@article{Keys_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Simulating the Crisis hotline to teach about Domestic Violence}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/simulating-the-crisis-hotline-to-teach-about}, abstractNote={Overview: In this small group exercise, students are asked to imagine that they are answering a crisis hotline. Students assess each vignette by identifying the types of abuse taking place and the level of danger. They evaluate the resources available and discuss possible solutions for each caller. Then, the entire class reconvenes to decide which caller will be admitted to the shelter. The instructor facilitates this discussion by asking critical-thinking questions and presenting relevant research findings. Students often comment in the end of the term course evaluations that the crisis hotline activity really opened their eyes and made them think critically about the issue of domestic violence. As one student, insightfully remarked, "I realized that ‘Why doesn’t she just leave?’ is not the question we should be asking." }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Keys, Jennifer}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }