DV Wheels – A Crosscutting issue for Social Workers Discussion Board Question
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Review the DV Wheel, A Cross-cutting issue for Social Workers specifically, which addresses macro/agency responses.
1. Discuss the wheels.
2. What do you find compelling or interesting about this information?
3. Did you learn something new?
4.Do you think all social workers should have to take a family violence course? why or why not?
5. What recommendations do you have for helping to prepare social workers and their agencies to work competently with families experiencing violence?
Cite to the course materials for your sources.
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POWER
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CONTROL
COERCION
AND THREATS:
Making and/or carry-
ing out threats to do
something to hurt her.
Threatening to leave her,
commit suicide, or report
her to welfare. Making
her drop charges.
Making her do illegal
things.
INTIMIDATION:
Making her afraid by
using looks, actions,
and gestures. Smashing
things. Destroying her
property. Abusing pets.
Displaying weapons.
MALE PRIVILEGE:
Treating her like a servant: making
all the big decisions, acting like the
“master of the castle,” being the
one to define men’s and women’s
roles.
ECONOMIC ABUSE:
Preventing her from getting
or keeping a job. Making her
ask for money. Giving her an
allowance. Taking her money.
Not letting her know about or
have access to family income.
USING CHILDREN:
Making her feel guilty
about the children. Using
the children to relay
messages. Using
visitation to harass her.
Threatening to take the
children away.
MINIMIZING, DENYING,
AND BLAMING:
Making light of the abuse
and not taking her concerns
about it seriously. Saying
the abuse didn’t happen.
Shifting responsibility for
abusive behavior. Saying
she caused it.
ISOLATION:
Controlling what she does,
who she sees and talks to,
what she reads, and where
she goes. Limiting her
outside involvement.
Using jealousy to justify
actions.
EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
Putting her down. Making her
feel bad about herself.
Calling her names. Making her
think she’s crazy. Playing mind
games. Humiliating her.
Making her feel guilty.
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Physical and sexual assaults, or threats to commit them, are the most apparent forms of domestic violence and are usually the actions that allow others to become aware of the problem. However, regular use of other abusive behaviors by the
batterer, when reinforced by one or more acts of physical violence, make up a larger system of abuse. Although physical as-
saults may occur only once or occasionally, they instill threat of future violent attacks and allow the abuser to take control of
the woman’s life and circumstances.
The Power & Control diagram is a particularly helpful tool in understanding the overall pattern of abusive and violent be-haviors, which are used by a batterer to establish and maintain control over his partner. Very often, one or more violent
incidents are accompanied by an array of these other types of abuse. They are less easily identified, yet firmly establish a pat-
tern of intimidation and control in the relationship.
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Controlling Behavior List
(Adapted from EMERGE, Boston, Massachusetts)
VIOLENT AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIORS LIST
Instructions: Use this checklist to inventory your behaviors. The more honest you are with yourself the
more beneficial this exercise will be. Think back throughout your relationships. Which of these
behaviors have you used? Circle all that apply and note the pattern that you created. What do you think
the impact of this pattern of abuse has been on your partner or past partners? If you would like to enroll
in a MSV class or talk with a facilitator more about your behavior, please call 404-270-9894 x24.
Psychological and Economic Abuse
Yelling, swearing, being lewd, raising your voice, using angry expressions or gestures.
Criticism (name-calling, swearing, mocking, put-downs, ridicule, accusations, blaming, use of
trivializing words or gestures).
Pressure tactics (rushing her to make decisions, using guilt or accusations, sulking, threatening to
withhold financial support, manipulating children, abusing feelings).
Interrupting, changing topics, not listening, not responding, twisting her words.
Economic coercion (withholding money, the car or other resources; sabotaging her attempts to
work).
Claiming “the truth,” being the authority, defining her behavior, using “logic.”
Lying, withholding information, infidelity (having sex with others).
Using pornography.
Withholding help on childcare/housework (not doing your share or following through on your
agreements).
Emotional withholding (not expressing feelings, not giving support, validation, attention,
compliments, respect for her feelings, rights and opinions).
Not taking care of yourself (not asking for help or support from friends, abusing drugs or
alcohol, being a “people pleaser”).
Other forms of abuse (please list below).
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Physical violence
Slap, punch, grab, kick, choke, push, restrain, pull hair, pinch, bite.
Rape (use of force and/or threats to get sex).
Use of weapons, throwing things, keeping weapons around that scare her.
Abuse of furniture, things in the home, pets, destroying her things.
Intimidation (standing in the doorway during arguments, angry or threatening gestures, use of
size to intimidate, standing over her, out-shouting, driving recklessly).
Uninvited touching.
Threats (verbal or nonverbal, direct or indirect).
Harassment (unwanted visits or calls, following her around, “checking up” on her, embarrassing
her in public, not leaving when asked).
Isolation (preventing or making it hard for her to see/talk to friends, relatives, others).
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NEGOTIATION &
FAIRNESS
accepting to change, willing to
compromise on relationship & family needs
• he shows me that he seeks to find mutually
satisfying resolutions to conflicts • he consults with
me on any changes to our non-monogamous or
polyamorous agreements • all relevant information on
safety and risk is communicated to me by services • making
financial decisions together • making sure we can both benefit
from financial arrangements • polyamorous & casual partners being
consulted & supported on decisions that affect them
BEHAVIOUR
CHANGE PROGRAM
FACILITATORS
holds him fully accountable for his abuse towards
me • challlenge his attempts to minimise, blame, or
justify his abuse • facilitators to know enough about
victim/survivor experiences to advocate for me
appropriately • provide follow-up when program has
been completed to ensure long term behaviour
change is being achieved • being clear to him
that the behaviour change program is
primarily about my safety • reminding him
that the group is not about his
experience of homophobic, biphobic
or transphobic abuse • program
workers are trained in LGBTI
inclusive practices •
RESPONSIBLE PARENTING
sharing parental responsibilities, even if he does not see the children
(child support payments) • being a positive role model for the children •
understanding the long term impact of his violence on the children •
attending a ‘safe fathering’ program after the behaviour change
intervention • understanding & supporting the fact that he
may lose access to children or require supervised
access • does not expect to re-establish an immediate
& safe bond with the children because he is in the
behaviour change program • supporting &
nurturing the needs of family pets
RESPECTING
MY EXPERIENCE
he understands that I may feel
unsafe at times • he respects my
privacy when talking to professionals,
police and the courts about his violence
• he listens to me non-judgementally
• he values & affirms my opinions about the abuse •
he respects my wishes & boundaries about sexual &
physical contact • he goes at my pace with recovering from
the abuse • he doesn’t use his remorse, guilt or shame to expect
me to forgive him • he understands that his violence cannot be
removed from my memory •
PARTNER
ADVOCATE SUPPORT
regular & ongoing appointments to discuss safety
planning • advocates are not expecting me to leave
the relationship • providing me with information about
any risk of violence • I am given the option to nominate a
support person to participate in the partner advocate
service so that we have a common language
(safety planning information, family violence
definitions, options with accessing interven-
tion orders) • behaviour change program
communicates with me regarding his
attendance or non-attendance
HONESTY
&
ACCOUNTABILITY
he accepts full responsibility for
his abuse • he communicates openly
& truthfully about his use of violence •
he is clear about the purpose & expecta-
tions of the behaviour change program •
facilitators of behaviour change programs
always centre victims/survivor experiences & focus
on impact of violence, not intent • he attends every
session & actively participates
NON-THREATENING
BEHAVIOUR
he is talking and acting in ways that
makes me feel safe and comfortable to
express myself openly & freely • I can
express my anger towards him without being
punished for it • he accepts and understands the
need for the intervention order • he is complying
with the intervention order conditions • he is
addressing additional risk factors such as his drug &
alcohol use •
openly discussing sexual fantasies, fetishes with
consent & safe-words • he is aware of my privacy
needs regarding HIV status,
relationship agreements
with sexual & other
intimate partners •
TRUST & SUPPORT
he supports my goals in the relationship & in life •
he supports & validates my feelings •
he encourages my relationships with family & friends •
he supports my involvement in LGBTI community events(eg:
Pride March) • he trusts my judgement about who I am ‘out’ to
& to what degree • he shares information about his
participation in the men’s behaviour change group
when I ask him • I can rely on him to share my
experience of his abuse in the group respectful-
ly in my absence • I can talk about the
impact of his violence without him
getting defensive or justifying •
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preventing you from keeping or
getting a job • making you ask for
money • interfering with work or education
• using your credit cards without permission •
not working and requiring you to provide support •
keeping your name off joint assets • making you pay
for his attendance at behaviour change program
• borrowing money from you and not paying it back • selling
your assets without your knowledge • forging signatures to have
access to your funds • making you dependent on his income •
routinely checking and criticising your expenditure • unfounded
litigation to incur legal costs • having to pay rent and bond to relocate to
avoid further abuse
USING
SEXUAL COERCION
using dating apps (eg: Grindr) to interrogate
people you are chatting to or hooking-up with •
using dating apps to monitor your movements and
whereabouts • breaching relationship/sexual
agreements (eg: condomless sex) • lying about your
STI/HIV status • not sharing updated information on
STI/HIV status • creating fake profiles on dating
apps to ‘test’ your sexual fidelity • making
‘slut-shaming’ comments towards you •
avoiding discussions on boundaries and/or
updating non-monogamous agreements
• pressuring you to have condomless
sex • non-consentual sexual
roleplay • stealthing • sharing
information about your sexual
preferences and fetishes to
humiliate and shame
you
USING
PRIVILEDGE
making all the big decisions • treating you like a servant •
being the one to define each partner’s role and duties in the
relationship •
using “passing” as straight or cisgendered to discredit you or
put you in danger • he uses his status in the LGBTI
community to diminish yours • providing misleading
information about non-monogamy or polyamorous
relationships that benefits him • misusing his
leadership in the LGBTI community to gain
other people’s favour • threatening to
withdraw visa support
USING
EMOTIONAL
ABUSE
putting you down •
making you feel bad about yourself •
calling you names • playing mind games •
making you feel guilty • humiliating you •
• questioning you if you are a “real” man or “real”
masc etc • reinforcing internalised homophobia,
biphobia or transphobia • using his experiences of
discrimination in order for you to feel sorry for him • using
apologies to put the focus on how bad he feels • pleading with
you not to share information about his abuse with behaviour change
program • telling you how hard he is trying to change in order for you to
stay • challenging you to change your behaviour • saying that you should
do the behaviour change program as well • saying you are being triggered
by your past trauma and not his violence
USING
INTIMIDATION,
COERCION & THREATS
making you afraid using looks, gestures, actions •
smashing things •
abusing pets/threatening to do so •
displaying weapons •
saying or doing things that reinforce
homophobic, biphobic or
transphobic control •
threatening to leave or suicide •
threatening to harm others who are
important to you • pressuring you to go
to counselling • making decisions for
you regarding your gender
expression or how ‘out’ to be
DENYING,
MINIMIZING
& BLAMING
making light of the abuse
saying it didn’t happen or
won’t happen again •
saying ‘it’s your fault’ •
saying it’s just fighting between two
men •
saying “you pushed my buttons” •
blaming you for him being in a behaviour
change program • saying it was the alcohol or
drugs • making his abuse sound mutual or less than
it really was when talking about it the behaviour
change group • spending the majority of time in group
talking about you and not his violence • talking about
his abuse as if it’s a relationship issue • saying that
the violence is mutual • withholding information
from facilitators • telling you that his
violence is not as bad as others
in the group
USING
CHILDREN
making you feel guilty
about the children • using
children to relay messages •
threatening to take the children •
threatening to tell your ex-spouse
or authorities that you are gay,
bisexual or trans so they will take the
children away • using his biological status
as a parent against you • blocking you out of
family planning decision-making processes ie:
IVF, surrogacy, sperm donation •
threatening to out your gender identity to your children
without your consent
USING ISOLATION
controlling what you do, who you see or talk to • limiting your outside
activities • using jealousy to control you • questioning you about your
wherabouts • saying no one will believe you or take you seriously
because of your sexuality or gender identity • making it difficult
for you to have friends or family over by acting ‘moody’ •
questioning other people in your life about you •
pressuring you to stop going to LGBTI events •
negatve criticism about you to other partners in
non-monogamous or polyamorous
relationships
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POWER
AND
CONTROL
COERCION
AND THREATS:
Making and/or carry-
ing out threats to do
something to hurt her.
Threatening to leave her,
commit suicide, or report
her to welfare. Making
her drop charges.
Making her do illegal
things.
INTIMIDATION:
Making her afraid by
using looks, actions,
and gestures. Smashing
things. Destroying her
property. Abusing pets.
Displaying weapons.
MALE PRIVILEGE:
Treating her like a servant: making
all the big decisions, acting like the
“master of the castle,” being the
one to define men’s and women’s
roles.
ECONOMIC ABUSE:
Preventing her from getting
or keeping a job. Making her
ask for money. Giving her an
allowance. Taking her money.
Not letting her know about or
have access to family income.
USING CHILDREN:
Making her feel guilty
about the children. Using
the children to relay
messages. Using
visitation to harass her.
Threatening to take the
children away.
MINIMIZING, DENYING,
AND BLAMING:
Making light of the abuse
and not taking her concerns
about it seriously. Saying
the abuse didn’t happen.
Shifting responsibility for
abusive behavior. Saying
she caused it.
ISOLATION:
Controlling what she does,
who she sees and talks to,
what she reads, and where
she goes. Limiting her
outside involvement.
Using jealousy to justify
actions.
EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
Putting her down. Making her
feel bad about herself.
Calling her names. Making her
think she’s crazy. Playing mind
games. Humiliating her.
Making her feel guilty.
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exu
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Physical and sexual assaults, or threats to commit them, are the most apparent forms of domestic violence and are usually the actions that allow others to become aware of the problem. However, regular use of other abusive behaviors by the
batterer, when reinforced by one or more acts of physical violence, make up a larger system of abuse. Although physical as-
saults may occur only once or occasionally, they instill threat of future violent attacks and allow the abuser to take control of
the woman’s life and circumstances.
The Power & Control diagram is a particularly helpful tool in understanding the overall pattern of abusive and violent be-haviors, which are used by a batterer to establish and maintain control over his partner. Very often, one or more violent
incidents are accompanied by an array of these other types of abuse. They are less easily identified, yet firmly establish a pat-
tern of intimidation and control in the relationship.
Developed by:
Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
202 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218.722.4134
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RISK ASSESSM
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CHILD & FAMILY
SERVICES:
Assess for past and current
violence before any family
or marital counseling.
CHILD WELFARE:
High co-occurrence. Domestic
violence often precedes child
abuse. Collaborative policies
between child welfare and
domestic violence programs to
keep mother and children safe
from abusive partner. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK:
Impact of exposure to domestic
violence on children. Teen dating
violence: One in five teenage girls
experience physical and sexual
violence in dating relationships.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS:
Workplace policies that support abused
women, hold batterers accountable,
and provide safety for employees from
stalking and violence at the workplace.
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK:
Emergency Rooms. Pediatrics.
Increased risk for pregnant women
and women with disabilities.
GERONTOLOGY/
DISABILITIES:
Adult Protective
Services. Violence
across the lifespan.
Abuse by caretaker.
PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE:
High co-occurrence
with poverty. TANF
family violence options.
Employment and
housing discrimination.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
High risk for women with HIV/AIDS.
Impact of past or present violence on both
batterers and victims. Associated with
violence, not a cause.
INTERVENTION
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Social
Work Fields
of Practice
MENTAL HEALTH:
Impact of past or current abuse on
mental health of client. Trauma and
PTSD. Increased risk for depression
and anxiety.