Health Care

Authors: Carole Warshaw, M.D. and Anne L. Ganley, Ph.D.

The Resource Manual was first developed in 1996 and revised in 1998. It includes:

• Information: To educate practitioners on: the dynamics of domestic violence; screening, identification, assessment and intervention with victims of domestic violence; and interventions with batterers
• Practical Tools: Including a Model Hospital Intervention packet outlining effective protocols and sample forms for screening, domestic violence/abuse assessment, documentation, safety planning and discharge
• Ideas: To help develop and implement response strategies and programs within a variety of health care practices and settings

Resource Manual Table of Contents

• Preface and Introduction
• Chapter One: Understanding Domestic Violence
• Chapter Two: Identification, Assessment and Intervention with Victims of Domestic Violence
• Chapter Three: Health Care Reponses to Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
• Chapter Four: Establishing an Appropriate Response to Domestic Violence in Your Practice, Institution and Community
• Appendices

View the accompanying Trainer's Manual