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Complete the Devising Safety Plans assignment.
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Devising Safety Plans
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DEVISING SAFETY PLANS
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Devising Safety Plans
Directions: Respond to the prompts following each of the scenarios below based on the module
readings and any other resources you find helpful.
Scenario 1: Jeannine and Robert have been together for five years and have been married for the
past three years. They live in an apartment together. There have been a few instances of physical
violence from Robert toward Jeannine throughout the relationship, mostly shoving her around
and, a couple of times, slapping her, always followed by effusive apology, explaining his actions
as stress from his job. Imagine you are Jeannine's counselor and she reveals that Robert has been
showing signs of more violence, escalating in verbal threats. A couple of weeks ago, he grabbed
her by the shoulders and shook her so violently, she ended up with a sore neck and migraine
headache. Last week, he punched her in the ribs a couple of times, resulting in bruising, which
she revealed to you. She fears for her safety, though she is not yet ready to move out or leave
him.
1. Describe Jeannine's level of lethality:
Jeannine is in a very high risk of endangering or losing her life. With Roberts persistence
violence towards her wife, she has been able to suffer many problems such as being shocked
violently by grabbing on her shoulders, being punched in the ribs an act that is very painful
among other abuses. If she continues in the marriage without the situation being solved, she
might develop a complication such as a stroke due to emotional disturbance and psychological
distress, situations that may r...