Dear Bookseller, Buyer, Event Manager:

During the pandemic, many important books missed out on the attention they deserved. Please take a moment to consider ordering this book that could help so many people have better lives, COERCIVE RELATIONSHIPS by Jennifer C. Parker, MSSW.

Jennifer C. Parker is available for virtual events, to help promote the book and discussion of this important topic, nationwide and in Wisconsin. She launched her book this past spring with a well-attended virtual event at a Room of One's Own bookstore in Madison, WI.

“Parker provides a wealth of information about the components of coercive control. Encouraging self-compassion, she guides readers to recognize the dynamics of abuse, examine its hold on them and move along the path toward healing. It’s a must-read for survivors as well as those who work with them.” 

Joanna V. Hunter, author of But He’ll Change

“You have designed a book that presents recurrent opportunities and permission for the reader to view/know themselves in their situation . . . I think readers will experience the respect you feel for them because it is so obvious that you have been listening.” 

Ruth Ann Berkholtz, clinical social worker

Description:

Coercive Relationships provides a beacon for survivors of partner abuse. Parker's nonjudgmental, empathic voice offers knowledge gleaned from years of experience. Survivors gain answers to frequently asked questions:

- Am I being abused?

- Why do they hurt me?

- Why do I feel so crazy?

- What can I change?

- Why do they believe they should control us?

- How do I recognize abuse of power?

- How do I heal?

Each chapter contains illustrative vignettes and suggestions for reflection to assist readers in discovering what they want.

Coercive Relationships lifts the private shame survivors feel by connecting their abusers' actions to societal values and beliefs that permit all forms of violence.

Product Details

Price

$20.95

Publisher

Black Rose Writing

Publish Date

March 11, 2021

Pages

342

Dimensions

6.0 X 9.0 X 0.71 inches | 1.01 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9781684336678

BISAC Categories:

Abuse - Domestic Partner Abuse

Emotions

Abuse

About the Author

Jennifer Parker has a Masters in Social Work with over thirty years' experience with intimate partner violence (IPV). Her internship at a battered women's shelter began her passion to develop resources for victims. Therapy with survivors and workshops for training therapists inform Coercive Control. Jennifer's accomplishments include a curriculum for IPV group work, workshops, professional newsletter articles, expert witness testimony in trials, a web site and blog, and awards from state and local agencies.

AUTHOR WEBSITE

Thank you! -- Susannah Greenberg

CONTACT:

Susannah Greenberg Public Relations, (646) 801-7477, [email protected]

OR the author, Jennifer Parker, 608-255-8838 ext. 6, [email protected]

P.S. The book is available from Ingram as well as the publisher Black Rose Writing