WORKING WITH BATTERED WOMEN:
A Handbook for Health Care Professionals
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)
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