CLIENT AND COUNSELLOR PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROCESS AND OUTCOMES OF FAMILY COURT COUNSELLING IN CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
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| Authors: | Barbara Davies Stephen Ralph |
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| Affiliation: | Barbara Davies is a psychologist who is the director of the Court Counselling Service of the Family Court of Australia in Lismore. New South Wales.;Stephen Ralph is a psychologist who is the director of the Court Counselling Service of the Family Court of Australia in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. |
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| Abstract: | The Family Court of Australia provides conciliation counselling to couples who are involved in disputes regarding their children following separation. In cases where domestic violence is involved, the appropriateness of providing counselling has been seriously questioned. This study is an extension of earlier work completed by the authors that specifically examined client satisfaction with counselling in cases involving domestic violence. This article examines client and counsellor perceptions of the counselling process and its outcomes. |
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