Transcript Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate Partner Abuse
A Training for EAP Professionals
Ellyn M. Loy, LCSW-C
Director of Counseling, Outreach & Training
Learning Objectives
Increase knowledge of intimate partner abuse
and it’s effects on the workplace.
Increase understanding of the dynamics of
intimate partner abuse, including types of
abuse, power and control, and the cycle of
violence.
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Learning Objectives
 Increase skill level of EAP Counselors to identify &
screen for intimate partner abuse .
 Increase skill level of EAP Counselors to do risk and
lethality assessments and safety planning.
 Increase skill and comfort level of EAP Counselors
working with employees who are experiencing
intimate partner abuse.
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WE ALL HAVE SECRETS
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Defining Terms
What’s the difference?
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Prevalence
More than one in three women and one
in four men in the United States have
experienced rape, physical violence,
and/or stalking by an intimate partner in
their lifetime.
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Prevalence
 1 in6 women and 1 in 19 men in the US have
experienced stalking victimization at sometime during
their lifetime.
 Nearly 1 in 10 women in the US has been raped by an
intimate partner in her lifetime.
 Nearly ½ of all women and men in the US have
experienced psychological aggression by an intimate
partner in their lifetime.
Statistics from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
2010: Center for Disease Control
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Maryland Domestic Violence
Homicide Statistics
July 2009-JUNE 2010
Total Number of Victims of Domestic
Violence- 38
18 women
10 by husband or ex husband
7 by boyfriend or ex boyfriend
1 by brother in law
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Maryland Domestic Homicide
Statistics
18 men
3 killed by wife or ex wife
1 killed by girlfriend or ex girlfriend
5 killed by ex partner
1 killed by aunt’s boyfriend
5 committed suicide after committing
d/v murder or attempted murder
2 killed by police
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Stalking
 1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime.
 The average duration of stalking is 1.8 years. If it involves
intimate partner the duration increases to 2.2 years.
 81% of women who were stalked by an intimate partner were
also physically assaulted and 31% were sexually assaulted.
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Stalking and the Workplace
Stalking behavior in the workplace is a serious
issue and poses a real threat of violence.
It is estimated that 15% of workplace
homicides result directly from stalking.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor
Violence Against Women Survey, 25% of all
stalking victims report losing time from work
due to stalking, 7% never return to work.
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Cyber stalking
• “ The use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk
someone”
 Victims of cyber staking tend to be females between the
ages of 18-29- but women are not the only target.
One and a half million of those people reporting identity
thefts in 2004 also reported that they suffered from
domestic abuse and harassment from their exes.
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IPV and Substance Abuse
 Regular alcohol abuse is one of the leading
RISK factors for intimate partner violence.
 Women who have been abused are 15 times more likely to
abuse alcohol and nine more times to abuse drugs than women
who have not been abused.
 There is limited research on the connection between intimate
partner violence and the use of other drugs.
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Parents of Teenagers
Approximately 1 in 5 female high school
students report being physically and or
sexually assaulted by a dating partner.
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What About Perpetrators ?
 Less than 10% of batterers are suffering from a
diagnosable mental illness.
 Demographic of men attending HRM Gateway
Program- 84% between the ages of 18-44, 84%
African American, 68% single, 11% married, 39% less
than HS, 27% HS,37% employed,44% unemployed
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Perpetrators in the Workplace
From a 2004 study of partner violence
perpetrators and the workplace by the Maine
Department of Labor and Family Crisis
Services
Over ¾ of offenders used workplace resources
at least once to express remorse or anger,
check up on, pressure, or threaten the victim
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Perpetrators in the Workplace
74% had easy access to their intimate
partner’s workplace, with 21% of offenders
reporting that they contacted her at the
workplace in violation of a no contact order.
70 domestic abuse offenders lost 15,221
hours of work time due to their domestic
violence arrests.
48% of offenders had difficulty concentrating
at work, 42% of offenders were late for work
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Good News
68% of offenders said that domestic
abuse posters and brochures in the
workplace would help prevent domestic
violence from impacting business.
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Harris Poll
Harris ( 2008) conducted a poll for Johns Hopkins
Research and found:
 46% of women who were victims of IPV
contacted their EAP for help.
 89% reported using the help they received.
 71% said their work performance improved.
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EAP and IPV
20% said it was their supervisor who
suggested they contact their EAP.
 Among women who did not contact their EAP
about their IPV the most common reason was
they did not think about it ( 31%) and were
not comfortable talking about it (24%).
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EAP and IVP
Among those who did contact their EAP,
confidentiality was the most common concern
with 67% saying they were worried that their
employer would find out.
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What have we learned so far?
Intimate Partner Violence effects every
area of a victim’s life which includes the
workplace.
EAP’s are in an important position to
educate employees, victims and
perpetrators about Intimate Partner
Violence and offer help and access to
other resources.
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Values Exercise
 In an intimate relationship one partner has the right
to know where the other partner is.
 People who are abused are responsible for the abuse
because they could avoid it.
 Women who are in abusive relationships could leave if
they really wanted to.
 Mothers who stay with men who assault them are
neglecting their children.
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Definition of Intimate Partner Abuse
A pattern of behavior meant to threaten,
harass, and coerce the victim in order to
establish and maintain control and
dominance. Along with physical trauma,
it may include emotional, psychological,
sexual, and financial abuse devised to
exert control.
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Types of Abuse
Physical
Emotional/Verbal
Financial/Economic
Sexual
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Power and Control
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Equality Wheel
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The Story of Bill & Jane
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Screening for Intimate Partner
Violence
What’s your experience being screened?
What is Universal Screening?
Why don’t we always ask?
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Screening Exercise
• What makes me feel uncomfortable about
asking people about intimate partner violence
in their life?
• What do I need to make me feel more
comfortable?
• What is one sentence or question that you
would feel comfortable saying?
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Why people don’t tell
 They are afraid their partner will find out they told
 They are embarrassed
 They are afraid they will be punished ( fired )
 They are afraid you will call CPS
 They are not ready to do anything except tell
 They are afraid you will make them do something
they are not ready to do
 What else ?
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Speaking of Secrets
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Oh no! Domestic Violence!
Risk Assessment= The likelihood that there
will be another incident of abuse
Lethality Assessment= The likelihood that an
incident will result in a murder or almost
murder.
Jackie Campbell’s Femicide Study
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Risk Assessment
Likelihood of future abuse
There has been a previous incident
Increase in severity
Increase in frequency
Drugs and/or alcohol present
Batterer’s possessiveness of victim
Victim’s isolation
Sexual abuse
Use of weapons
Abuse to children
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Safety Planning
Looking at the next 24 hours.
Context
Staying
Leaving
Planning to leave
Risk and Lethality Assessment
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HRM Hotline Lethality Assessmenr
YES
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NO
Does Abuser own a gun 5
0
Has abuser
used/threatened you
with a lethal weapon
3
0
Has abuser threatened
to kill you
3
0
Physical violence has
1
increased in
frequency/severity over
the past year
0
Have you left him after
living together during
the past year
0
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HRM Hotline Lethality Assessment
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Yes
No
Has victim ever lived
with abuser
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-3
Is abuser unemployed
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0
Has abuser ever been
arrested for DV
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3
Do you have a child
that is not his
2
0
Has he/she ever forced
you to have sex when
you do not want to?
2
0
HRM Hotline Lethality Assessment
YES
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No
Does he/she ever choke 1
you?
0
Does abuser use illegal
drugs?
1
0
Is abuser an alcoholic
or problem drinker?
1
0
Does abuser control
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most or all of your daily
activities
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Is abuser violently &
constantly jealous of
you?
0
1
HRM Hotline Lethality Assessment
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Yes
No
Have you ever been
beaten by your abuser
when you were pregnant?
1
0
Has abuser ever
threatened or tried to
commit suicide?
1
0
Does abuser threaten to
harm your children?
1
0
Do you believe he/she is
capable of killing you?
1
0
Abuser spies/follows
caller/leaves threatening
messages or destroys
property?
1
0
HRM Hotline Lethality Assessment
• Risk Level
1 ( 14 and up OR answering Yes to
questions 1-3)
2 (9-13) low risk of imminent danger
3 ( 0-8 ) no imminent danger
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Looking at the victim
Economic resources- housing/income
Emotional resources
Mental health status ( PTSD )
Substance Abuse
Disabilities
Children
Attachment to abuser
Social isolation
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Systems
Legal remedies & legal resources
Social Services
Medical Services
Religious
Community
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Safety Planning at the Workplace
 What is the employers policy on DV in the Workplace?
 What systems are already set up (safety committee)?
 What can employer do to help the victim stay safe-leave of
absences, transfer of workplaces, change telephone numbers?
 How can employer assist the victim in reaching out for help and
connecting her with community resources?
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Safety Planning
 Explore getting a Protection Order that includes the
workplace.
 Encourage employee to save any threatening emails
or voice mails.
 Designate a code word or phrase so employee can
alert you to any danger.
 Make sure her work station is away from public
access.
 Give her priority parking- or escort to bus.
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Always End With a Plan
 Do you have an accurate assessment of her risk of
another incident?
 What resources is she willing to contact?
 What kind of assistance or support is needed from
you?
 What is her current safety plan ( next 24 hours ) ?
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EAP Goals for Working
with Victims of IVP
 Ensure the safety of the company and all its
employees.
 Help the victim find strategies to end the abuse.
 Help the victim obtain counseling to create ongoing
safety plans, build self esteem, address distressing
symptoms, and address the abuse either by leaving
the relationship or developing other safety strategies.
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Goals, con’t
Never to do anything that may increase
the victim’s level of danger.
Return the employee/victim to a
healthy and safe environment both at
home and at work.
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Case Study
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Almost the End
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Questions?
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Ellyn M. Loy LCSW-C
Director: Clinical services & Training
House of Ruth Maryland, Inc
2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-554-8467
24/7 Hotline 410- 889-7884
[email protected]
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