course »Partner and Spousal Abuse: How to Recognize and Treat The Impact of Parental Intimate Violence on Children TWO-DAY TRAINING

Date: 2/19/2020, 8:30 am—5:30 pm
County: Alameda County
CEUs: 15
Location: Oakland
Sponsor: Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
Phone: 510-482-2244
*Two-day training! Participants must attend both days*

Intimate partner violence continues to happen in families with alarming frequency. In this training, dynamics that contribute to intimate partner violence will be closely examined- as will related interventions. In addition to examining the impact on adults, this course will offer ideas for working with children who have been impacted by intimate partner violence. Many children and teens who are in the child welfare system have witnessed violence between adult caregivers, and they carry the emotional scars and behavioral symptoms of having been impacted.

This training will examine the impact of adult intimate partner violence on children, and will explore the latest research regarding how to promote resiliency and recovery for children who have been affected by caregiver domestic violence. It can be confusing and challenging to be a caring adult in the lives of children who witnessed violence between their parents. Consequently this training will offer support strategies to therapists, foster parents and group home staff members working with children impacted by family violence. This course will also sensitively explore the added challenges that people in communities of color and members of the LGBTQ community face when intimate partner violence is impacting their lives. This course will meet the licensure requirements for MFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs.