This document discusses counseling victims of violence. It covers several topics: 1) Forms of violence can include physical and verbal abuse and occur between bosses/subordinates, family members, friends, and colleagues. 2) Victims of violence may experience PTSD and fear reactions triggered by signs of previous abusive episodes like aggressive behavior, raised voices, or threatening gestures. 3) Effective counseling avoids common sense advice and focuses on preventing future violence by addressing underlying relationship issues, personalities, and coping skills rather than just the violent incidents themselves.

1. Counselling Victims of Violence
Ravi Samuel
MA, MPhil, PGCARM (Lond)
Psychotherapist

2. Lesson I
Case I / Case II
What is your impression about the
person who was Violent

3. Forms of Violence
Physical
as well as
Verbal

4. PTSD Kind of Reaction
Any signs of the previous episode will
trigger the Fear reaction
Aggressive behaviour
Raising the voice
Threatening gesture

5. Can Exist Anywhere
Boss – Subordinate
Family – Children do hit their mother
Common in Marriage
Friends
Colleagues

6. Lesson II
What few Counsellors said to victims
of violence

7. Counselling
1. Do not take it seriously
2. What can be done?
3. You look at his/her good side
4. You avoid what is making him /her
angry
5. Think differently – think You have the
power to make him angry

8. Lesson II
Do not give common sense advice

9. Counselling
Process Oriented Approach
ABC
Antecedent
Behaviour
Consequences

10. Lesson III
Application of theoretical model can
be futile? Why

11. Lesson III
Relationship
Personality
Coping Skills

12. Conclusion
Violence could be a sign of underlying
problems in the relationship
Please focus on prevention aspects if you
find the victim is triggering the attacks
Go beyond the Violence to bring permanent
solutions