Domestic Violence: Core Course

RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST TIME LICENSEES TO MEET DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS!

This is a core course on domestic violence (DV) / intimate partner violence (IPV); an approved curriculum for ALL mental health professionals, addiction professionals, nurses and allied health professions.

Note: This is an approved 2CE course that meets the domestic violence content requirements for license renewal for Florida Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. The content also meets requirements in other states as well please check our approvals page and your state board. Resources provided are for all fifty states.

Developed by: Karen Albig Smith, LMFT, LCAS, MAC, CAP, SAP, SAE

Revised 2024

Description: This is a core course on domestic violence (DV) / intimate partner violence (IPV); an approved curriculum for ALL

mental health professionals, addiction professionals, nurses and allied health professions. The study will provide definitions of key terms and descriptions of various types of abuse. Risk factors and information about various populations including, spouses, children, and the elderly will be presented. Profile information on both victims and perpetrators is provided. Theories that attempt to explain violence are discussed. Issues relevant to assessment including signs and symptoms, specific injuries and patterns of injury known to be associated with abuse, screening methods and tools, and counseling roles will be discussed. Learners from US states will be provided with Internet resources to obtain state-by-state information on laws and domestic violence resources. A Florida resources supplement is provided.

Objectives:

1. Learners will be able to utilize incidence and prevalence and risk and protective factors information identify the problem of domestic violence.

2. Learners will be able to implement lethality assessments and safety plans.

Learning assessment:

1. The participant will be able to define relevant terminology pertaining to domestic violence/intimate partner violence.

2. The participant will be able to identify incidence and prevalence statistics on DV/IPV.

3. The participant will be able to identify risk factors for various types of abuse.

4. The participant will be able to describe the four life course theories of violence.

5. The participant will be able to describe critical aspects of assessment including safety planning and lethality assessment.

6. The participant will be able to describe the support and advocacy role in domestic violence counseling.

CE Credits: 2

Agenda:

Hour One: Course Objectives, Introduction, Definitions, Incidence and Prevalence, Profiles, Risk Factors

Hour Two: Theories of Violence, Assessment, Safety Planning, Lethality Assessment, Resources

CE Broker#: 20-28679

Methods: Pre-test, study guide, posttest and evaluation, internet sources via URLs, Q&A by email.

Content Area: Domestic violence, Social and cultural foundations, Professional orientation/readiness, Risk management, Documentation/treatment planning, Legal and regulatory, Abuse and trauma.

Purpose: The purpose this study is to promote effective, non-defensive domestic violence intervention that is provided with competence and security for victims, and perpetrators, in interdisciplinary collaboration with other professionals.

Target Audience: Social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, mental health counselors, nurses, employee assistance professionals, addiction professionals, behavioral health technicians, and other allied professionals who may work with these populations.

View a list of our approvals on our approvals page

Online Course

CE Broker#:: 20-28679
CE Credits:: 2
Price:: $20.00

Online Course

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