Class Details

November 9, 2021
Title: Advanced OCFS Domestic Abuse & Violence Training MODULE 1: (Must have been working for 6 months for OCFS). Must Attend Both Parts A & B).
Restrictions: ocfs
Trainers: Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Date/Time: November 9, 2021 Part A: 9:00-11:00 Part B: 1:00-3:00
Hours: 4
Details:

This training is the first in a 3-part series. It is highly recommended when registering for this training to check the dates of the other two Adv. OCFS Domestic Violence Trainings for Modules 2 & 3 to ensure you can attend the full series.

Part A - Addressing the Lasting Impact of Domestic Violence: How to Support the Non-Offending Parent

Part B Acknowledging Harm: Holding Domestic Abusers Accountable for their Choices.


The MCEDV Advanced OCFS Domestic Abuse & Violence Training curriculum was developed to give experienced staff within OCFS the opportunity to critically examine the public health issue of domestic abuse and violence as it presents in their day-to-day work. More broadly, this advanced curriculum is designed to challenge trainees to consider the wider societal and cultural context that supports and encourages violence in intimate partner relationships. The curriculum is designed to build on itself throughout the full 12 hours of this series, and trainees must take the modules in sequential order. This training is not conducted in a live classroom and is not recorded.

Note: this curriculum meets the following requirements from L.D. 1238 (126th Legis. 2013): "12 hours of coursework in family or intimate partner violence (IPV), including coursework in spousal or partner abuse that addresses screening, referral and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment and same-gender abuse dynamics."

Module 1, Part A- Addressing the Lasting Impact of Domestic Violence: How to Support the Non-Offending Parent

Part A provides opportunities for trainees to consider the most effective and trauma-informed ways to support non-offending parents who are victim-survivors of domestic abuse and violence that lead to safer outcomes for those parents and their children. Specific learning objectives include:

Define domestic abuse and trauma.

Examine the impact of trauma through the lens of domestic abuse Identify best practices for engaging with victim-survivors in a trauma-informed way

Explore short and long-term health impacts of domestic abuse

Reimagine and redefine protective strategies of non-offending parent

Articulate the safety and health risks of strangulation

Module 1, Part B -Acknowledging Harm: Holding Domestic Abusers Accountable for their Choices

Part B asks trainees to think critically about the importance of engaging with people who use abuse the offending parents who have harmed/are harming the other parent and gives trainees tools and options for holding those abusers accountable in a manner that does not jeopardize the safety of the non-offending parent and their children. Specific learning objectives include:

Examine the impact of abuser actions on children

Identify ways batterers attempt to manipulate service providers and how to avoid it from happening

Examine options for holding abuser's accountable during case planning process

City: Zoom
Location: via Zoom
Class ID: 221104 (Reference id: 4244145)
Maximum attendance: 50
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