Domestic Violence: Current Issues and Interventions
(0.7 ceu)
7 hours CE credit: BRN, LCSW/MFT, and psychologists
Meets the requirement of training in spousal/partner abuse for relicensure in California by the Board of Psychology and the Board of Behavioral SciencesDomestic violence is widespread throughout our society. It is a hidden problem that causes victims to suffer in silence. After a brief review of the history of violence in our culture and the extent of the problem, this one-day workshop offers an overview of intervention and treatment strategies. An overview of partner battering and profiles of the victim and batterer are presented.
Domestic violence occurs in all cultures and socioeconomic groups, as well as in same-sex relationships. Children are deeply affected by violence in the family. A review of the different types of child abuse and the effects of domestic violence on children is presented, as well as special considerations of the impact of trauma on different family members. The effects on the clinician of working with violence, and self-care, are also discussed.
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Fri. Sept. 19, San Francisco
JULIE ROBBINS, M.S.W., LCSW, has more than 28 years of experience in the field of child abuse and neglect, childhood trauma, and family violence. She served as victim services director for the Department of Public Health in San Francisco and consulted for a homeless youth program. Currently in private practice, she works with children and adult survivors of childhood abuse and trauma. She is on the adjunct faculty of Alliant International University and serves on the board of the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Her most recent publication is the second edition of The Child Sexual Abuse Custody Dispute Annotated Bibliography.
- 1 meeting
- Sept. 19: Fri., 9 am-5 pm
- San Francisco: Room 807, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $215 (EDP 408534)
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