Preventing Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment

Dr. Ralph Steele has counseled many women who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic violence and had sexual harassment cases in litigation, mediation, and arbitration. He has also counseled men who were sexual offenders and perpetrators. Dr. Steele taught a class titled “Counseling Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence” at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. He conducted domestic violence training for nurses and was a co-counselor and trainer for a couples domestic violence group in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Dr. Steele teaches Child Protective Services Mediation, a course that trains attorneys, social workers, psychologists, counselors, and mediators. Dr. Steele is the author of ten books, including Safety for Women and Children: A Domestic Violence Curriculum.

Dr. Steele’s motto is, “if you have to fight or take dignity from a woman, it is always better to walk away. Leaving peacefully is in everyone’s best interest.”