Season 5 Episode 6: This Work Is Sacred: An Interview with Beth Ann Morhardt
About This Episode
Partnering with survivors is a sacred act. Listening to survivors, hearing their stories, and working with them as equals is uplifting for practitioners and their clients.
In this episode of Partnered With a Survivor, David and Ruth speak with Beth Ann Morhardt, one of the first domestic violence consultants trained in the Safe & Together Model, about the spiritual aspects of the work with families.
The interview starts with a discussion of Beth Ann and David’s long history of professional collaboration, starting with her work using the Safe & Together Model with child protection. Drawing on those experiences and her long history of advocating for survivors and working as a Safe & Together Institute faculty member, Beth Ann talks about how she approaches her work with families as a sacred practice. She also talks about how she honors the experience of practitioners and even perpetrators as she works to prevent domestic violence.
Additional Resources
Online Course: Partnering with Survivors
Safe & Together Institute’s domestic abuse–informed trainings
Safe & Together Institute’s upcoming events
David Mandel’s book Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way We Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence