Responding to Abuse Cohort 1 M3ND Course

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M3ND: Responding to Abuse, Cohort 1 (Sept 2021)

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M3ND is a training and small group curriculum for identifying and responding to emotional abuse. Designed for counselors, faith-based leaders, and all first responders, this practical course will equip you to illuminate abuse and provide a pathway for healing.

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Course Contents

SESSION 1: THE M3ND STORY

Session 1 Introduction

Note From the Author

Endorsements

The Importance of Identifying Abuse

Every Culture Has Unconscious Biases

The Problem of Abuse: Global and Local Blind Spots

Personal Blind Spots

Why This Curriculum Matters To You

Quiz: Identify which of the following situations you believe would qualify as abuse.

Answers to the Quiz

The M3ND Project Curriculum Educational Objectives

Our Hope for You

The M3ND Project Mission: Educate. Equip. Restore.

Reflection & Discussion

Week 1 Live Session

SESSION 2: CLARIFY

Session 2 Introduction

Identifying and Understanding the Nature of Abuse

To Clarify Is to Lay the Foundation of Healing

A Glossary of Terms

Quiz: Identify the term that correctly fits each definition.

Answers to the Quiz

Clarifying the Signs of Abuse

Power and Control Wheel

M3ND Research

Separate Realities

Two Reasons Victims Remain Silent

Developmental Effects of Abusive Behaviors

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Reflection & Discussion

Week 2 Live Session

SESSION 3: EDUCATE

Session 3 Introduction

How Do We Stop What Doesn’t Have a Name?

The Statistics of Abuse

The Iceberg Analogy of Abuse

Quiz: Determine whether the following forms of abuse qualify as Original Abuse or Double Abuse.

Answers to the Quiz

The Incidence of Abuse

A Deeper Look Into Defining Covert Emotional Abuse (CEA):

Healthy Communication

The Four Pillars of Abuse

Quiz: Identify which of the four pillars of abuse are present in each scenario (more than one option can be selected).

Answers to the Quiz

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Reflection & Discussion

Week 3 Live Session

SESSION 4: EQUIP

Session 4 Introduction

Helping a Victim Find Their Voice to Contribute to Change

Finding Their Voice: Why Your Help Is so Important

Voice and Vulnerability

Quiz: Identify which mishandling of vulnerabilities applies best to each example

Answers to the Quiz

Obstacles Victims Face to Finding Their Voice

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Questions a Victim Must Ask: Should I Stay? Should I Go? Or, Should I Reunite?

Closing the Gap

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

The Faith-Based Institutional Response

Reflection & Discussion

Week 4 Live Session

SESSION 5: RESTORE

Session 5 Introduction

What Victims and Abusers Need

Restoration Tools

Practice Empathy in Connection

Confronting the Abuser

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

What to Do When a Victim Is Not Ready to Speak Up About Abuse

What to Do When an Abuser Is Not Ready to Be Accountable

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Reflection & Discussion

Week 5 Live Session

SESSION 6: THE REASON

Session 6 Introduction

The Relationship Between Abuse & Trauma

The Reason WHY We Do the Work of M3ND

How Abuse Conditions the Brain

The Effects of Trauma on the Brain

Definitions of Trauma

Disorders of Trauma

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Quiz: Match each definition to the correct term.

Answers to the Quiz

Presentations of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Physical Consequences of PTSD

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)

Responding to a Victim Who Suffers From PTSD or C-PTSD as a Result of Trauma

Trauma and Covert Emotional Abuse

Trauma and Shame

Trauma and Loss

Trauma and Attachment

Developmental Trauma Disorder

The Cost of Institutional Abuse to a Child

Children in the Foster System

The Economic Cost of Abuse

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Reflection & Discussion

Week 6 Live Session

SESSION 7: NEXT STEPS

Session 7 Introduction

The Importance of Your Role

Your Responsibility as a First Responder

We Are All First Responders

Anyone Can Help Victims Become Survivors

Practical Next Steps as First Responders

Roles and Goals for First Responders

The Role of Family and Community

Controlled Reconciliation

Reconciliation Outside Couple Relationships

Institutional Abuse

Next Steps for Faith-Based Communities

Quiz: True or False

Answers to the Quiz

Reflection & Discussion

Week 7 Live Session