Course Description
Intimate Partner Violence: The Two Faces of Love provides a post-structural view of abuse across, cultural and social norms, gender and sexual orientation. Drawing from a psychodynamic perspective, the practitioner will be able to cast a more holistic and nuanced understanding of IPV. Moreover, participants will be able to strengthen their assessment skills— identify the signs of abuse, consider evidenced-based clinical models for treating affected populations, such as trauma-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy; and ascertain legal and advocacy resources.
Course Title: Intimate Partner Violence: The Two Faces of Love
Instructor: Trélan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW
Contact Hours/CEUs: 4-Hours
Format: Online Self-Study Course (Text-based Readings and Videos)
Process: Register and pay for course. Read content online.
Pass online post-test and print certificate of completion. Registrants
can access course for 2 years from date of registration.
Learning Objectives
- Define Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Identify at-risk populations whom are affected by IPV.
- Identify prevalence rates.
- Identify age of onset of both victim and perpetrator (i.e. developmental stage of life at victimization, including but not limited to: stalking, physical abuse, rape).
- Identify and recognize the Warning Signs of Abuse Define the 4-types of abuse (physical, sexual, emotional and economic).
- Identify the challenges and obstacles of abuse (not limited to: psychological and economic entrapment, physical isolation and lack of social support, immigration status, religious belief system).
- Identify ways to assess for trauma and risk factors for IPV.
- Identify Interventions and Resources (counseling, health and wellness, legal and advocacy services).
Course Features
- Lectures 41
- Quizzes 10
- Duration 4 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 2
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
