Assessment of Violence

THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE TO HARM SOMEONE, TO DAMAGE PROPERTY, ETC.

A PATTERN OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR IN ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT IS USED BY ONE PARTNER TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER ANOTHER INTIMATE PARTNER. (FINDLAW, 2016) AKA INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)

VIOLENT OR THREATENING BEHAVIOR, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF BEHAVIOR, THAT COERCES OR CONTROLS A FAMILY MEMBER OR CAUSES THAT FAMILY MEMBER TO BE FEARFUL. (AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION, 2010)

A FORCEFUL ACTION OR PROCEDURE ESPECIALLY WHEN INTENDED TO DOMINATE OR MASTER.

INCLUDES PUSHING, SHOVING, SLAPPING, KICKING, CHOKING, PUNCHING, AND BURNING. IT MAY ALSO INVOLVE HOLDING, TYING, USE OF HOUSEHOLD ITEM OR COMMON WEAPON TO ATTACK A VICTIM, AND IN A FORM OF NEGLECT TO PROVIDE CARE IF THE VICTIM IS SICK, INJURED.

INVOLVES THE USE OF CONSTANT INSULTS OR CRITICISM, BLAMING THE VICTIM FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT THE VICTIM’S FAULT, THREATS TO HURTS CHILDREN OR PETS, ISOLATION FROM SUPPORTERS, DEPRIVATION, HUMILIATION, STALKING AND INTIMIDATION, MANIPULATION OF VARIOUS KINDS SUCH AS THREATS OR SUICIDE.

THE IMPROPER EXPLOITATION OF ANOTHER PERSON’S PERSONAL ASSETS, PROPERTIES, OR FUNDS. THIS MAY BE EVIDENCE BY PREVENTING THE VICTIM FROM GETTING A JOB OR KEEPING A JOB, CONTROLLING MONEY AND LIMITING ACCESS TO FUNDS, SPENDING THE VICTIMS MONEY, AND CONTROLLING KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY FINANCES.

INVOLVES FORCING THE VICTIM TO PERFORM SEXUAL ACTS AGAINST HER/HIS WILL, PURSUING SEXUAL ACTIVITY AFTER THE VICTIMS SAYS NO, USING VIOLENCE DURING SEX, AND USING WEAPONS VAGINALLY, ORALLY, OR ANALLY.

IS PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM BY A CURRENT OR FORMER PARTNER OR SPOUSE. FORMS OF HARM MAY BE PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, PROGRESSIVE ISOLATION, STALKING, DEPRIVATION, INTIMIDATION, AND REPRODUCTIVE COERCION

INCLUDES NEGLECT, PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, FINANCIAL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE (HUMILIATION, INTIMIDATION, THREATS) EXPLOITATION, ABANDONMENT, OR PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT DECREASE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARE DEMEANING TO THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS.

one that threatens injury, death, or the physical integrity of self or others and also causes the victim(s) to feel horror, terror, or helplessness at the time it occurs.

can include sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, community and/or school violence, medical trauma, motor vehicle accidents, acts of terrorism, war experiences, natural and human-made disasters, suicides, or other traumatic losses.

Thumb sucking, bedwetting, clinging to parents, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, fear of the dark, regression in behavior, withdrawal from friends and routines.

Irritability, aggressiveness, clinginess, nightmares, school avoidance, poor concentration, withdrawal from activities and friends.

Sleeping and eating disturbances, agitation, increase in conflicts, physical complaints, delinquent behavior, poor concentration.

CBT

MCCUE 5 THEORIES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

BATTERERS SUFFER PERSONALITY DISORDERS

VIOLENCE IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR FROM CHILDHOOD

PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, HEAD INJURIES, OR THROUGH HEREDITY CAUSE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR

VIOLENCE GROWS THROUGH FAMILY SYSTEM FUNCTION, BUT SOME CRITICIZE THIS THEORY AS BLAMING THE VICTIM

MALE/FEMALE INEQUITY IN PATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES LEADS TO VIOLENCE

TENSION/BUILDING/EXPLOSION MODEL

7 STAGES of VIOLENCE

TYPES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE

CATEGORIES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE

OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENCE

• READINESS FOR ENHANCE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP • READINESS FOR ENHANCES FAMILY HEALTH MANAGEMENT

• RISK FOR INEFFECTIVE PARENT/INFANT/CHILD/FAMILY HEALTH MANAGEMENT RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE • RISK FOR VIOLENCE RELATED TO PRESENCEOF POOR COPING MECHANISM AND THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL AND ILLEGEAL DRUGS • RISK FOR INFECTION RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN FORCED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

• DYSFUNCTIONAL GRIEVING RELATED TO LOSS OF IDEAL RELATIONSHIP AS EVIDENCED BY REFUSAL TO DISCUSS FEELINGS AND PROLONGED DENIAL • IMPAIRED PARENTING REALTED TO CHOOSING TO REMAIN LINING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ABUSIVE MARRIAGE OR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP • DISTURBED PERSONAL IDENTITY RELATED TO INABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY OUTSIDE OF A VICTIMIZED ABUSIVE ROLE. • ANXIETY RELATED TO INCONSISTENCY OF BEHAVIORS AND INSTABILITY OF ABUSIVE SPOUSE OR PARENT

 Using standardized, well-established measures helps to ensure efficient assessment and diagnosis, as well as provides critical information for treatment design.  Enables tracking of symptom progression in the recovery process and return-to baseline functioning.  Aids in the identification of co-morbid conditions.  Facilitates broad screening for traumatic exposures upon intake or in community and agency settings.

APA

– Working with first responders and community organizations that serve families with children– Working with existing clients who experience trauma– Reaching out to help children and families affected by trauma in their community– Developing and implementing research studies to determine effective, evidence-based treatments– Psychologists and other mental health providers can also register with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Disaster Response Network or volunteer their services through their local chapter of the American Red Cross

 Individual and family factors  The severity of ongoing life stressors  Community stress  Prior trauma exposure  Psychiatric comorbidities  Ongoing safety concerns  Poverty and racism  Caretaker responses to trauma