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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

 

 

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Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network
1 E. Wacker Drive-Suite 1630, Chicago IL 60601
Phone: (312)527-0730 * Fax: (312)527-0733 * TTY: (312)527-0735