The Drama Triangle in the Treatment of Domestic Violence

Abstract

This article discusses how the drama triangle (Karpman, 1968) can be useful in working with domestic violence. The drama triangle serves as a thinking structure in work with clients, volunteers, staff, and education and societal systems. The article emphasizes the difficulty of keeping out of the roles of the triangle when working with women who are victims of domestic violence as well as the importance of not maintaining women as victims.