The MEND Project/M3ND: Responding to Abuse, Cohort 1 (Sept 2021)

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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.

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