Introduction

Manual Overview

BOOK I: Faith Community Curriculum for Clergy and Lay Leaders
- Curriculum Outline
- Instructions
- Supplies Checklist
- Room Checklist
- Educator Qualities
- Key Issues and Points
- Course Objectives
- Part 1-A: Introductions
  and Opening Comments
- Part 1-B: Elements and Dynamics
  of Domestic Abuse
- Part 1-C: Barriers
- Part 1-D: “Broken Vows” Video
- Part 2-A: Awareness Raising
- Part 2-B: What to Say and Do
- Part 2-C: What Congregations
  Can Do
- Part 3: Closure
Handouts list

BOOK II: Family Violence: Helping Survivors and Abusers
A Manual for Faith Communities

BOOK III: Pastor’s Packet: Family Violence Awareness Materials for Pastors

BOOK IV: Curriculum for Laity

Appendix

Participant Handouts List

All handouts are located in the Appendix unless otherwise noted.

• Statistics (pdf 496KB)
• Power and Control Wheel (pdf 470KB)
• Power and Control Wheel Prototypes:
  – Equality (pdf 455KB)
  – For Disabled and Elderly (pdf 496KB)
  – Teens (pdf 496KB)
  – Parish Team (pdf 524KB)
  – Support from Parish Team
• Family Violence: Myths & Misconceptions (pdf 524KB)
• Christian Myths About Sexual & Domestic Abuse
• Myths About Abusers
• Barriers: Realities that Prevent Family Violence Survivors from Looking for Help (pdf 100KB)
• Understanding Abusers
• Faith Community Barriers
• Guidelines for Creating a Safe Place in Your Faith Community (pdf 500KB)
• Family Violence: Helping Survivors and Abusers, A Manual for Faith Communities (Each participant should receive a copy of this manual.)
• Scenarios (pdf 524KB) – (Each participant should receive a copy of each scenario when you begin working on this section.)
• Pre and post-seminar questionnaires – (Explain these when given to participants)
  – Pre-seminar Questionaire (pdf 516KB)
  – Post-seminar Questionaire (pdf 529KB)
• Article: Hostages in the Home (pdf 579KB)
• Faith community “Peace and Hope” brochures
  (For copies please call the Community Health Improvement Department of Mercy & Unity Hospitals at 763-236-4342 OR E-mail: lyla.pagels@allina.com
• Your local advocacy community resource information to be added by you