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- General Material
June 2010
Positive Changes Following Adversity
Publisher(s):This issue focuses on positive change following adversity or the concept of posttraumatic growth. It provides a summary and analysis of research in this burgeoning area that brings together research from the trauma and positive psychology fields, offering another way to look at traumatic experiences focusing on the positive changes and growth that can ensue.
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- General Material
June 2010
Victim Confidentiality Considerations For Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs When Responding to Rare or Emergency Situations
Publisher(s):This article provides guidelines for thinking about confidentiality in emergencies and creating policies to address victim safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2010
Making Distinctions Between Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence: A Preliminary Guide
Publisher(s):National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This paper summarizes discussions held at an invitational conference designed to bring together key scholars and practitioners from the healthy marriage and domestic violence fields to address a complex issue-different types of intimate partner violence and their implications for practice.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
March 2010
The Sanctuary Model: A Restorative Approach for Human Service Organizations
Publisher(s):This article describes Dr. Sandra Bloom’s Sanctuary Model as an operating system that helps human services organizations function in a humane, democratic, and socially responsible manner.
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- General Material
February 2010
Innovative Strategies to Address Domestic Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities: Examining Themes, Models and Interventions
Publisher(s):This report sets the agenda for future project endeavors. It is an initial inquiry into the broad universe of API experiences and reflections regarding our work towards addressing domestic violence in API communities.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2010
The Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters
Publisher(s):This toolkit for service providers is a teaching tool and guide for understanding how trauma from domestic violence impacts children and how best to serve these children's needs. Although it was designed for use by shelter-based and other domestic violence direct service providers in North Carolina, it has broad applicability.
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- General Material
January 2010
Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice
Publisher(s):The CPO Guide was designed to support the work of professionals dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of the civil protection order process.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2010
Connections - Setting the Stage: Strategies for Supporting LGBTIQ Survivors
Publisher(s):This newsletter focuses exclusively on issues related to violence in LGBTIQ communities. Articles include information on interrupting problematic language, addressing the needs of trans survivors, and SANE protocol.
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- General Material
January 2010
Building Resilience: The Power to Cope With Adversity
Publisher(s):This resource provides a synopsis of resiliency capabilities within the individual child, family, care-giving, and community levels. It states children who have grown up in challenging environments are still capable of engaging in age-appropriate activities, relating to others, and understanding their family life.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2010
Quick Tips: Trans Inclusion, A Guide for Service Providers
Publisher(s):This guide contains ten quick tips for service providers working for trans inclusion.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
August 2009
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: A Train-the-Trainer Curriculum
Publisher(s):This training contains activities, talking points, and other tools for trainers.
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- General Material
August 2009
Safety Planning
Publisher(s):This paper discusses how to implement comprehensive safety planning for battered women using a woman-defined model. Discusses batterer-generated and life-generated risks, and the role of advocates in supporting safety planning strategies.