“How to spot emotional abuse”
This was the first in the series of “Hot Topics” webinars held on the 5th of February. The team defined, elaborated, and discussed emotional abuse, and what is the signpost of a victim. The discourse then shifted to answering questions from the viewers on the Facebook live stream.
The panelist included NCC GBV Team- Ms. Latoya Beckles Psychologist and Counselor. Ms.Buedeen Williams GBV Specialist. Ms.Vanessa Holder GBV Case Navigator and special guest: Ms. Brenda Lawrence( GBV Coordinator,HIAS)
One viewer Mr. Derrick Cummings commented
“Helpful discussion. Panel members are speaking simple ‘Guyanese” language which is making the communication effective.Glad Presenters are using the pronoun ‘they’ instead of ‘he’ while referring to perpetrators. They are mindful that men are victims too.”
“How to know if you are experiencing psychological abuse”
The second installment in the series saw a similar tone of discourse where the emphasis was on spotting the patterns and ways to combat. Particularly for this session our own Ms.Vanessa Holder GBV Case Navigator was able to speak directly to Spanish speaking community, sharing also some poignant information.
The main objectives of this session were outlined by answering the following questions.
1. What is Psychological abuse?
2. What are some signs of Psychological abuse?
3. What are some questions people can ask themselves to do a self-check?
The questions also from the online stream included
“What are the types of psychological abuse women enact on men and how should they react?”
“Ms Amsterdam mentioned withholding “something “. Men complain that the woman withholds sex and they feel as a wife she shouldn’t. It can lead to him checking out the “side chick”.”
-Margaret Lawrence
“Question for next discussion how can we get women of different backgrounds to work together to support each other against violence and abusive situations ?” – Auntie Annie’s Center For Women
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