Effectively intervening with violent behavior An interview with Dr. Peter Fonagy

Streaming video - 2014

In this video, Peter Fonagy, PhD, eloquently articulates effective methods of intervening with violent behavior. He begins with child development, emphasizing that early attachment often inhibits violent tendencies. Providing viewers with a series of effective examples, Fonagy discusses the importance of mentalization or self-reflective functioning as a method for intervening with violence. He also addresses social factors affecting violence, risk factors and thoughts that drive violent behavior, and counseling violent offenders in a variety of settings, including in prisons, group therapy and individual therapy. Keywords: Peter Fonagy, violence, intervention, violent behavior, aggression, anger management, Counseling, counselling, Social W...ork, Social Worker, Therapy, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy.net, Therapist.--Supplied by publisher. more