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
