Woman Abuse Affects our Children: An Educator's Guide
by Linda Baker & Peter Jaffe (2007)
A resource for elementary teachers, principals and guidance counsellors funded by the Ontario Women's Directorate.
This Educator's Guide and its Facilitator's Manual were developed by an Expert Panel formed as part of the Government of Ontario's Domestic Violence Action Plan. The English-language panel developed these training materials to better support women and their children, and reduce abuse. The panel included representatives from provincial elementary teacher organizations, principal councils, school and Native guidance associations, Ontario faculties of education, community groups supporting immigrant and refugee women, and organizations from the violence prevention field.
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Table of Contents
Importance of this Topic
Glossary
Understanding Woman Abuse Helps Us Support Affected Students
Power and Control Wheel
Equality Wheel
Results of the 2004 General Social Survey on Victimization
What Recent Surveys Tell Us about Children Exposed to Spousal Violence
Impacts on Children and Adolescents
Signs a Student is Having Difficulties
Potential Impacts at Different Ages
What Educators May See
Responding When Students Display Troubling Behaviours
What Educators May See
Strategies for Supporting Students
Ways to Support a Student Who Makes a Disclosure
Guidelines for When a Parent is a Victim of Woman Abuse
Reporting to the Children's Aid Society
Reporting Guidelines
Safety Planning
What Educators May See
School and Community Partnerships
Community Responses
School-Based Violence Prevention
Examples of Resources
Resources that Promote Healthy Equal Relationships
Where to Go for Help
Resources
Appendix A: Child and Family Services Act (Ontario)
Appendix B: Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession (Ontario)
References
En français
A French-language Expert Panel worked concurrently to the English-language panel developing materials for the francophone Ontario community:
Ordering Information
For information on how to order hard copies of the Educator's Guide and the Facilitator's Manual, visit the project's Resource Website.
Other Resources on Children and Domestic Violence
The Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System (formerly called the London Family Court Clinic) is known around the world for our innovative approach to understanding children exposed to domestic violence, supporting their mothers, and creating resources for service deliverers. A range of resources is available to assist students, front-line professionals, volunteers, educators, and mothers who themselves have survived woman abuse. On our Children and Domestic Violence Resource Page, you find links to all the material on our web site related to this important topic.
www.lfcc.on.ca
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