Introduction

Manual Overview

BOOK I: Faith Community Curriculum for Clergy and Lay Leaders

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
Part 1-A Opening Comments
  - Honor survivors in attendance
  - Definitions
  - Incidence of battering
  - Violence in scripture
Part 1-B Dynamics
  - Power and control
  - Why people stay
Part 1-C Myths
Part 1-D Questions & Answers,   Discussion
Part 2-A Opening Comments
  - Questions or thoughts
    from last segment
Part 2-B How Individuals
   Can Help
  - Victim/survivors
  - Abusers
  - Teens and children
Part 2-C How Faith Communities
  Can Help
Part 2-D Closure: The Good   Samaritan
Participant Handouts

Appendix

Part 1-C: Myths

Desired Time

• 10 minutes

Purpose

• Identify myths surrounding domestic violence
• Help participants to recognize possible biases

Strategies

• Discussion

Material

• Handouts: "Family Violence: Myths and Misconceptions" and "Christian Myths About Sexual and Domestic Abuse"

Content

• Ask the group to describe what they think may be a characteristic of a typical battered person.
• Direct participant attention to the handout, "Family Violence: Myths and Misconceptions" (pdf 480KB).
• Read some out loud or have participants read some of them.
• Ask for comments and discussion.