Counseling & Crisis Intervention Content Topic Results
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July 2000
Safety and Sobriety: Best Practices in Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
Publisher(s):Domestic Violence/Substance Abuse Interdisciplinary Task Force, Illinois Department of Human Services
This manual outlines procedures that human service professionals can follow when they are facing clients living with both domestic violence and substance abuse, and provides guidance for forging collaborations between agencies.
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- General Material
June 2000
Identity Change: Practical and Legal Considerations
Publisher(s):This document contains practice tips for advocates, prepared for use in Greater Boston Legal Services' Relocation Counseling Project. Includes information about name change and social security number change.
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- General Material
June 2000
Best Practices Manual for Domestic Violence Programs
Publisher(s):Members and volunteers produced this manual in an effort to provide a reference and resource document for agencies planning, developing, implementing and improving domestic violence victim service programs.
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- General Material
April 2000
Are You or is Anyone You Know a Battered Woman? / Para Mujeres ¿Es Tu Vida Complicada?
Publisher(s):This two-sided five-panel brochure presents information in Spanish (en Español) on one side and in English on the other, and was developed for use in local domestic violence programs and other organizations that provide services to victims of abuse.
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- General Material
February 2000
Promoting resilience: Helping young children and parents affected by substance abuse, domestic violence, and depression in the context of welfare reform
Publisher(s):This is Issue Brief #8 in a series based on a growing body of research that suggests that successful policies for families must take into account the needs of children when addressing the needs of parents and the needs of parents when addressing the needs of children.
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- General Material
January 2000
Safety Planning: A Guide for Individuals with Physical Disabilities
Publisher(s):This safety plan is designed to help adults with physical disabilities who have been or may be abused by an intimate partner, spouse, adult child, or other family member, personal assistant or caregiver.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2000
Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This field manual offers mental health and public health professionals information on disaster preparedness and recovery to assist disaster survivors. It describes survivor reactions, at-risk populations, counseling, referrals, and stress prevention and management.
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- General Material
December 1999
Beyond Victim Blaming: Feminist Therapy and Battered Women
Publisher(s):This article describes feminist therapy as "a supportive process that emphasizes self-determination, equality and respect, and encompasses socio-cultural explanations for intimate violence."
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- General Material
May 1999
Somewhere to Turn: Making Domestic Violence Services Accessible to Battered Immigrant Women, Chapter 1: Overview of Domestic Violence and Battered Immigrant Issues
Publisher(s):This chapter provides information about domestic violence in immigrant communities, including the power and control dynamics and the barriers faced by immigrant women in accessing services for domestic violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 1999
Problems Associated with Children's Witnessing of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Discusses children's problems associated with exposure and factors that influence the degree of those problems. The author offers a critique of the research methods used to study child witnessing and explores policy implications of the data on this issue.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 1999
The Overlap Between Child Maltreatment and Woman Abuse
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
An examination of the research on the overlap between child abuse and woman battering. The author explores the dynamics of overlapping violence and discusses the limitations of the research on this topic.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 1998
A Review of Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document reports on the current status of standards for batterer intervention programs in each U.S. state, describes the common elements of standards, and explores the positive and negative aspects of standards. It includes a state-by-state chart.