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This course is also offered as part of a Pre-licensing Savings Package.
This intermediate course addresses the causes, assessment, treatment, statistics, and legal issues concerning Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). It is essential for today’s clinicians to be up to date on this pervasive, growing issue, because much of what we believed about causes, treatment, and prevention was based upon research clouded by ideologies and social views. Debunking the popular notion that IPV is always about power and control, this course goes well beyond such outdated and erroneous assumptions. In addition to articles, this course includes audio interviews with IPV experts (transcripts provided).
The course includes four sections and three audio interviews. Section One presents statistics on the incidence, causes, and effects of intimate partner violence. It includes information on intimate partner violence in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender couples. Section Two presents an overview of how our perspectives on the causes of and treatments for intimate partner violence have evolved. Section Threepresents and discusses assessment. Section Four presents the ethical and legal requirements surrounding intimate partner violence with a particular emphasis on California law.
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