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Why I Can’t Do My Hours! Understanding Domestic Violence. Workforce Professional Development Academy. Jeanne Rademacher, CWDP, JSS, JCTC, JCDC Training Initiatives, Inc. What is Abuse ?. Physical Emotional Sexual Economical. Just the Facts!. Facts about Domestic Violence.
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Why I Can’t Do My Hours!UnderstandingDomestic Violence Workforce Professional Development Academy Jeanne Rademacher, CWDP, JSS, JCTC, JCDC Training Initiatives, Inc.
What is Abuse ? • Physical • Emotional • Sexual • Economical
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
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?
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.
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.
Working with the Abused Individual • Safety • Support • Abuse • Recover
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
Working with the Abused Individual • Support • Support Their Decisions • Must be Non-Judgmental
Working with the Abused Individual • Abuse • Discuss the different forms of abuse with the victim • Discuss the Power and Control Wheel
Working with the Abused Individual • Recover • Safety • Empowerment • Support System • Freedom • Special Needs
Why do the Abused Stay ? • Fear • Love • Pity • Economics • Low Self-Esteem • Religious Beliefs • Children
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