Discuss the field of family violence and linkages to the three major systems; social service, healthcare, and law enforcement/judicial. Identify what you want to learn from this course and identify classroom rules.

2. Florida Atlantic University
School of Social Work
Week #1
SOW 4141
Family
Violence
Dr. Karen Whiteman

3. Agenda
• Introductions
• Classroom rules
• Review syllabus
• Develop groups
• Define family violence
• Family violence myths quiz
• Why are families violent?
• Prevention & Intervention

4. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• Mid-Term Examination=100
• Final Examination=100
• Research Paper &
Presentation on Family
Violence Intervention =100
• Attendance=50
• Total points=350

5. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• Examinations:
• Mid-term: September 30
• Final: December 9
• Research Paper and Presentation on Family Violence
Intervention (Group Project)
• September 23: Each group must be prepared to
update the class on family violence paper and
presentation progress.
• October 14: Students can submit draft family violence
paper for instructor feedback
• October 28: Final paper

6. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
• Presentations Dates:
– November 4
– November 18

7. Group Exercise

8. What is abuse?
• Lisa and Tom have been married for 1
year. They have a stormy relationship.
One evening Lisa came home late from
work. It was Tom’s birthday, and he
was very upset.

9. Lisa and Tom
• He takes a bottle of champagne Lisa
brought home to celebrate his birthday
and throws it against the wall.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

10. Lisa and Tom
• He storms out of the house and stays out
all night.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

11. Lisa and Tom
• He wakes her up after they have gone to
bed, keeping her awake all night, telling
her everything she has done to upset him
since they met.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

12. What is abuse?
• Jennie is a senior in high school, is on
her first date with Tony, one of the most
popular boys in her class. On the way
home from the movies, he stops the car
in a quiet place and starts caressing her.
When Jennie begins to feel
uncomfortable with his urgency, she
tells him to stop. He chides her and
continues.

13. Jennie
She get out of the car and runs home.
Not abusive
Somewhat abusive
Very abusive

14. Jennie
• She slaps him hard across the face.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

15. Jennie
• She slaps him across the face, goes home,
calls her girlfriends, and says he is an
animal.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

16. What is abuse?
• Kim and Pat have gone out dancing. On
the way home, Kim tells Pat about a party
Kim was invited to. Pat becomes jealous
and angry.

17. Kim and Pat
• Pat yells at Kim and says “you are not
going anywhere without me.”
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

18. Kim and Pat
• Pat pulls over and forces Kim to get out of
the car. (public transportation is no longer
running)
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

19. Kim and Pat
• Pat accuses Kim of flirting in the dance
club and says Kim won’t have any more
opportunities to do so.
– Not abusive
– Somewhat abusive
– Very abusive

20. "Family violence includes family members' acts
of omission or commission resulting from
physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse,
neglect, or other forms of maltreatment that
hamper individuals healthy development"

21. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Family violence is uncommon.

23. How Do We Know
About Family Violence?
• Information about family violence is
compiled from 3 sources. Each source
has limitations and may not be completely
accurate.
Social surveys, Clinical studies, and
Official reports

24. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Only poor people are violent.

25. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Abused children always
become abusive partners or
parents.

26. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Battered women ask for it.

27. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Family violence sometimes
just happens.

28. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Minor acts of family
violence are always
trivial and
inconsequential.
http://youtu.be/dEnkY2iaKis

29. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Alcohol and drugs
are the real cause of
family violence.

30. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
Women claiming date rape
are "lying", "deserve what
they got", or were "asking
for it”…

31. Family Violence Myths
True or False?
"If he/she ever laid a hand on
me, I would leave”
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=V1yW5IsnSjo

33. The Global Perspective
• Awareness of profound differences in views of the
world
• Awareness of diversity of ideas and cultures
• Curiosity about different parts of the world
• Location of self in the world
• Awareness of view from the outside
• View of systems and mechanisms of oppression

34. Knowledge Ingredients Necessary
“TO DO” Social Work
• Specifics of the case or situation
• Thinking processes, emotions, and social
location of self
• Social work values and ethics.
• Scientific knowledge of theory and
research

35. Family Violence Sub-types
• Family violence sub-types:
– Child maltreatment
– Intimate partner violence/spouse abuse/wife
abuse
– Elder abuse
– Sibling abuse
– Children who witness violence

36. Group Homework
• Choose a theory that best explains family
violence and explain why.
• Do these theories explain family violence,
why or why not?
• Given what you have read what two
interventions would be most successful
working with your group/population of
interest?