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Home Healing & Recovery Abuse / Trauma Handouts, Abuse/Trauma

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1) The SIPAF Model - Assessing Impact of Abuse or Trauma   (1 p.)    Identifies 5 major categories of possible impact, with 2 sub-categories in each category.   Provides a numeric scale to assess level of impact in each area.

2) The Power and Control Wheel    (1 p.) A classic guide to recognizing the elements of abuse in a relationship, particularly a domestic violence situation.   

3) Cycle of Abuse : Domestic Violence  (2 p.)  Provides a graphic summarizing the 4 phases in a domestic violence situation.  Also provides a description of each phase.