Episode 13: Mapping domestic violence perpetrator's use of COVID-19 pandemic to increase coercive control

In this episode Ruth & David outline an emerging checklist for professionals and families to help them map perpetrator's patterns of behavior in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and our social response.  The episode includes discussion of:

• How not collude with perpetrators who are using the pandemic as an excuse for their behaviors
• A checklist of things to consider when you are assessing for increased danger including changes in the perpetrators' levels of anxiety and depression and substance abuse
• A checklist of survivors' vulnerabilities that the perpetrator may be using against them
• How to continue to focus on survivors' protective efforts
• Steps to continue to partner with survivors in the current environment

This practical podcast is part of the free offerings that the  Safe & Together Institute is rolling out during this period. Check out our COVID-19 specific page and our Virtual Academy. 

Now available! Mapping the Perpetrator’s Pattern: A Practitioner’s Tool for Improving Assessment, Intervention, and Outcomes The web-based Perpetrator Pattern Mapping Tool is a virtual practice tool for improving assessment, intervention, and outcomes through a perpetrator pattern-based approach. The tool allows practitioners to apply the Model’s critical concepts and principles to their current case load in real

Check out David Mandel's new book "Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to transform the way we keep children safe from domestic violence."