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Domestic Violence Dynamics: Trauma-Informed Screening with a Health Equity Focus

Virtual
2 CE Hours
General
Free

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Location

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Description

This workshop equips healthcare providers with the skills to identify and respond to intimate partner violence (IPV) in clinical settings. Participants will learn effective screening techniques and how to recognize the signs of IPV while applying a trauma-informed approach that prioritizes the emotional and psychological safety of survivors. The workshop emphasizes the role of health equity, exploring how factors like race, socioeconomic status, and cultural background influence the experience of domestic violence. Attendees will gain practical strategies to deliver compassionate, equitable care that meets the diverse needs of all patients affected by IPV.

Target Audience
  • • Counselor
  • • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • • Nurse
  • • Physician
  • • Psychologist
  • • Social Worker
  • • Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to teach healthcare professionals to effectively apply trauma-informed care practices and advanced screening techniques while addressing health equity in supporting domestic violence survivors.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe two trauma-informed approaches to create a supportive environment for domestic violence survivors.

  • Summarize how to effectively screen for domestic violence in healthcare settings using advanced methods and tools.

  • Explain two or more ways to address health disparities affecting domestic violence survivors to ensure equitable care.

  • Identify three or more resources and/or support services for survivors.

References

  • Baumeister, R. F., Bushman, B. J., & Campbell, W. K. (1998). Self-esteem and violence as tactical control. In R. D. Baumeister (Ed.), Human aggression (pp. 161-180). Academic Press.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2021). Preventing Intimate Partner Violence. CDC Division of Violence Prevention.

  • Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. (1992). Violence against women: A majority staff report (102nd Congress). U.S. Government Printing Office.

  • Decker, M. R., & Silverman, J. G. (2018). The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Health Outcomes: A Review of the Evidence. Journal of Women's Health, 27(5), 672-684.

  • Miller, E., Decker, M. R., McCauley, H. L., Tancredi, D. J., Levenson, R., & Sable, M. R. (2011). A family planning clinic partner violence intervention to reduce risk associated with reproductive coercion. Contraception, 83(3), 274-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2010.09.003

  • Miller, E., Decker, M. R., McCauley, H. L., Tancredi, D. J., & Levenson, R. (2014). A school health center intervention for abusive adolescent relationships: A cluster RCT. Pediatrics, 135(1), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2471

  • O’Doherty, L. J., McGregor, J., & Taft, A. J. (2014). Screening women for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings: Abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 348, g2913. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g291

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). (2014). Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 57. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Intermediate
General
Counselor

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Marriage & Family Therapist

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

Nurse

Pending approval.

Physician

Pending approval.

Psychologist

Pending approval.

Social Worker

TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1000101) to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 General continuing education credits. ASWB ACE Credit is not available in NY and NJ.

Substance Use Disorder Professionals

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming.This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programing. Counselor Skill Group:

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by Aetna Better Health Louisiana. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
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Shona Chavis, CMHFA

Shona Chavis is an experienced and dedicated professional with over a decade of expertise in trauma-informed care and domestic violence advocacy. In her current role as the Health Partnerships Coordinator at the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, she specializes in enhancing healthcare responses and outcomes for domestic violence survivors, with a strong emphasis on integrating health equity principles. Shona is a Certified Mental Health First Aider and Trauma Educator, and she excels in developing and delivering training programs for healthcare professionals, focusing on trauma-informed approaches and effective domestic violence screening.

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