One of the best and very first things we can do to help a victim of abuse is to believe them when they come to us and ask for help. And yet with some frequency we see criticism of this point coming our way. "Oh, sure, believe her? How do you know that she isn't… Continue reading Is it Wrong to “Just Believe” Abuse Victims?
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Risk Assessment— The MOSAIC method
Risk assessment is a vital ingredient in safety planning with abuse victims. The MOSAIC Threat Assessment method is an online risk / threat assessment method developed by Gavin de Becker who wrote the excellent book The Gift Of Fear [Affiliate link], MOSAIC helps the assessor weigh a situation, for example, a situation where an abuse victim… Continue reading Risk Assessment— The MOSAIC method
