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  • Training Tools
  • General Material
January 2004

Women and Domestic Violence: Programs and Tools that Improve Care for Victims

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This paper provides an overview of training programs and tools for improving services for victims of domestic violence. The tools described in this paper include: 1) the Domestic Violence and Survivor Assessment tool, which helps health care providers and abused women identify issues and feelings and thereby guide counseling; 2) the critical pathways to intimate partner violence, which includes the assessment of physical health, mental health, social assessment and treatment for domestic violence victims; and 3) the Delphi Instrument for hospital-based domestic violence programs, which assess the quality and performance of hospitals' response to domestic violence.
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  • General Material
January 2004

Advocacy Matters: Helping Mothers and Their Children Involved with the Child Protection System

Publisher(s):
"This document's purpose is to underscore the importance of the advocates work, provide tips for how to improve practice in this area, and inspire them to better understand women's situations and help them be safe and self-sufficient."
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  • General Material
January 2004

Helping Children Thrive: Supporting Woman Abuse Survivors as Mothers: A Resource to Support Parenting

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This resource reviews the needs of abused women as mothers, batterers as parents, effects of power and control tactics on mothers, the potential impact of woman abuse on children of different ages, and strategies used by young people to cope with violence in their homes.
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  • General Material
December 2003

Model Protocol For Advocates Working With Battered Women Involved In The Child Protection System

Author(s): Publisher(s):
This protocol contains an introduction that outlines the origins and key features of CPS, and recommended policy and procedures. Covered are: individual advocacy strategies, determining if a mandatory report is required, making a mandatory report, reviewing case files, and advocating in court.
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  • General Material
October 2003

Model Protocol on Working with Battered Women and their Teenage Boys in Shelter

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This model protocol covers recommended policy and procedures on working with battered women and their teenage songs in shelter, program activities for teens, community collaboration, training, confidentiality, and safety planning.
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  • General Material
May 2003

Homelessness & Family Trauma: The Case for Early Intervention

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This resource focuses on the impact that homelessness has on children, especially for those who have experienced sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse or are in environments where this abuse is occurring. The issue addresses the need for early intervention and provides clinicians with tips on identifying signs of trauma in homeless children as well as when and how to intervene.
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  • General Material
January 2003

Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma

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This article discusses the importance of work environment in the development of vicarious trauma problems for domestic and sexual violence workers.
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  • Training Tools
  • General Material
January 2003

Enough and yet Not Enough: An Educational Resource Manual on Domestic Violence Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities in Washington State

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This educational resource manual on domestic violence advocacy for persons with disabilities was developed to enhance the skills of community based domestic violence advocates.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
January 2003

God's Reconciling Love: A Pastor's Handbook on Domestic Violence

Author(s): Publisher(s):
This much-needed handbook includes basic information about domestic violence, theological reflections, referral resources, and concrete suggestions for a compassionate Christian response to abuse in the home.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
December 2002

Women's Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration

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Violence perpetrated against women and girls increases their risk of arrest and incarceration; this paper examines the intersections of violence that are forcing abused girls and women into the criminal justice system not as victims, but as offenders.
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  • General Material
September 2002

Mental Health and Domestic Violence: Collaborative Initiatives, Service Models, and Curricula

Author(s): Publisher(s):
Describes concerns of state domestic violence coalitions and mental health providers and/or agencies and provides model initiatives and programs that have begun the work of responding to the mental health needs of battered women and their children.
Materials
  • General Material
March 2002

Transcending Boundaries: Investigating Domestic Violence Among South Asian Immigrant Women

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This research project emphasizes working with individuals as well as their families to create safe social networks for immigrant women.