Table of Contents

A. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

• What Is Abuse?
• Abusive Behaviour Chart (POWER & CONTROL WHEEL)
• Equality Chart (EQUALITY WHEEL)
• Why do men abuse?
• What are the challenges women face in leaving abusive relationships?
• THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE: (Models and Text)
• Information Means Choices

B. HOW TO HELP BATTERED WOMEN

• Principles of Intervention
• Common Beliefs and Myths About the Causes of Wife Battering

I. IDENTIFICATION:

• How to Ask About Domestic Violence
• WOMAN ABUSE SCREENING TOOL (WAST)
• Other Ways to Ask About Abuse
• What To Do When a Patient Discloses Abuse
• What Can You Say to Her to be of Assistance?
• Difficult Situations
  
  
• Indicators of Abuse:
  
• Behavioral/Psychological Indicators
• Physical Indicators
• Specific Indicators During Pregnancy/Partner's Behaviour

II. ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATION

• Perform an Appropriate Examination

III. DOCUMENTATION:

• Essential Points to Document/Collecting Forensic Evidence
• BODY MAP

IV. SAFETY PLANNING/PROTECTION:

• Assessing Her Safety/Assessing Her Risk
• Safety Planning
• Children's Safety
• Reporting to Legal Authorities
• Obtaining Legal Protection

V. REFERRAL

• Resource/Referral List
• Battered Women's Shelters

C. APPENDICES

• APPENDIX A: Interviewer's Checklist
• APPENDIX B: Abuse and the Saskatchewan Criminal Justice System Response
• APPENDIX C: Violence Against Women in Canada (Statistics)