🛑🛡️ Quick Overview
This chapter continues violence reduction strategies, covering behavioral skills training, specific intervention programs, and relapse prevention.
🛠️ Behavioral Skills Training
Communication Skills:
- Assertiveness - Expressing needs without aggression
- Active listening - Truly hearing others
- "I" statements - "I feel..." instead of "You always..."
- Conflict resolution - Solving problems peacefully
Problem-Solving (6 Steps):
- Define the problem
- Generate alternatives (brainstorm)
- Evaluate options (pros/cons)
- Choose best option
- Implement
- Evaluate outcome
📚 Specific Violence Reduction Programs
- ART (Aggression Replacement Training): 3 components - Skillstreaming, Anger Control Training, Moral Reasoning
- Enhanced Thinking Skills: Cognitive skills, problem-solving, perspective-taking
- Domestic Violence Programs: Challenging attitudes, power and control, healthy relationships
⚠️ Relapse Prevention
Identifying Triggers:
People, places, situations, thoughts, emotions that lead to violence.
Safety Plan Components:
Warning signs, coping strategies, support network, escape routes, emergency contacts.
Protective Factors:
Employment, housing, relationships, sobriety, healthy activities, treatment engagement.