Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control in Relationships
Welcome to the Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control in Relationships Course
Getting Started
- Read This First:
Please read the entire page carefully. Important updates and links will be added here throughout the course.
Tip: Bookmark this page for easy access. - Weekly Checklist for Students:
- Check for new handouts and updates.
- If you miss a live class:
- Watch video replays and review chat logs.
- Submit summary via google classroom
Course Essentials
Live Class Schedule
All times are Eastern Time (ET). (Time and Date Converter)
- Class 1: January 7, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
- Class 2: January 14, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
- Class 3: January 21, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
- Class 4: January 28, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
- Q&A Session: February 1, 2025 | Noon
Zoom Meeting Details
- Register for the Live Classes Here: 2025 Advocacy Training Zoom Link
- After registering for the course via Zoom, you will receive an individual email with your unique Zoom link. This personal link is used to join the live class each week. To stay organized, you can add this link directly to your online calendar for easy access to each session.
- Enter your name in the chat to help with attendance tracking.
- Please rename yourself appropriately or notify Kendra if using a shared device at kendra.peace2U@gmail.com
Resources
Course Handouts
Access the essential materials here:
- Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control in Relationships 2025 Slides – Final
- Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control in Relationships 2025 Handouts – Final
- this version has space to take notes
- Timeline of Controlling Events – Timeline of Controlling Events (word)
- Quick Reference Guide for Advocacy Classes 2025
- staff and training team contacts and helpful links
Video Replays and Chat Logs
Missed a Live Class? Here’s What to Do:
If you are unable to attend a live class:
- Watch the Replay: Find the video replay link in the “Video Replays and Chat Logs” section.
- Submit a Summary: Write 5-7 bullet points summarizing the main ideas and your takeaways from the class.
- Use Google Classroom: Only join the Google Classroom if you miss a class to submit your summary. Follow the instructions in the “Google Classroom Instructions” section.
Video Replays and Chat Logs:
Google Classroom Instructions For submitting summaries:
- Use Google Classroom: Only join the Google Classroom if you miss a class to submit your summary. Follow the instructions in the “Google Classroom Instructions” section.
- Access Google Classroom: Click here
- Sign in: Use your Google account.
- Join the Class:
- Click the + icon (top-right).
- Enter Class Code: wsd4aez
- Click Join.
- Submit your Summary
Questions about Google Classroom? Contact: brooke@houseofpeacepubs.com
Additional questions to: faith.advocacy8@gmail.com
Quiz Link
The quiz will be posted after the fourth class. Upon completing your quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion for this course. (Quizzes are designed as reviews of the course material and are open notes, open slides, and open class handouts.)
Additional Readings and Resources
Explore these for a deeper understanding:
- Coercive Control image Evan Stark
- A visual representation of coercive control dynamics, created by researcher Evan Stark.
- Coercive Control Captivity Crime Diagram
- A diagram illustrating the crime of coercive control and its effects, designed by Dr. Debra Wingfield.
- Title XV Final Report VAWA 2022 Re-authorization
- A document summarizing updates to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as of 2022.
- Using Religious Beliefs Wheel
- Explores how religious beliefs can be used to justify coercive control or abuse.
- Equality in Religion Wheel
- Highlights healthy, equitable practices within religious contexts.
- Duluth Equality Wheel
- Outlines healthy relationship dynamics based on equality, mutual respect, and nonviolence.
- Checklists from Dr. Debra’s book
- Assessment checklists to identify patterns of coercive control, adapted from Dr. Debra Wingfield’s work.
- Patterns of verbal abuse Patricia Evans
- An overview of common patterns of verbal abuse, based on Patricia Evans’ research.
- DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) by Jennifer Freyd, Ph.D.
- A framework describing how abusers deflect blame and manipulate perceptions of their behavior.
- Definitions of Coercive Control
- Explains how coercive control is defined.
- Combating Technology-Enabled Abuse
- A guide for recognizing and addressing abuse that uses technology to control or harm victims.
- Safety Plan for Technology
- A resource for creating a safety plan to protect against technology-enabled abuse.
- Abused Women Are Not Codependent and Here’s Why
- Article challenging the misconception that abuse victims are codependent.
- Adams 2019 Revised Scale for Economic Abuse
- A tool for measuring economic abuse in relationships, revised in 2019.
- Linguistic indicators of CC-Evidenced in sex trafficking narratives-Domestic Abuse Interventions
- Research identifying language patterns that reveal coercive control in sex trafficking cases.
- Victim Service Provider Resources
- A comprehensive resource page for professionals assisting stalking victims.
- https://arkansasleader.
blogspot.com/2015/08/top- storysurviving-abuse.html?m=1 - An update on legislation in Arkansas addressing domestic violence and abuse, known as “Laura’s Law.”
- Search for Evan Stark on YouTube to learn more about coercive control from his insights.
- 8 Tactics of Sexual Coercion in Relationships video
