Hair stylists taught "to spot domestic violence"

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2014-02-03 01:50

Article here. Excerpt:

'Ryan told the Elizabeth Grady students that because of the personal nature of their work, beauticians are in a unique position to spot signs of violence that many people wouldn't notice, including bumps or scars on the scalp, missing or damaged hair, red marks or bruising on the neck, as well as missed appointments, nervousness or anxiety. They were advised to be supportive and nonjudgmental and to gently refer the woman to brochures or cards in the salon containing information about local groups that can help.'

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... get the same training? Or just beauticians?

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2014-02-04 04:30

When I left high school, I was court ordered to get some type of certification, so I enrolled in beauty school (aka cosmetology/barber school). I didn't care for it and left. I didn't experience any DV training, but it was some time ago.

Often barbers and cosmetologist receive the same training for haircutting often taught in the same schools same classes. Cosmetologists go on after haircutting to learn hair color and chemical procedures.

IMO it is ridiculous if barbers and cosmetologist were required to become DV assessors. Whoever thinks this is a good idea, is overstepping their bounds.

PS- I just realized I may be misunderstanding your question. If your wondering if any gender biased is occurring with this DV training...maybe not so much in who gets trained, but they are probably biased in their suspicions about which gender is a perpetrator and which is a victim.

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Submitted by Kris on Tue, 2014-02-04 05:39