2024 Oct SAVI Advocate Training Pre-Training Survey

1.There is no excuse for a person to hit their partner

2.When someone lies to their partner they deserve to get hit

3.People don't leave their abusive partners, so they may gain sympathy from others

4.Smarter/more educated people are less likely to become victims of intimate partner violence

5.There is no excuse for a person to sexually assault their partner

6.If someone initially agrees to have sex, but changes their mind midway, an assault is likely to happen because mixed messages have been sent

7.It is a sign of weakness if a victim of intimate partner violence returns to their abuser

8.It is the responsibility of the SAVI advocate to collect evidence of injuries inflicted upon the survivor

9.You can usually tell if someone was assaulted or not, by the way they react

10.People in the hospital treated for injuries inflicted by their intimate partner must make a report

11.Rates of intimate partner violence go up during pregnancy and when the victim tries to leave

12.It is common for victims of intimate partner violence to go back to their abusers

13.I feel confident that I have the active listening skills to be an effective advocate

14.I feel confident that I know the basic steps of crisis intervention to be an effective advocate

15.I feel confident that I know how to apply assertiveness techniques to assist survivors in their interactions with hospital and criminal justice personnel

16.I feel confident that I know the steps of medical care treatment offered to victims of intimate partner violence

17.I feel confident that I have the skills to work with diverse and/or marginalized populations in the emergency department

18.I feel confident that I have the skills to work with child victims of sexual assault in the emergency department

19.I feel confident that I know the on call guidelines and proper referral information to give victims in the emergency department

20.I feel confident that I know the guidelines for working with adolescent victims of intimate partner violence in the emergency department

21.I feel confident that I know the basics of police reporting and the criminal justice process for victims of sexual and/or intimate partner violence

2024 Oct SAVI Advocate Training Pre-Training Survey

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