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Understanding Domestic Violence: Why I Can't Do My Hours!

Join the Domestic Violence Workforce Professional Development Academy to learn about the different forms of abuse, facts about domestic violence, working with the abused individual, and programs/services available for support. Take a stand against domestic violence and be smart!

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Understanding Domestic Violence: Why I Can't Do My Hours!

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  1. Why I Can’t Do My Hours!UnderstandingDomestic Violence Workforce Professional Development Academy Jeanne Rademacher, CWDP, JSS, JCTC, JCDC Training Initiatives, Inc.

  2. What is Abuse ? • Physical • Emotional • Sexual • Economical

  3. Just the Facts!

  4. Facts about Domestic Violence • Every year, an estimated 2-4 million women of all races and classes are battered by a spouse or intimate partner in the United States. -There’s No Excuse • Each year, more than one million women seek medical treatment for injuries by husbands, ex-husbands, and boyfriends. -”Facts on Domestic Violence” • Abused women comprise approximately 20% of women presenting with injury to hospital emergency services. -International Journal of Health Services

  5. Operator: 911, What is the emergency? Caller:Yeah, I just shot my girlfriend. Operator: You shot her? Caller:Yeah, I did. Operator: Where? Caller:In South Daytona. Operator: Okay. 2050 S. Ridgewood, B23? Caller:Yeah. Operator: Where is she at now? Caller:She’s right here. Operator: What area was she shot in?

  6. Caller:I don’t know. It doesn’t really matter. You need to come get her. Operator: Okay, What is your name? Caller:Alvin Watson. Operator: Albert? Are you going to stay there Albert? Caller:I ain’t going nowhere. Operator: Why did you shoot her, Albert? Caller:‘Cause I had to. Operator: Why did you have to, were you having a fight? Caller:Yeah.

  7. Operator: Okay. Let me transfer you to EVAC. Can you, can you stay on the line and tell them where.. Caller:No, you just send somebody to come get her, okay. Operator: We’re on our way. (Phone is placed down) Caller:See what you done. The sound of two rounds being chambered in a gun. Then the sound of two shots being fired.

  8. The Children

  9. Another Reason

  10. The Children are Watching!

  11. Working with the Abused Individual • Safety • Support • Abuse • Recover

  12. Working with the Abused Individual • Safety • Safety of the victim and their children MUST be a priority • Discuss options- learn what local resources are available • Develop a safety plan

  13. Working with the Abused Individual • Support • Support Their Decisions • Must be Non-Judgmental

  14. Working with the Abused Individual • Abuse • Discuss the different forms of abuse with the victim • Discuss the Power and Control Wheel

  15. Working with the Abused Individual • Recover • Safety • Empowerment • Support System • Freedom • Special Needs

  16. Why do the Abused Stay ? • Fear • Love • Pity • Economics • Low Self-Esteem • Religious Beliefs • Children

  17. Domestic Abuse Council, Inc. Programs and Services • 24 Hour Crisis Line 1-800-500-1119 • Transitional Housing Program • “Hugs & Love” • Family Violence Intervention Program • Emergency Shelter Program • Individual Group Education/Support • Community Education & Professional Training • Victim Court Advocate Program

  18. Be Smart!

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