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Domestic Violence: Treatment Strategies to Stop the Cycle and Heal the Pain by Joan Benz

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Clients who are victims of domestic abuse may not be seeing you because they want to escape their abusive home or need treatment for PTSD or trauma. A client who has or is experiencing abuse may be coming to see you for marital issues, anxiety, depression or any other common symptom never revealing the underlying abuse and violence. It will be up to you to uncover their secrets and identify red flags.

How can you deliver truly effective treatment for victims of domestic violence (DV) if you never know they are in a violent relationship?

As a survivor of domestic violence and therapist for over twelve years, I can show you effective, evidence-based treatment strategies for victims of domestic violence. We will discuss strategies to help you identify red flags, get your client to open up about their abuse and develop a safety plan to help them escape their violent home.

We will also explore various therapeutic methods to help your client cope with PTSD, trauma, anxiety and other common issues. Additionally, we will discuss how to treat children who have been exposed to domestic violence and how to help them as adults.

You will never know what goes on at home when your client leaves your office. It is vital to your practice that you know how to recognize red flags and understand strategies that work to help victims of domestic violence.

Foundations of Domestic Violence (DV)

Typology of the perpetrator
Power and manipulation
Control tactics used by perpetrator
Substance abuse and domestic violence
Psychological, emotional, sexual and financial abuse

Assessment & Techniques to Help DV Victims Share their Story

Red flags to assess whether violence is occurring or is likely to occur
Victim perspective vs. what society assumes
9 things not to say to victims
Key concepts to know when working with victims
- Pressure by others feels like abuse
- Rational solutions vs. irrational situations
- Victim must give up the dream before they can leave
- Victim’s survival instinct to keep abuser happy
Motivational Interviewing
Strength-based perspective
Empowerment
Rapport building techniques
Strategies to help a victim leave a violent relationship
Safety planning

Evidence-Based Treatment Interventions

Assess for PTSD, anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues
Trauma-focused CBT
Narrative therapy
Anxiety ladder
Strategies to control unhealthy thoughts
Guided Imagery
Relaxation skills
Mastery over thoughts
Strategies for processing the guilt of leaving
Poetry/song writing
Transition from being a victim to a survivor

Treating Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Common effects: PTSD, anxiety, attachment, distrust, dissociative, behavior issues, anger, guilt
Long-term effects from childhood that affect adult relationships
Social learning theory and how it applies to DV
Will girls become victims and boys perpetrators?
Use TF-CBT with children to reduce PTSD
Strategies to help process anger toward both the victim and abuser
Case studies and real life examples from adults who witnessed DV as children

Prevention and Education

Micro and macro approaches to stopping the violence
Socialization theory
Raising our children with less focus on gender roles
Ask the right questions

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Domestic Violence: Treatment Strategies to Stop the Cycle and Heal the Pain by Joan Benz

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Domestic Violence: Treatment Strategies to Stop the Cycle and Heal the Pain by Joan Benz