How to Document Coercive Control in 5 Steps
Ruth Darlene, Founder and Executive Director of WomenSV shares 5 steps that will help you document coercive control. These steps are from WomenSV's new online coercive control training, Understanding and Documenting Coercive Control: Executive Summary Workshop.
Coercive control is a pattern of behavior that manipulates, controls, threatens and isolates an intimate partner. Survivors of this type of abuse often find it difficult to explain what they've experienced in a way that others can easily understand.
In this video, Ruth Darlene, Founder and Executive Director of WomenSV shares 5 steps that will help you document coercive control.
These steps are from WomenSV's new online coercive control training, Understanding and Documenting Coercive Control: Executive Summary Workshop. This video is an abbreviated version that will guide you through the process of documenting coercive control concisely and effectively in a two-page Executive Summary. Your Executive Summary can be easily customized according to your specific situation, audience and goals. For example: reporting to law enforcement, informing a therapist, preparing for legal proceedings, advocating for survivors or supporting a friend.
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Video timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to documenting coercive control - Ruth Darlene of WomenSV
1:27 Step 1: Understanding coercive control
3:32 Step 2: Goals and audience
4:19 Step 3: Timeline
5:11 Step 4: Incident / allegation log
6:22 Step 5: Gather supporting documents
7:59 How to document coercive control + important considerations
11:55 Coercive control training online - Understanding and Documenting Coercive Control: Executive Summary Workshop
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