Objectives
- Describe the Power and Control Wheel
- Identify the consequences of domestic abuse on the primary and secondary victims
- List the seven steps in initial abuse screening (Ask, acknowledge, validate, assess safety, explore options, refer, document.)
- Identify the benefits of universal screening for domestic violence
- Be able to identify the “next” question to ask when there is identification of abuse
- Identify how to respond when the woman says “no” but there is a suspicion of abuse
- Identify factors that may prevent a woman from disclosing abuse
- Identify the 4 things necessary in any documentation of abuse
- Understand the laws relating to reporting domestic abuse in the United States
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes