40-Hour Domestic Violence Training
November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 & 19 (Mondays & Wednesdays)
8:30am - 4:30pm
Registration "Check In" is at 8:00am, Training
begins promptly at 8:30am.
Note: This training is in high demand.
Early registration is advised. Registration deadline is October 27th or when training is full.
Under Illinois state law (the Illinois Domestic Violence Act-IDVA), staff and volunteers of domestic violence progrmas
are required to complete a 40-Hour training to maintain confidentiality for their work with survivors of 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 education models and skill-building activities are 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
Training fee for non-members
$300
Training fee for members $200 (maximum of 3 participants per agency)
Training fee for member volunteers or interns $150
