness, which produces a growing capacity within the men to care for others unconditionally.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57-76
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 12-Step Programs
  • Addiction treatment
  • Domestic violence
  • Grace therapy
  • Male batterers
  • Treatment for substance abusing batterers

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