This training manual and tutorial was a collaborative effort of:

Domestic Violence Unit, Office of Family Safety,
Florida Department of Children and Families

Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC) - Florida Department of Health

The Institute for Family Violence Studies
in the Florida State University School of Social Work

Violence Against Women Grants Office -
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

We wish to thank Kim Musgrove, Jennifer Dritt, and Trula Motta, of the Domestic Violence Unit, Office of Family Safety, Florida Department of Children and Families for their support and enthusiasm for this project. We would also like to thank the many advocates and professionals who have contributed their knowledge to the development of the training manual and the many survivors who have shared their stories.

  

M. Sharon Maxwell, Ph.D.
Director and Associate Professor
Institute for Family Violence Studies
FSU School of Social Work

Kelly O’Rourke, M.S.W.
Rural Victimization Project Director