Domestic Violence

FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

USING DOMINANCE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

Abusing hierarchy of privilege. Treating her like a servant. making all the big decisions. Acting as the “master of the castle”. Being the one to define men’s and women’s roles

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

Preventing her from getting/keeping a job. Making her ask for money. Blaming her for any financial gaps. Taking her money. Limit or remove access to family income.

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

Manipulating religious texts to demand obedience, justify beating, limiting physical movement. Coercing partner to have sex by citing it is a God-given right for husbands

USING ISOLATION

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

Controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes. Limiting her outside involvement. Using jealousy to justify actions

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously. Saying the abuse didn’t happen shifting responsibility for abusive behavior. Saying she caused it

USING CHILDREN

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

Making her feel guilty about the children. Using the children to relay messages. Using visitation to harass her. Threatening to take the children away

CULTURAL ABUSE

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

Acceptance of in-law abuse (physical, emotional, and financial). Using cultural norms as a tool to limit physical movement, justify beating, demand subservience. Limit the role of the woman to “wife” and “mother” and prevent her from working. Prevent her from possibly remarrying by accusing her of adultery as a way to impact her honor and/or chastity

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

Threatening to deport her and/or her children, report her to INS, not fill out her paperwork to file for citizenship/ permanent status. Intentionally withdrawing paperwork once it’s been filed to jeopardize her legal status. Not allowing her to learn English. Isolating her from anyone that speaks her language

USING COERCION AND THREATS

Making and/or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her. Threatening to leave her, to commit suicide. Making her drop charges. Making her do illegal things

USING INTIMIDATION

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

USING COERCION AND THREATS

Making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures. Smashing things. Destroying her property. Abusing pets. Displaying weapons

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

Putting her down. Making her feel bad about herself. Calling her names. Making her think she’s crazy. Playing mind games. Humiliating her. Making her feel guilty

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS!

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

A PATTERN OF CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR USED TO MAINTAIN POWER IN A RELATIONSHIP BY ONE PARTNER OVER THE OTHER.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POWER & CONTROL WHEEL AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WHEEL

FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

USING DOMINANCE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

USING ECONOMIC ABUSE

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

USING ISOLATION

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

SPIRITUAL ABUSE

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

USING CHILDREN

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

MINIMIZING, DENYING, AND BLAMING

CULTURAL ABUSE

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING IMMIGRATION STATUS

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING INTIMIDATION

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

USING COERCION AND THREATS

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS!

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE

USING EMOTIONAL ABUSE