JA: Everything is fine. I still feel I don’t belong in that class.
SW: What things have you learned so far? Do you feel the class is not helping?
JA: My Domestic Violence incident happened years ago.
JA: I have learned there are multiple types of abuse people engage in besides physical.
SW: You are right. There are other ways of abuse. Today, we are going to look at the Power and Control wheel that shows other types of abuse.
JA: okay.
SW: I will read somethings out loud and I want you to tell me if you can relate to it.
SW: Destroying her property. Putting her down. Calling her names.
JA: I did destroy her cell phone one time.
SW: Controlling what she does who she talks to, what she reads, and where she goes. …show more content…
I did not trust her friend, because she was crazy. SH probably would try to get her to cheat on me.
SW: Making her feel guilty about the children. Making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously.
JA: Cannot relate to it.
SW: Preventing her from getting a job. Making her ask for money. Treating her like a servant: making all the big decisions, and acting like the “master of the castle” being the one to define men’s and women’s roles.
JA: Well, she is the woman and I had expectations for her to do certain things. Like cook for me. However, I did not treat her like a servant. I did make all the decisions at home, because she did not work.
JA: She did not work, because she did not want to. I never prevented her from getting a job.
SW: Making and/or carrying out threats to do something to hurt her. Making her drop charges. Making her do illegal things.
JA: No.
SW: Overall, you were able to relate to most of the things I