Research & Practice Resources Developed by Christine Murray and Her Colleagues
This page shares resources for professionals and community members that have been developed through my work (along with many wonderful collaborators along the way). Resources are focused on the topics of violence and abuse, sexuality counseling, and couple and family counseling. If you are interested in accessing many of the full-text articles from my research, please visit the NC DOCKS web-site.
Christine Murray, Founder of Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC
Christine Murray, Founder of Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC
Violence and Abuse Resources
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The Source for Survivors offers an overarching framework and practical tools that foster hope and healing for survivors of past abuse, as well as for the community support that surround them.
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The mission of See the Triumph is to end the stigma surrounding intimate partner violence and develop supportive resources for survivors. See the Triumph resources include a blog, Collections on special topics, See the Triumph Workbooks, a Healing Arts program curriculum, and a Survivor Advocacy Training Program.
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The Healthy Relationships Initiative aims to promote happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds. HRI is an upstream preventive initiative to prevent the negative consequences of relationships distress, including violence and abuse. The main activities of HRI include community mobilization, social marketing, and educational programs.
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The Family Justice Center Evaluation Toolkit was developed through a partnership between the Guilford County Family Justice Center and UNC Greensboro. Download a pdf copy of the toolkit by clicking below.
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The Safety Strategies booklet was developed to provide tools for doing safety planning for survivors of domestic violence and their children. This resource is based on research from the UNCG Family Violence Research Group. Note: This booklet was previously housed on a separate website, http://www.dvsafetyplanning.org. This website is no longer active, so this website is now the primary place to download this resource.
Please note: this booklet may be reproduced and modified for use in full or in part by professionals who work with clients who have experienced domestic violence. We ask that any reproduced versions be credited to the Family Violence Research Group in the UNCG Department of Counseling and Educational Development.
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Based on research related to See the Triumph, the #SafeDating4Teens Parent-Teen Discussion Guide was designed to help parents and teenagers start an open, ongoing dialogue to help teens navigate the difficult terrain of dating relationships, with a special focus on discussing the signs of potentially abusive dating relationships. The Discussion Guide can be downloaded for free in a pdf version at the following link: http://www.seethetriumph.org/blog/safedating4teens-parent-teen-discussion-guide-is-now-available.
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Sexuality Counseling Resources
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I taught the graduate-level Sexuality Counseling course in the UNCG Department of Counseling and Educational Development from 2006 to 2019. In that class, my students collaborated to develop a Sexuality Counseling Guidebook. Copies of these guidebooks may be downloaded in pdf format for free below
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| Volume 1 (2006) |
| Volume 2 (2007) |
| Volume 3 (2008) |
| Volume 4 (2009, Special Theme: Ethical Issues in Sexuality Counseling) |
| Volume 5 (2010, Special Theme: Sexuality Counseling Across the Lifespan) |
| Volume 6 (2011, Special Theme: Good Sex) |
| Volume 7 (2013, Special Theme: Intervention and Assessment) |
| Volume 8 (2015, Special Theme: Sexual Trauma) |
| Volume 9 (2017, Special Theme: Parenting Issues in Sexuality Counseling) |
| Volume 10 (2019, Special Theme: Positive Sexuality) |
Couple & Family Counseling Resources
The Couple Resource Map (CRM) is one of the very first resources I developed through my work, and it was first published in this 2004 article I wrote on Solution-Focused Premarital Counseling. The article also includes additional information about how to use the Couple Resource Map in practice. The CRM offers couples the opportunity to reflect on the amount of support they receive for their relationship from various personal, relational, and contextual resources.
You can download a pdf copy of a 20th anniversary (2024) updated version of the Couples Resource Map below.
You can download a pdf copy of a 20th anniversary (2024) updated version of the Couples Resource Map below.
| Download a pdf version of the 20th Anniversary (2024) updated version of the Couple Resource Map here |
The Couple Resource Map has been translated into other languages, and these translations also are available below, either as image or (when available) pdf files.
The Finnish version, developed by Kirsi Luoma and Lasse Salmi, can be found here: http://parisuhteenvoimavarat.trafficmanager.net/.
The Finnish version, developed by Kirsi Luoma and Lasse Salmi, can be found here: http://parisuhteenvoimavarat.trafficmanager.net/.
The Turkish version was developed by Dr. Gulsah Kemer.
The Chinese version was translated by Michael Mak, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Social Worker in a Family and Children Protection Service Unit.
A copy of the Portuguese version, which was translated by Ana Pego Monteiro and Maria Teresa Ribeiro, University of Lisbon, Portugal, can be downloaded in pdf format below.
| Couple Resource Map - Portuguese |
The Polish translation of the Couple Resource Map can be downloaded in pdf format below. The Polish translation was completed by Andreea Żak - PhD in social sciences, psychologist, certified psychotherapist, works in her practice "Differently" Psychotherapy Center in Wadowice, Poland, with adults, teenagers and couples using the solution-focused approach and emotion-focused approach.
| Couple Resource Map - Polish Translation |
The Romanian translation of the Couple Resource Map can be downloaded in pdf format below. The Romanian translation also was completed by Andreea Żak - PhD in social sciences, psychologist, certified psychotherapist, works in her practice "Differently" Psychotherapy Center in Wadowice, Poland, with adults, teenagers and couples using the solution-focused approach and emotion-focused approach.
| Couple Resource Map - Romanian |
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Logo design: Eva Vienna Creative
Brand photography: Toni Walker Photography
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of any material found at this web-site without express and written permission from this site’s owner is strictly prohibited. Unless or until a counselor/client relationship is established in writing, please note that the website for Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC, is not a resource for providing personalized advice or guidance for any individual or organization, either through this website or any associated communication challenges that include but are not limited to social media, emails, or direct messages. Start Here Counseling & Consulting, PLLC, also is not a crisis response resource. Please visit our Other Resource page for additional information, including 24/7 support resources related to domestic violence and mental health.