Module 2: Intimate Partner Violence

Introduction

The fourth presentation in Module 2, Intimate Partner Violence, introduces you to the scope of the intimate partner violence problem. In this presentation, you will learn the definition of intimate partner violence, the occurrence and consequences of intimate partner violence in the United States, the application of the Socio-Ecological Model to intimate partner violence, and how primary prevention broadens the work of those working in intimate partner violence prevention.

Competencies addressed:

• Ability to describe and explain intimate partner violence as a major social and health problem
• Explain how intimate partner violence is preventable
• Explain the interrelationship of intimate partner violence with other forms of violence

Learning objectives:

• Define intimate partner violence (IPV)
• Describe the scope of the problem and risk factors for IPV
• Identify data sources for understanding and monitoring IPV
• Describe the outcomes of IPV, who is most affected and how IPV relates to other forms of violence
• Identify needs for primary prevention

Suggested prerequisites: Module One ( Part 1: Moving Upstream: The Story of Prevention, Part 2: The Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention, and Part 3: The Socio-Ecological Model: A Pathway to Prevention)

Length of presentation: 25 minutes

Terms used in this presentation: Prevention, Protective factors, Risk factors, Socio-Ecological Model

Created by: Sandra Martin, PhD and Tamera Coyne-Beasley MD, MPH

Narrated by:Marcia Smith-Fischer

Music: Janet Place, MPH

Reviewers: Carol Runyan, Karen Strazza Moore, and Anne Morris, Injury Prevention Research Center; Pamela Cox, The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Date of release: January 2007