Publications

Books & Articles

Books

Safety and Repair Approach to Gender Based Violence

Safety & Repair Manual

Tod Augusta Scott has developed a comprehensive manual outlining the fundamental processes and skills used in applying the Safety & Repair approach. Click here to order a copy of the manual.

Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Research & Practice

Edited by Tod Augusta Scott, Katreena Scott & Leslie M. Tutty: This book speaks to what can be done to effectively intervene to end intimate partner violence against women. Including contributions from both researchers and practitioners, chapters describe service innovations across systems in large urban and remote rural contexts, aimed at majority and minority populations, and that utilize a range of theoretical perspectives to understand and promote change in violence and victimization. Click here to order a copy of the book.

Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives

Edited by Catrina Brown & Tod Augusta Scott: Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives offers a comprehensive introduction to the history and theory of narrative therapy. Influenced by feminist, postmodern, and critical theory, this edited volume illustrates how we make sense of our lives and experiences by ascribing meaning through stories that arise within social conversations and culturally available discourses. Click here to order a copy of the book.

Publications

Book Chapters

Augusta Scott, T. (2023).  Addressing Unhelpful Ideas about Masculinity in the Canadian Armed Forces: A Practitioner’s Perspective.  In Military Masculinity and Culture Change in the Canadian Armed Forces.  Halifax: Mount St. Vincent University, pp. 40-45.

Augusta Scott T. (2022). Safety & Repair: A 3- phase approach to address gender-based violence. In Ending Gender Based Violence: Harnessing Research for Social Change. Toronto, Ontario: Captus Press Inc. 

Augusta Scott, T. (2022). Safety & Repair: A 3- phase approach to address gender-based violence – A Practitioners Guide. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Tod A. Scott, Inc.

Augusta Scott, T. (2021). Challenging Essentialist Anti-Oppressive Discourse: Uniting Against Racism and Sexism. Classical Article Series. Journal of Systemic Therapies. Guildford Press. pp. 45-58.

Augusta Scott, T. (2020). Exploring trauma and masculinity among men who perpetrate intimate partner violence. In Brown C. & MacDonald, J. (Eds) Critical Social Work. Canadian Scholar Press. 127-149

Augusta Scott, T. and Brown, C. (2018). Reimagining the Intersection of Gender and Power. In Collaborative Therapeutic Conversations. In Cristelle Audet and David Pare (eds.) Social Justice and Counseling: Discourse in Practice. New York: Rutledge Press.

Augusta Scott, T., (2017). Preparing Men to Help the Women They Abused Achieve Just Outcomes: A Restorative Approach. In T. Augusta Scott, K. Scott, & L. Tutty (Eds.). Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge Press.

Augusta Scott, T., Harrison, P. & Singer, V. (2017). Restorative Principles: Inviting Women who have been Abused to Define Just Outcomes. In T. Augusta Scott, K. Scott, & L. Tutty (Eds.). Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge Press.

Augusta Scott, T., Goodmark, L. & Pennell, J. (2017). Restorative Justice, Domestic Violence and the Law: A Panel Discussion. In T. Augusta Scott, K. Scott, & L. Tutty (Eds.). Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge Press.

Augusta Scott, T. & Maerz, L. (2017). Complex Trauma and Dominant Masculinity: A narrative therapy approach with men who choose to abuse their female partners. In T. Augusta Scott, K. Scott, & L. Tutty (Eds.). Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Research and Practice. New York: Routledge Press.

Augusta Scott, T. (2016). Stopping violence against women: Wade’s Story. In S. Hick & J. Stokes (Eds.). Social Work in Canada: An Introduction 4th Edition (pp. 264-265). Toronto: Thompson Publishing

Augusta Scott, T. (2009). A Narrative Therapy approach to conversations with men about perpetrating abuse In Peter Lehmann and Catherine Simmons (eds). Strengths Based Batterers Intervention: A New Paradigm in Ending Family Violence. New York: Springer Press.

Augusta Scott, T. (2007) Challenging anti-oppressive discourse: Uniting against racism and sexism. In Brown, C. & Augusta Scott, T. (eds) Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives, pp.211-228. California: Sage Publications.

Augusta Scott, T. (2007) Conversations with men about women’s violence: Ending men’s violence by challenging gender essentialism. In Brown, C. & Augusta Scott, T. (eds) Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives, pp.197-210. California: Sage Publications.

Augusta Scott, T. (2007) Letters from prison: Re-authoring identity with men who have perpetrated sexual violence. In Brown, C. & Augusta Scott, T. (eds) Narrative Therapy: Making Meaning, Making Lives, pp.251-268. California: Sage Publications.

Augusta Scott, T. (2003) Dichotomies in the power and control story: Exploring multiple stories about men who choose abuse in intimate relationships. In Responding to violence: A collection of papers relating to child sexual abuse and violence in intimate relationships, pp.204-224. Adelaide: Dulwich Centre Publications.

Journal Articles

Augusta Scott, T. (2009). ‘Power and Control’ and beyond: An interview with Tod Augusta Scott and a client who perpetrated sexual abuse by Scot Cooper. Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 28. No. 2, 90-101

Pare, D, Young, K, Freedman, J, Augusta Scott, T. (2006). Unpacking the healing metaphor: A panel discussion. Journal of Systemic Therapies. Nol.25, No.1. pp. 68-83.

Augusta Scott.T. (2006). Talking With Men Who Have Used Violence in Intimate Relationships: An Interview with Tod Augusta Scott, pp 23-30. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, no. 4, 2006 Australia: Dulwich Centre Publications.

Augusta Scott, T. & Dankwort, J. (2002) Group work with partner abuse: Lessons from constructivist and educational approaches. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 17, no. 7:783-805.

Augusta Scott, Tod. (2001). Dichotomies in the Power and Control Story: Exploring Multiple stories about men who choose abuse in intimate relationships. Gecko No.2. 31-68.

Podcasts

Reckonings Podcast(Episode 21): A survivor and HER perpetrator find justice (2018) LISTEN TRANSCRIPT

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