DAVID M HALL ASSOCIATES, LLC     Professional Training & Consulting
Domestic and Dating Violence
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It is estimated that at least 1 out of 10 high school students are in
an abusive relationship. Additionally, domestic violence in the
household impacts the entire family.

Children who grow up with abuse struggle with a wide variety of
issues. For infants it can result in fretful sleep, developmental
slowness (if abuse occurred to mother during pregnancy), and
lethargy. For toddlers growing up in an abusive home can result in
regressive behavior, severe shyness, and low self-esteem. School
age children may experience eating disorders or other types of self-
abuse, detachment, depression, mood swings, and lack of trust.

Educators have typically received little if any training around the
topic of domestic and dating violence though they can play a critical
role in helping students. In some cases, instruction about healthy
relationships is necessary. In other situations, intervention in an
abusive relationship can be life saving.

As a result of this training, educators will be able to...
  1. Recognize signs of power and control in an abusive
    relationship.
  2. Explain why people stay in abusive relationships.
  3. Examine ways in which healthy relationships and domestic
    violence are already a part of the school curricula.
  4. Develop strategies for creating a safety plan for students in
    abusive relationships.
  5. Examine the motivations of abuse and strategies to create
    less abusers.

* Objectives and outcomes can be modified depending on the
individual school's need.