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

Creating a Safe Place Objectives

• Provide an understanding of the dynamics of abusive relationships, the elements of power and control and their impact on survivors of domestic violence.
• Discuss barriers which prevent faith communities from identifying and providing support to community members who are possibly or actually experiencing family violence and ways in which these barriers can be overcome.
• Provide information related to what can be said to survivors of domestic violence.
• Provide suggested actions a faith community can take to help survivors of domestic violence.
• Create insight related to limitations of clergy and lay leader roles when providing support to survivors and abusers, boundaries that should be respected and the appropriate use of referral resources.