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November

40- Hour Domestic Violence Training
 
November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 & 19 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
8:30am - 4:30 pm

Registration is at 8:00am, Training begins promptly at 8:30am


Under Illinois state law (the Illinois Domestic Violence Act - IDVA) - staff and volunteers of domestic violence programs are required to complete a 40-Hour training to maintain confidentiality for their work with survivors of domestic violence

The Domestic Violence 40-Hour Training is the basic training for new domestic violence workers. The training comes from the grassroots domestic violence movement's perspective, providing participants with the movement's philosophical and political framework. Interactive educational models and skill-building activities are used to convey ideas.

Topics and Perspectives:

  • Domestic Violence Dynamics
  • Empowerment Counseling
  • Criminal and Civil Issues
  • Safety Planning
  • Assessment
  • Confidentiality
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Domestic Violence and Children
  • Anti-racism and Cultural Diversity Issues
  • Batterer's Education Introduction
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Domestic Violence
  • Elder Abuse and Older Battered Women
  • Abuse of People with Disabilities
  • Societal Supports for Domestic Violence

Continental breakfast provided

Lunch is NOT provided

Training fee for non-members: $300

Training fee for members: $200

Training group for three or more members: $175

Training fee for member interns and volunteers: $150

Domestic Violence and Children with Disabilities

November 20, 2008
9:30am-4:30pm

Course Description:  Children with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities are 1.7 times more likely to be maltreated than children without disabilities.  The risk for abuse or neglect of children with disabilities increases at least 1.5 times in households where domestic violence is present.  Because the rate of re-occurence of domestic violence and child abuse is high, understanding their interrelationship is crucial.  Such understanding can improve the ability of domestic violence advocates and child protective services workers to recognize the risks and to develop viable mother and child safety plans.



Credits Offered:  6 contact hours, 6 CEUs FOR LCSWs, LCPCs and ICDVPs

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Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
203 N. Wabash Ste. 2323 Chicago IL 60601
Phone: (312)750-0730 * Fax: (312)750-0733 * TTY: (312)750-0735