Is counseling effective for people in domestic violence relationships?

I am doing a report and I want to know if counseling is good for people in domestic violence relationships.Is counseling effective for people in domestic violence relationships?
It can be especially good in getting the abused person the self-confidence to get out of the relationship and to break the cycle of choosing abusive partners. It is less effective at healing an existing relationship between an abuser and an abusee. In general once violence has been brought into a relationship it will escalate.





If the abuser is sincerely interested in giving up the cycle of abuse they usually end up focusing on the next relationship. Until all underlying problems are addressed violence is always an available solution, and counseling can be rather difficult for this type of learned behavior.Is counseling effective for people in domestic violence relationships?
IT can be if the person going to it is willing to follow through with what is being taught there
Absolutely for the victim! Counseling is an invaluable tool for the victim. It's been my experience that the batterer who may stop battering will find other ways to be abusive (verbal, emotional, psychological).....once an abuser always an abuser and no amount of counseling seems to help.....there's a component at work in the abuser that can't admit fault. He/She may be genuinely sorry but will not/cannot stop abusive behaviors.
I don't think so... If you're referring to ';couple's counseling';. Husbands who abuse their wives or girlfriends usually have serious mental/emotional problems sometimes stemming from childhood that they never worked out. I think individual therapy for the offender in question is the effective method. The victim has done nothing wrong, therefore doesn't need any treatment.
I had a friend in a situation like that. We made her go to counseling. She wasn't at a point where she was ready to admit that she had a problem; therefore, it didn't help. Once she reached the point where she realized she was worth more than that, she was able to get out.
it is, occasionally. but bastards remain bastards. and B****es remain B****es. u can't counsel it out of anyone
It is certainly an option not to ignore.


Whether it will stop it or not is another matter.


At least it makes people realise and wake up to what they are doing and suffering and at what level should not be tolerated.


It might ';wake up'; some women to leave the relationship instead of staying in a deviant one.
Counseling has been so politicised that it is no longer of any value.





In any abuse situation, the male is demonized, has his rights severed, is required to attend indoctrination classes where he is to consistently admit guilt, whether it is true or not.





Should the female be the abusive party, there is no attempt to counsel, to repair the family or discover the root cause of the abuse. The male is charged with abuse, period.
i doubt it.


i think , rather, that the one who is doing the abuse will probably heighten it, make it more violent, so as to stop the victim from arousing suspicion or sueing, or maybe even trying to appeal for an arrest.


after all, any reaction on the victim's part will only provoke the abuser and give them a reason to beat the victim all the more.





if i were in such a position, i would simply escape as quickly, and as efficiently,as possible.





however, if it is simply a matter of the childhoods of the couple (they might have grown up in a violent household), or there is a positive bond and they loveone another, counseling will definitely help.
In some cases I say yes .. My hubby and i was both charged with it years ago .. we had just gotten married , it was the first time we had hit one another .. and we did councling and it helped us 100% ... but im bad cases of DV i dont think it could help at all ..
i think it would depend on the gens of a person,there is a super male and a super female,which means that they have an extra chromazone,this causes them to be absent of guilt.it would take more than counseling to stop their violent acts.
i think that all depends on the person whos doing the hitting. i don't know anyone it has worked for. but i think that if the abuser has only done it once on maybe even twice and the two go and get counsling and the abuser is sincere i think it might work. my personal opinion would be get out. good luck on the report.
I am answering this question from a professional standpoint. I am a psychologist that has worked extensively with people involved in domestic violence situations.


Joint counseling is rarely ever recommended because it is difficult for the victim to open up when the abuser is sitting right there. The victim has to worry about what will happen when he/she gets home.


Individual counseling is usually pretty effective for the victim. The victim learns how not to be a victim any more. They learn ';red flags'; to watch out for. Also, what attracts them to violent relationships and how to stay out of them in the future.


Unfortunately, the abuser doesn't usually change from having counseling. Most of the time they only learn how to be more subtle in their abuse and how not to get caught.