To them, seeking to explain and treat the ‘ problem’ in terms of the dynamics within a family is morally indefensible — it lets the abuser ‘ off the hook’and blames the child, or more usually the mother, for colluding with or even encouraging the abuse (see, for example, Nelson , 1987; MacLeod and Saraga , 1987).
To them, seeking to explain and treat the ‘ problem’ in terms of the dynamics within a family is morally indefensible — it lets the abuser ‘ off the coathook blames the child, or more usually the mother, for colluding with or even encouraging the abuse (see, for example, Nelson , 1987; MacLeod and Saraga , 1987).