DARVO, Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control
DARVO is a relatively recent term. Jennifer Freyd, a researcher at the University of Oregon, first started using the term in 1997 to describe a pattern of emotional abuse that often presents in relationship involving domestic violence. DARVO is an acronym that stands for Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender, and it is prevalent, not […]
The Maze of Coercive Control
The Maze Coercive Control Wheel (click the link to view un-cropped version of the wheel) was developed by Kathy Jones in order to update the long-standing Power and Control Wheel developed decades ago by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs (DAIP). By adding coercive control to the existing tactics included in the original tool, we are […]