Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-Based Interventions Part II E237B

Course Summary

Practice Level: Intermediate

Individuals who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) often do not seek help from professionals until the violence has become so severe that there is a concern for survival of self or children. When survivors do seek help, practitioners can be most effective when they are aware of the complexity of the varied and multi-dimensional impact on survivors, perpetrators, and their children. Practitioners who operate from trauma-informed knowledge and skills are most effective in approaching treatment of all family members exposed to violence. Clinicians who understand the short- and long-term aspects of violence can use a variety of techniques and approaches when helping survivors, perpetrators, and children.

The target audience for this learning material is social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors—all of whom are very likely to work, knowingly or unknowingly, with victims of IPV. Mandatory reporting duties of all professionals are therefore discussed. The purpose of this learning material is to familiarize clinicians with selected practice frameworks and evidence-based treatment approaches in their work with survivors. Specific intervention strategies include trauma-specific approaches in assessment and treatment. Rather than examination of treatment programs, the focus of this learning material is to examine specific clinical skills that can be used to implement interventions for survivors, perpetrators, and children at different levels of practice, including practice with individuals, couples, and families.

Course Format

This course contains downloadable online lessons (PDF) and a practice test. When you’re ready, purchase the course by clicking the “Add To Cart” or “Enroll” button. This will let you take the test, complete the course evaluation and receive your certificate for CE credits.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe mandatory reporting duties of professionals.
2. Differentiate practice frameworks for intervention.
3. Identify evidence-based treatment theories and models.
4. Explain specific intervention techniques and applications for individuals, couples, and children and families.

Course Syllabus

• Introduction
• Intervention Strategies Overview
• Mandatory Reporting
  • Who Makes the Report?
  • What Types of Reports?
  • What Do Reports Include?
  • After the Report, What Happens?
• Practice Frameworks
  • Practitioner Roles
  • Ecological Systems Perspective
  • Strengths Perspective
  • Cultural Competence Perspective
  • Feminist Perspective
• Treatment Theories and Models
  • Cognitive Behavioral Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Expressive Arts and Narrative Therapy
• Specific Intervention Techniques
  • Interventions With Individuals
  • Interventions With Couples
  • Interventions With Children and Families
• 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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Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.

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