3. Why I Can’t Do My Hours!
Understanding
Domestic Violence
Workforce Professional
Development Academy
Jeanne Rademacher, CWDP, JSS, JCTC, JCDC
Training Initiatives, Inc.
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5. What is Abuse ?
Physical
Emotional
Sexual
Economical
7. 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
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10. 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?
11. 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.
12. 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.
20. 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
21. Working with the Abused
Individual
Support
Support Their Decisions
Must be Non-Judgmental
22. Working with the Abused
Individual
Abuse
Discuss the different forms of
abuse with the victim
Discuss the Power and Control
Wheel
23. Working with the Abused
Individual
Recover
Safety
Empowerment
Support System
Freedom
Special Needs
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25. Why do the Abused Stay ?
Fear
Love
Pity
Economics
Low Self-Esteem
Religious Beliefs
Children
26. Domestic Abuse Council, Inc.
Programs and Services
24 Hour Crisis Line Emergency Shelter
1-800-500-1119 Program
Transitional Housing Individual Group
Program Education/Support
“Hugs & Love” Community Education
Family Violence & Professional
Training
Intervention Program
Victim Court Advocate
Program