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Victimization Assessment Tool

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The Victimization Assessment Tool is a 5-item screening tool used to assess physical intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suicidal ideation, and risk of hurting others

Purpose: Purpose: Screening/Identification
Number of Items: 5
Violence Mode: Physical, Sexual
Population: Men, Women
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Clinician-administered
Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Any
Setting: Clinical
Scoring Info: Individuals are classified into one of five risk groups based on the degree of victimization: 1) No experience of physical violence or abuse, 2) Experience of abuse/violence with minor physical and/or emotional trauma, 3) Experience of abuse/violence with moderate physical and/or emotional trauma, 4) Experience of abuse/violence with severe physical and/or emotional trauma, 5) Life-threatening or prolonged abuse/violence with very severe physical and/or emotional trauma

Reference: Hoff, L. A., & Rosenbaum, L. (1994). A victimization assessment tool: Instrument development and clinical implications. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 20(4), 627–634. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20040627.x
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