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40-Hour Domestic Violence Training
February 2, 4, 9, 11, 16 & 18 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
8:30am - 4:30pm
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
Lunch is NOT provided
Training fee
for non-members: $300
Training fee for members: $200 (limit 3 participants per agency)
Training fee for member interns and volunteers:
$150
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Domestic Violence and Child
Protection Services
February 24
9:30am-4:30pm
Training fee for members $40
Training
fee for non-members $60
Course Description: Over the years, domestic violence advocates
have learned that it takes a coordinated effort to effectively protect battered women and their children. This training
will provide advocates a better understanding of the effect that domestic violence has on child witnesses, and it will also
provide crucial information on how the child protection system works. Additionally, the training will discuss how to
work together with child protection services to reach positive outcomes; and how to collaborate with child protection agencies
to respond to policy challenges constructively.
Notes – Pre-registration is required. A registration brochure can be downloaded by
clicking on the link at the top of this page. Please fax registration brochure to 312-750-0733.
Credits Offered: 6
contact hours, 6 CEUs for LSWs, LCSWs, LCPCs and ICDVPs
