Empowerment Star

The Outcomes Star for women who have experienced domestic violence

Development:  Triangle Consulting in collaboration with Eaves Housing and funding from London Councils. 

Copyright: Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise Ltd. 

Outcome areas:  The Empowerment Star covers nine key areas:

  1. Safety 
  2. Accommodation 
  3. Support networks
  4. Legal issues
  5. Health and well-being
  6. Money 
  7. Children 
  8. Work and learning
  9. Empowerment and self-esteem 

Underlying model of change:

The five stages underpinning the Star are:

  1. Not ready for help
  2. Accepting help
  3. Believing
  4. Learning and rebuilding
  5. Independence & choice

Resources:

The Empowerment Star documents are available to download free as PDFs on condition that you do not make any changes to the tool. The Online version is also available:

  1. The Star Chart and Action Plan
  2. The User Guide with the scale descriptions for use in completing the Star
  3. The Organsiation Guide with guidance for managers and keyworkers. 
  4. The Empowerment Star Online 

Training is essential for all workers to use the Empowerment Star confidently and effectively with the women they support. Click here to find out more about Triangle's in-house training and licensed trainer scheme or email training@triangleconsulting.co.uk with your training needs.