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

Instructions
This manual provides course content and tools to teach domestic violence awareness and their role to faith community clergy and leaders. This course should be co-taught by a representative of the faith community and a local advocacy services community educator. Additional speakers such as a survivor are suggested.

The curriculum contains an introductory module and two major subject areas:

• Dynamics: the impact of abuse on victims and barriers that make it difficult to change the abusive environment
• What you can do: how individuals and faith communities can help victims and batterers

Each component can be presented independently.

Recommended course length: an absolute minimum of four hours, six is most desirable.

• Strongly encouraged!! If you are unable to get this amount of time, you will need to find other means to cover all of the basic curriculum.
• Options to accommodate faith community time constraints:
  - Split the course in two and give on two separate days.
  - Have participants watch the “Broken Vows” video prior to attending class.

Suggested overheads* are indicated by a bold OH in the text.
For hard copies of overheads call:
   The Community Health Improvement Department
   Mercy & Unity Hospitals: 763-236-4342 OR
   E-mail: lyla.pagels@allina.com

*It is suggested that you customize overhead language to coordinate with local statistics, laws, local incidents, etc. to make the material most relevant to participants.

If you are looking for a presenter (in Minnesota) contact:
   Jayne Kane, Encourage to Hope Ministries
   Phone: 952-448-7178
   E-mail: encouragetohope@aol.com