Impact of father’s abuse of mother results in toxic stress response by son. Father will not be held accountable for the criminal behavior he perpetrated during the marriage, post-separation, and most likely post-divorce. The son is being trained to be abusive and use coercion and control in his adult relationships. Who will eventually hold him accountable? Or, will he dodge criminal charges just like his father?
Abusers Dodge Criminal Charges Read More »
Survivors of intimate partner abuse often say “he was emotionally abusive in our relationship”. She describes emotional abuse and coercive control tactics.
Emotional Abuse or Another coercive Control Tactic? Read More »
What is Coercive Control in Co-parenting? Patterns used to maintain control of the abuser’s former partner through the children, litigation of child custody (parenting time) proceedings, and marital dissolution.
What is Coercive Control in Co-parenting? Read More »
Whenever possible I use the term survivor instead of victim. When the abused person survives the abuse and starts down a healing path, I refer to that person as a thriver. When we talk about an abuser, we are clearly naming the behavior. When we talk about an abused person, we are clearly saying what that person experiences.
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PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD IN CASES INVOLVING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; What does this mean for DVOMB Approved Treatment Providers?
Are you ready to respond on July 1, 2013 to Colorado House Bill 13-1259? Read More »
“Child Custody Evaluators Beliefs About Domestic
Violence Allegations” by Daniel Saunders, Ph.D. reveals how five professional groups: custody evaluators, judges, legal aid
attorneys, private attorneys, and domestic violence program workers acquire
knowledge about domestic violence and their beliefs about false domestic
violence allegations.
Domestic Violence and Child Custody Evaluators Beliefs Read More »
NPEIV and Stop Abuse Campaign “call on all survivors, advocates, activists, researchers, practitioners, and abuse-focused organizations and agencies to join them in stopping abuse in America within the next 25 years”.
Stop Abuse Campaign and NPEIV join forces Read More »
The Virtual Training Center Fall 2011 schedule is available now.
Domestic Violence Virtual Training Center Fall Courses Read More »
When protective parents reach out for help and put their trust in the systems put in place to protect them and their children, too often they find that trust betrayed.
Protective Parent Trust Betrayed Read More »
Victims of domestic violence have a prominent relationship between their childhood history of victimization and adult victimization. We find many domestic violence victims who relate witnessing domestic violence of their mother. In addition, there is a significant history among domestic violence victims being abused during childhood.
Child witness-victims heal with Transformational Journaling™ Read More »
