Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Supporting victims and survivors through the trauma of IPV experiences
This course is also offered as part of a Pre-licensing Savings Package
In spite of the trend toward normalization of mental health and therapy, and with social media outlets such as TikTok and Instagram offering mental health tips, addressing domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV) remains difficult to talk about. This holds true even among clinicians who often feel stuck when their clients continue to struggle with the aftermath of abuse as weeks, months, and even years after the relationship(s) have ended.
This intermediate level course provides clinicians strategies they can use in their practices, along with tools they can share with clients striving to move towards a healthier future in the aftermath of their experiences. Content is pulled from both current literature and the author’s extensive professional experience helping victims of all genders, sexualities, races, and abilities to navigate their journey in and out of toxic relationships and discusses treatment both during and in the aftermath of abuse.
Information for assisting clients through each stage of the process is provided. The first section of this course provides an overview of the many elements that make up intimate partner violence including statistics, what to look for, an overview of the history of domestic and intimate partner violence laws in the United States, and common effects of IPV.
The next section provides information on the essentials of assessing for IPV, as well as some tips for documentation. Next, topics such as common defense mechanisms of victims, recognizing patterns and risk factors, as well as safety planning for when clients are ready to leave, are reviewed. Also included is information pertaining to working with immigrant and refugee populations, BIPOC, LGBTQ, as well as domestic violence towards men and people with disabilities. Laws and mandated reporting are reviewed as well.
Transcripts are available for all videos & audios. Additional resources and references are provided for further study, but they are not part of the course.
Educational Objectives
This course will teach the participant to
- Describe the different types of intimate partner violence (IPV)
- Identify and compare the different ways that IPV manifests with women, men, LGBTQ, BIPOC, immigrants/refugees, and people with disabilities
- Assess and identify IPV through interviews and brief assessments
- Design a personalized safety plan that is client specific
Syllabus
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- Introduction to working with intimate partner violence
- Why is it important to learn about?
- Interview with a therapist who works with survivors of IPV
- What is intimate partner violence?
- Is it different than domestic violence?
- Different types of intimate partner violence
- History of domestic and intimate partner violence in the USA
- History of laws in the United States
- Social history and social contributions
- Statistics of domestic and intimate partner violence
- Stalking
- Homicide
- Common effects of domestic violence
- Physical and physiological
- Economic effects
- Unique forms of abuse
- Post Separation abuse
- Psychological “narcissistic” abuse
- Communication tips for clients
- Navigating “narcissistic” abuse video
- Assessing and Documenting
- Tips for facilitating engagement
- Assessment and interview tips
- Assessment questions to include
- Common ways that victims excuse bad or abusive behavior
- Cycle of abuse
- Recognizing common patterns
- What Causes Abusive Behavior?
- Common individual risk factors for perpetration
- Societal and cultural risk factors
- Risky behaviors/warning signs
- Red flags during the dating stage
- Safety Planning
- Safety planning before leaving
- Safety planning after leaving
- Common Stereotypes of IPV
- Common stereotypes and how clinicians can support
- Common feeling when victims first leave the relationship
- What can clinicians do to help during this time?
- Common reasons victims do not leave
- IPV in specific communities
- Immigrant communities
- BIPOC relationships
- Men
- LGBTQ relationships
- People with disabilities
- Introduction to working with intimate partner violence
- Healing and moving forward
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- How do survivors know they are healing?
- Common parts of the healing process
- Tips for survivors working on healing
- How can we help?
- Tips on an individual clinician level
- Tips for change on a societal level
- Laws around Reporting
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