The development of a healthy relationship between two people gives them the opportunity to express mutual respect and love for one another. However, being involved in a toxic relationship, one marked by codependency, emotional violence, or domestic abuse, can be emotionally and physically damaging and sometimes even fatal. These unacceptable behaviors must first be recognized for what they are. If a person is able to find the strength to leave a negative relationship and seek counseling, the result can be a gradual recovery of physical and emotional health for abused individuals and their loved ones. This program contains graphic material relating to domestic abuse that may not be suitable for all audiences. Teachers are encouraged to review this program before using it in their classroom.
Learning Objectives:
~ Students will learn what codependency is, what its characteristics are, who suffers from it, and what its effects are.
~ Students will take a look at emotional violence and explore what it is.
~ Students will identify signs to look for to determine if they or someone they know is enduring emotional violence in his or her relationship.
~ Students will learn about the negative effects of emotional violence.
~ Students will examine domestic abuse and learn what it is, what the signs of domestic abuse are, and what negative effects accompany domestic abuse.
~ Students will explore some strategies to learn how to avoid codependency, how to end emotional violence, and how to escape domestic abuse.
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