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

A productive training in Charlotte NC

Many of you know that I was involved in a training day Domestic Abuse and the Church in Charlotte, North Carolina last Saturday. The day went well. About 60 people attended. The audience consisted of counselors and social workers, survivors of abuse, clergy, friends and family of survivors, and one woman who works in law… Continue reading A productive training in Charlotte NC