Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-Based Interventions Part I E236B

Course Summary

Practice Level: Intermediate

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide phenomenon that negatively affects victims of violence. IPV can impact multiple life domains and leads to varied individual and interpersonal problems. Many victims do not seek help to address the IPV or their reactions to this trauma. The difficulties many victims of abuse face can be complex and multi-layered. When survivors do decide to seek help, social workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, and psychologists can play pivotal roles in offering a sense of compassion and empathy that help build trust.

Clinicians can expect that survivors will bring many complex and challenging issues to treatment. Because there is no one model for symptom presentation, treatment needs to be tailored to individual needs.  Clinicians may face gaps in their knowledge and skills, which can prompt the need for additional training and supervision. This purpose of this learning material is to address these gaps in clinician knowledge. Understanding that survivors have unique experiences, narratives, and needs allows practitioners to create a treatment approach that addresses multiple dimensions. Many clinicians can benefit from understanding the traumatic reactions and help-seeking behaviors of clients involved in abusive relationships. Clinicians can assist survivors in creating immediate and ongoing safety plans. Furthermore, because the negative impacts of trauma are complex and complicated, intervention strategies often target various difficulties across several life domains. Interventions can also be individualized for women, men, and children. Practitioners may use a number of trauma-informed interventions with clients who are, or have been, in abusive and traumatic relationships. These interventions can also integrate cultural practices, beliefs, and traditions in order to be effective with survivors of diverse groups.

Course Format

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Learning Objectives

• Identify types of trauma reactions.
• Explain help-seeking dynamics and reasons why many victims do not seek help.
• List the components of a safety plan.
• Describe trauma-informed interventions.
• Recognize cultural considerations in treatment planning.

Course Syllabus

• Introduction
• Trauma Reactions
• Help-Seeking Behaviors
  • Transtheoretical Model of Change
  • Factors Affecting Help-Seeking Behaviors
• Safety Planning
• Intervention Planning
  • Gender and Family Member Considerations
  • Trauma-Informed Treatment Models
  • Immediate Interventions
  • Crisis Hotlines
  • Intake Assessments
• Interventions
  • Integrated or Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (T-F CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Seeking Safety
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE)
  • Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET)
  • Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM)
  • Addiction and Trauma Recovery Approaches
• Cultural Considerations in Treatment Summary

Author

Teresa Crowe, PhD, LICSW, LCSWC

Teresa Crowe, PhD, LICSW, LCSWC is a licensed clinical social worker in the District of Columbia and Maryland. She is a professor of social work at Gallaudet University and teaches practice, theory, and research in the MSW program. She coordinates a telemental health program for deaf children and adults through Arundel Lodge, Inc. in Edgewater, MD. Her recent research focuses on deaf and hard-of-hearing populations, especially in behavioral health, intimate partner violence, telemental health, well-being, and help-seeking.

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