Training Tools

This resource guide describes a five-phased process of community mobilization, using five key strategies and participatory activities. The goal is to help organizations develop and implement a domestic violence project in their communities. Included here are full color examples of communication materials, a comprehensive community activism course, and planning, monitoring, and documentation tools.

This educational resource manual on domestic violence advocacy for persons with disabilities was developed to enhance the skills of community based domestic violence advocates.

A three-session support group curriculum for abused Christian women. Developed by the Domestic Violence Awareness Task Force of the Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA.

Created by and for Latino youth, this film features four stories that explore such themes as abusive relationships, gender roles, communication, peer pressure and teen pregnancy. Youth driven discussion about healthy relationships is woven throughout the stories.

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.

This curriculum provides over 30 classroom sessions to help young people build healthy multi-cultural communities and prevent violence.

Developed for educators and others working with youth as one option to address dating violence in schools. It includes background information, lesson plans, educator sheets, student surveys and handouts, as well as a poster in both English and Spanish.

"In a recent Issues article entitled Thinking about batterers as fathers: Reconceptualizing and rethinking policy and practice, we raised the question 'Are we (individuals, community agencies, policy makers, etc.) willing to work with batterers to help them become better fathers?' In this article we consider some of the programming and curriculum issues related to working with batterers as parents."

This handbook describes a planning and implementation process that is applicable to all jurisdictions, regardless of size, the resources available to manage sex offenders, the improvements you seek, or the level of expertise among those involved in the process.

This series of 5 online learning modules explores the various ways in which violence against women is facilitated through the use of the Internet, as well as ways in which the Internet may be used as a site of resistance to such violence.

This one-hour program for use in Christian education offers basic information on domestic violence, as well as concrete ideas about how congregations can become involved in prevention and can offer a safe space for battered women.

This power and control wheel was created to illustrate how domestic violence shelters may inadvertently abuse power and control over survivors who seek services from them.