Course Objectives:

• To increase awareness of the risk factors associated with domestic violence.

• To engage participants in dialogue about the importance of safety planning and resource development.

• To broaden participants' understanding of the cultural implications for victims outside the prominent ethnic groups.

• Recognize signs, symptoms, culprits.

  • Domestic abuse, also known as spousal abuse, occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person.

  • Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence.