A therapist who supports IPV victims calls IPV one of the leading causes of workplace violence.
IPV is one of the leading causes for workplace violence.
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The therapist says IPV cases tend to be more severe when IPV spills over into the workplace.
IPV cases tend to be more severe when IPV bleeds over into the workplace.
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The therapist says stalking and monitoring behaviors tend to be the most common red flags when someone is reporting IPV at work.
Stalking and monitoring behaviors tend to be the most common red flags when someone is reporting IPV at work.
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The therapist says coming forward about abuse requires power and confidence.
Coming forward requires power and confidence.
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The therapist says it is important to give victims a lot of voice and choice: give them the information, then let them make their own choices.
It's important to give victims a lot of voice and choice.
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The therapist calls trauma-informed care the most successful strategy for managing IPV, using a nonjudgmental, recovery-oriented stance.
The most successful strategy is trauma-informed care
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For safety planning, the therapist asks what victims have already done, what has worked, and what has not.
For safety planning, we ask them what they've done already and what has worked, and what hasn't.
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Anyone experiencing domestic violence can get help through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or by texting START to 88788.
help is available via the National Domestic Violence Hotline
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says that in an abusive relationship, victims have little control.
In an abusive relationship, victims have little control.
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The therapist says victims have usually tried many approaches already, so making assumptions and listing tips wastes time.
Usually, they've tried a plethora of things already, and you'd be wasting your time by making assumptions and listing off tips.
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says to give victims the information and then let them make their own choices.
You give them the information, then let them make their own choices.
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The therapist says letting victims make their own choices gives them the power that their abuser is taking from them.
That's giving them the power that their abuser is taking from them
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When victims do come forward, the therapist's practice follows the victim's lead with safety in mind.
When they do come forward, we follow the victim's lead with safety in mind.
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The therapist describes abusive relationships, in which victims have little control, as disempowering by design.
It's disempowering by design.
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says IPV is always a huge risk factor.
It's always a huge risk factor
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says that when victims come forward, the practice makes a safety plan with them to achieve their goals.
We make a safety plan with them to achieve their goals.
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says hearing the person out with a nonjudgmental stance gives them the space to talk about these things and allows for honesty.
It gives them the space to talk about these things and allows for honesty
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A therapist who supports IPV victims says that, because abusive relationships are disempowering, practitioners must do the opposite in small ways and provide feedback on what victims are doing well.
we must do the opposite, and provide feedback on what they're doing well
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