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Detecting Abuse Paper (Obj. 5.1 And 5.2)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University
CNL-545: Abuse, Crisis and Trauma Counseling
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Detecting Abuse
On the evening of May 3, 2010, Yeardley Love was killed by George Huguely V, her ex-
boyfriend at the time. Love and Huguely started dating in the spring of 2007 at the University of
Virginia, where they were both talented athletes. Yeardley saw signs in George before she passed
away, signs that would ultimately cause them to part ways. George's inability to accept the end of
their relationship led to him being more aggressive and abusive against Yeardley and everyone
else in his vicinity. George suspected his roommate of kissing Yeardley one night while they
were walking her home, so in 2009, while he was sleeping, he attacked his roommate (Jaffe,
2011). Yeardley and George went to the men's and women's lacrosse teams' February 2010 party.
After they got into a heated argument, George tried to choke Yeardley, which prompted other
players to take him away from her (Jaffe, 2011). Following this encounter, Yeardley made the
decision to end things. After Yeardley received threatening emails from George, her mother
, pleaded with her to get a restraining order against him. Yeardley never reached that point. This
essay will go over how challenging it can be for counselors to recognize and evaluate abuse in
situations like Yeardley's.
Difficulty Assessing and Identifying Abuse
Even if Yeardley had been seeing a counselor before her death, it might not have been
easy for them to determine just how serious Yeardley's condition was. "Relationships between
intimate partners involve a wide range of contacts, including eating, sleeping, co-parenting,
playing, working, making big and little decisions, and sexual activity, in contrast to other social
relationships with more restricted or defined responsibilities. These relationships are fluid,
liberal, and intimate, which could make it challenging to recognize and describe subtle abuses
and violations (Liang et al., 2005). According to Liang et al. (2005), victims frequently
Detecting Abuse Paper (Obj. 5.1 And 5.2)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University
CNL-545: Abuse, Crisis and Trauma Counseling
2
Detecting Abuse
On the evening of May 3, 2010, Yeardley Love was killed by George Huguely V, her ex-
boyfriend at the time. Love and Huguely started dating in the spring of 2007 at the University of
Virginia, where they were both talented athletes. Yeardley saw signs in George before she passed
away, signs that would ultimately cause them to part ways. George's inability to accept the end of
their relationship led to him being more aggressive and abusive against Yeardley and everyone
else in his vicinity. George suspected his roommate of kissing Yeardley one night while they
were walking her home, so in 2009, while he was sleeping, he attacked his roommate (Jaffe,
2011). Yeardley and George went to the men's and women's lacrosse teams' February 2010 party.
After they got into a heated argument, George tried to choke Yeardley, which prompted other
players to take him away from her (Jaffe, 2011). Following this encounter, Yeardley made the
decision to end things. After Yeardley received threatening emails from George, her mother
, pleaded with her to get a restraining order against him. Yeardley never reached that point. This
essay will go over how challenging it can be for counselors to recognize and evaluate abuse in
situations like Yeardley's.
Difficulty Assessing and Identifying Abuse
Even if Yeardley had been seeing a counselor before her death, it might not have been
easy for them to determine just how serious Yeardley's condition was. "Relationships between
intimate partners involve a wide range of contacts, including eating, sleeping, co-parenting,
playing, working, making big and little decisions, and sexual activity, in contrast to other social
relationships with more restricted or defined responsibilities. These relationships are fluid,
liberal, and intimate, which could make it challenging to recognize and describe subtle abuses
and violations (Liang et al., 2005). According to Liang et al. (2005), victims frequently
