The Powerlessness of Control

A Unifying Model for the Treatment of Male Battering and Substance Addiction

Bibliographic Data

ID15413995
AuthorsNatti Ronel (0000-0003-4575-2890, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Hadas Claridge (Sherman Oaks Hospital)
Year2003
Volume3
Issue1
Pages57-76
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-256X • E-ISSN: 1533-2578
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j160v03n01_05
OpenAlexW2028209919
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

The high incidence of partner abuse among substance addicted men calls for a unified model of treatment. Grace Therapy is an approach for the treatment of male batterers based on the 12-Step Program of AA/NA. Clinical evidence relates the internal processes of male batterers and substance-addicted men to similar issues in which feelings of powerlessness arise. Powerlessness has three levels: behavioral, mental, and spiritual. By addressing the behavioral and mental levels, men can become abstinent by avoiding the situations, behaviors, and mental motives that lead them to violence and substance abuse. Recovery and healing occur within the spiritual level through a transformation of the men's attitudes towards the world and themselves–a transformation from self-centeredness to God-centeredness, which produces a growing capacity within the men to care for others unconditionally

Addiction · Feeling · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Substance abuse · Substance use · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology

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