Instructions
1. Review the material and resources below.
2. Review and familiarize yourself with the foundational concepts and themes of this course through the collaborative literature (e.g. definitions, picture of FV/DV, issues impacting victims and perpetrators, systemic challenges such as available resources, education & training, standardized laws & policies).
This will support your developing knowledge for future assignments.
Assignment:
You will write a minimum of 500-word reflection answering the questions below:
1. Coercive Control Analysis
Using the concept of coercive control from both TEDx talks:
○ Develop a hypothetical case scenario (not one discussed in the videos) that illustrates coercive control in a subtle, non-obvious way.
○ Identify specific behaviors that might be overlooked by professionals.
○ Explain how each behavior contributes to a broader pattern of control rather than isolated incidents.
2. Personal Bias & Professional Readiness
○ Identify one assumption or belief you held about domestic/family violence prior to these materials.
○ Explain how the content challenged or complicated that belief.
○ How might this shift influence your future role as a professional when assessing clients or situations?
1. Defining Family Violence:
What is domestic and family violence?
Links to an external site.
OurWatch (2024, May 13). What is domestic and family violence? YouTube[Video].
Approx. 4 mins (From intro module)
What is domestic violence?
Links to an external site.
Domesticshelters.org (2017, Sep 14). What is domestic violence? YouTube[Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMkE6YSmWk&list=PLzLH4fslDhziRZ8LzRSPaQy 0JwZgpEZ6y&index=2
Approx. 9+ mins
Recommended/Supplemental: Chapter 1 – Barnett, O. W., Miller-Perrin, C. L., & Perrin, R. D. (2011). Family violence across the lifespan: an introduction (3rd ed.). Sage.
2. Formulating a ‘picture’ of FV: Emphasizing educating and the “ripple effect” of knowledge, community and advocacy:
Coercive control: Do you know what it means?
Links to an external site.
Pay attention to her focus on “education” and the assessment she request of the audience.
Lagdon, S. (2024, Feb 1). Coercive control: Do you know what it means? Tedx Stormont. YouTube[Video].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CGVsWxfI2Q
Links to an external site.
Approx. 15 minutes
Identifying Covert Forms of Violence: Coercive control
Links to an external site.
Pay attention her discussion of covert signs and the 3 items needed to create the “ripple effect.”
Victoria, S. (2024, Jan 8). Identifying covert forms of violence: Coercive control. TEDx Delray Beach. YouTube[Video].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT2CpBUpWjI
Links to an external site.
Approx. 19 minutes