| The last thing an abused woman needs to
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| | survivors of domestic abuse at the
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| hear while seeking safety from domestic
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| | bequest of their perpetrators. And over
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| violence is that she's crazy.
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| | the years, actually decades, they became
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| Unfortunately, however, this may be one
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| | the enemies of battered women.
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| of first things she learns from the
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| | I have since learned that this is
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| evaluating mental health professional.
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| | understandably so, especially for women
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| The Battered Women's Movement and
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| | residing in domestic violence shelters.
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| Clinical Psychology are as far apart as
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| | It is estimated that over 90% of women
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| the North and South Pole. Yet, many
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| | going through the abuse shelter system
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| people outside of these circles
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| | will be "certified" (i.e. blessed with a
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| disciplines believe domestic abuse
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| | psychiatric diagnosis) by virtue of their
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| treatment and advocacy are
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| | navigating the mental health care
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| sub-specialties of the practice of
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| | system-while in route to safety-as a
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| psychology. Not at all so!
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| | survivor of domestic violence.
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| After I fled from the danger I lived in
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| | This truly disturbed me, as a practicing
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| Chicago, I retreated into a life of
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| | psychologist and domestic abuse survivor.
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| solace and wrote All But My Soul: Abuse
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| | Even more disturbing was the fact that I
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| Beyond Control. Creating that publication
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| | could find little to no domestic violence
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| was the most amazing experience of my
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| | curricula offered in psychological
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| life-right up there with the birth of a
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| | training.
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| child. It was my fourth child.
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| | In no way am I suggesting that one not
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| With the enthusiasm of a child, I
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| | seek the services of domestic abuse
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| approached individuals in the domestic
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| | advocacy; to the contrary. I strongly
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| violence arena, eager to share what I had
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| | believe in the work of domestic abuse
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| learned and produced in the manuscript.
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| | advocates. However, I recognize that when
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| Initially, I was not received well and
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| | utilizing domestic abuse advocacy, one
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| couldn't understand why, until an
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| | must be mindful of the importance of also
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| individual from the inner circle of the
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| | securing the expertise of a mental health
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| Battered Women's Movement shared the
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| | professional, authentically knowledgeable
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| inside politics with me.
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| | in domestic violence.
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| "You will have a hard time breaking into
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| | The front line treatment for domestic
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| this line of work," she said, "because
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| | violence and the actual practice of
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| you are a psychologist." Funny thing is I
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| | professional psychology are truly as far
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| thought this was my asset, until she
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| | apart as the automotive industry and the
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| helped me realized it was my liability
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| | practice of dentistry. I vowed to commit
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| among battered women.
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| | myself to helping bridge this huge
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| She explained that historically the
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| | knowledge and service gap.
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| psychologists were used in re-victimizing
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