Student Material to Victim Empowerment : Bridging the Systems Mental Health and Victim Service Providers

By Lasher, Bernadine P.

Book Id: WPLBN0000696811
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Student Material to Victim Empowerment : Bridging the Systems Mental Health and Victim Service Providers
Author:	Lasher, Bernadine P.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
Collections:	Law Library Collection
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


Citation APA MLA Chicago Lasher, B. P. (n.d.). Student Material to Victim Empowerment : Bridging the Systems Mental Health and Victim Service Providers. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

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Legal Reference Publication

Excerpt
Introduction: There is nothing more isolating than the pain of violation. It forces victims to question themselves and their world because it destroys two essential beliefs: (1) their sense of trust and (2) their sense of control over their lives. After the crime is over, victims begin to struggle with their reactions they are often overcome with fear, anger, guilt and shame. They may feel contaminated and unworthy of help. Their relationships with family and friends can be seriously disrupted, and if they become involved with the police and the courts, they may come to believe that no one understands or cares about what has happened to them. (The Crime Victim?s Book, Bard and Sangrey, 1986) A victim of a serious personal crime as well as significant others, family members and friends, go through a difficult adjustment period, often experiencing the impact of the crime in varying degrees for the remainder of their lives.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO THE TRAUMA OF VICTIMIZATION . . . . . 12 Identifying and Assessing Signs of Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Secondary Victimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cross Cultural Issues in Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, RAPE TRAUMA SYNDROME AND BATTERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Diagnostic Criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rape Related Post Traumatic Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Ten Warning Signs of Mental Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Hostage in the Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE: THINKING BEYOND THE OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Thinking Beyond the Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Integrating Awareness of Victimization into Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Therapy in the Context of the Survivor's Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 The Therapy Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Caring for Ourselves and Each Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Outline for Interagency Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Interagency Agreement Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127