Trauma-Informed Approaches in Supporting Women Survivors of Violence
Women’s Fund “Sukhumi”, in partnership with Danner, has developed a practical guide — “Trauma-Informed Approaches in Supporting Women Survivors of Violence.”
The guide is intended for specialists who work with women survivors of violence and are involved in the process of their support, protection and empowerment. This includes social workers, case managers, psychologists, lawyers, staff of shelters and day centres, paraspecialists and representatives of community-based services.
The document helps specialists better understand the dynamics of domestic violence, mechanisms of power and control, and the impact of trauma on women’s emotional responses, behaviour and decision-making processes. The guide brings together both theoretical foundations and practical recommendations on how to provide support in a way that safeguards women’s safety, dignity, trust and autonomy of choice.
The guide covers topics such as forms of domestic violence, coercive control, the cycle and spiral of violence, the impact of violence on women and children, trauma responses, trauma-informed communication, and self-care for specialists.
The publication was prepared within the framework of the project “Empowering Women Survivors of Violence and Developing Community-Based Support Systems in Georgia” and is based on international practice, Danner’s experience and the long-standing work of Women’s Fund “Sukhumi” in supporting women survivors of violence.
The project is implemented with the support of CISU