FAQ
Woman
Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)
Woman
Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)
1. In general, how would you describe your relationship?
__ A lot of tension
__ Some tension
__ No tension
2. Do you and your partner work out arguments with:
__ Great difficulty?
__ Some difficulty?
__ No difficulty?
3. Do arguments ever result in you feeling down or bad about yourself?
__ Often
__ Sometimes
__ Never
4. Do arguments ever result in hitting, kicking or pushing?
__ Often
__ Sometimes
__ Never
5. Do you ever feel frightened by what your partner says
or does?
__ Often
__ Sometimes
__ Never
6. Has your partner ever abused you physically?
__ Often
__ Sometimes
__ Never
7. Has your partner ever abused you emotionally?
__ Often
__ Sometimes
__ Never
(London Middlesex, developed by Dr. B. Lent)
To score this
instrument, the responses are assigned a number. For the
first question, “a lot of tension” gets
a score of 1 and the other 2 get a 0. For the second question, “great
difficulty” gets a score of 1 and the other 2 get 0.
For the remaining questions, “often” gets a score
of 1, “sometimes” gets a score of 2, and “never” gets
a score of 3. Resource: Brown JB, Lent B, Schmidt G, Sas
G. Application of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) and
WAST-short in the family practice setting. J Fam Pract 2000;
49(10):896-903. Developed by Dr. B. Lent.
What can you do now?
1. Protect Yourself and any children.
Get counseling and advocacy by contacting a domestic violence
agency near you. If you live in the USA call the National
Domestic Violence Agency at : 1-800-799-7233 . If you
live outside the USA see the International
Domestic Violence Agency listings.
File for an order of protection against your husband
in the court. An Order
For Protection (OFP) is a court order that will help
to protect you from domestic abuse. An Order For Protection
tells
the abuser to stop harming or threatening you.
~ Lynette
J. Hoy, is a marriage and family counselor, speaker, writer
and the Chicagoland
Chair of Community and Business Women for Christ. Her newly
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