"Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation."
Understanding of domestic violence dynamics and practice strategies to intervene and support families impacted by domestic violence.
Understanding Domestic Violence: This topic covers the definition of domestic violence, the different types of domestic abuse, and the impact of domestic violence on victims.
The Cycle of Violence: This is a model that explains the pattern of domestic violence and how it can escalate over time.
Risk Assessment and Safety Planning: This topic covers the process of risk assessment, safety planning, and assessing the safety of victims and children.
Trauma-Informed Care: Domestic violence can cause significant trauma for victims and children. Trauma-informed care is essential in working with them and providing appropriate interventions.
Advocacy and Empowerment: This topic covers the importance of advocating for victims of domestic violence, empowering them to make decisions, and helping them access resources and support.
Cultural Competency: Domestic violence can affect people from all backgrounds, races, and cultures. Understanding and respecting different cultures is essential in providing effective interventions.
Child Protection and Welfare: Domestic violence has a significant impact on children's safety and well-being. It is essential to understand child protection and welfare policies and procedures.
Perpetrator Programs: Working with perpetrators of domestic violence is also crucial in intervention. Understanding the different programs available for perpetrators is essential.
Legal Proceedings: Domestic violence cases often involve legal proceedings, including restraining orders, custody battles, and criminal charges. Understanding legal proceedings is critical in assisting victims through the process.
Community-Based Collaborations: Collaboration with other community agencies and organizations is crucial in addressing domestic violence effectively. Understanding the role and contribution of various stakeholders and agencies is essential.
"It can assume multiple forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, economic, religious, reproductive, or sexual abuse."
"It involves violence against children, parents, or the elderly."
"Worldwide, the victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women, and women tend to experience more severe forms of violence."
"The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 1 in 3 of all women are subject to domestic violence at some point in their life."
"Research has established that there exists a direct and significant correlation between a country's level of gender inequality and rates of domestic violence."
"Domestic violence is among the most underreported crimes worldwide for both men and women."
"In abusive relationships, there may be a cycle of abuse during which tensions rise and an act of violence is committed, followed by a period of reconciliation and calm."
"Many people do not recognize themselves as abusers or victims, because they may consider their experiences as family conflicts that had gotten out of control."
"As a result of abuse, victims may experience physical disabilities, dysregulated aggression, chronic health problems, mental illness, limited finances, and a poor ability to create healthy relationships."
"Children who live in a household with violence often show psychological problems from an early age, such as avoidance, hypervigilance to threats and dysregulated aggression."
"Victims may be trapped in domestically violent situations through isolation, power and control, traumatic bonding to the abuser, cultural acceptance, lack of financial resources, fear, and shame, or to protect children."
"[...] includes the use of technology to harass, control, monitor, stalk or hack."
"Domestic murder includes stoning, bride burning, honor killing, and dowry death, which sometimes involves non-cohabitating family members."
"It can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that may result in disfigurement or death."
"In 2015, the United Kingdom's Home Office widened the definition of domestic violence to include coercive control."
"Domestic violence often happens in the context of forced or child marriages."
"In some countries, domestic violence may be seen as justified or legally permitted, particularly in cases of actual or suspected infidelity on the part of the woman."
"Victims may experience severe psychological disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."
"It may produce an intergenerational cycle of violence in children and other family members, who may feel that such violence is acceptable or condoned."