CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the Issues
2. Understanding Alcohol Abuse
3. Understanding Violence Against Women
4. Alcohol and Domestic Violence
5. Alcohol, Sexual Assault, and Rape
6. Prevention and Early Intervention
7. Screening and Assessment
8. Diagnosis and Treatment
9. Legal and Ethical Issues

Supplements
Fact Sheets
Videos
Resources

Silence Hurts
Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women

Summary of Module

• There are several phases of alcohol problems.
• Alcohol abuse is a widespread and real problem in the United States.
• Several theories exist about how alcohol problems develop.
• Families react in many different ways to alcohol abuse.
• There are many myths about alcohol abuse that professionals need to be aware of in order to understand and treat the problem.