Reports on the incidence of family violence in the United States and reviews causal studies concerned with the psychological needs of the violent individual, the social situation in which violence occurs, and the norms and values which sanction violence. Also discusses intervention measures and prevention strategies. (Author/GC)

Considers clients and their environments as components in a social-ecological approach to the counseling process. Although in its beginning stages, the technique provides a needed structure for offering clients alternative behavior change strategies. Counselors must confront and deal with factors outside of clients themselves that influence…