Session 2 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

Advocate!

Session 2 - Advocacy Curriculum Facilitator Orientation

Part 1 Sessions 2 and 3

November 4, 2021 • Brenda Hill

Session 2: Dynamics and Tactics of Battering/Intimate Partner Violence
1. Necessary Distinctions: Conflict, Abuse, Violence, DV, Intimate Partner Violence and Battering
2. Dynamics of Battering: Power and Control and Tactics
3. Why Do They Go Back?

Session 3: Overview of Advocates Role
1. Medical Model vs. Grassroots / Social Change Model
2. Roles of Advocates

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