Segment #1: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence During the introductory segment of the training, the presenters will provide a definition of domestic violence; facilitate an interactive exercise on types of abuse; discuss the impact of domestic violence on victims; talk about factors associated with increased risk of domestic violence homicide; lead a participant brainstorm on barriers to leaving an abusive relationship; share what is known about common behaviors and characteristics of abusive partners, including by facilitating discussion about a video of a domestic violence incident; and discuss the co-occurrence of domestic violence perpetration, substance abuse and mental illness.
Segment #2: Interactive Exercise on Custody and Visitation Decision-Making and Assessing Risk During this portion of the training, participants will review a civil protective order petition, discuss the petition with colleagues, and then make a decision as a group about what type of visitation to order based on the information provided (agency-based supervised visitation, family/friend supervised visitation, unsupervised visitation, or no visitation at this time). Participants will then watch a video of the incident described in the petition and reflect on how the additional information provided by the video influences their decision-making about visitation. The facilitators will also guide participants to describe how the children may be experiencing the violence, and identify indicators of increased risk to the adult victim and children.
Segment #3: Children’s Experiences of Domestic Violence: Implications for Family Court Practice During the final portion of the training, the facilitators will discuss how children experience and are affected by exposure to domestic violence, including potential physical, behavioral, emotional, cognitive and social impacts. Factors associated with increased risk to children, including due to co-occurring child abuse, will be identified, and the impact of domestic violence on parenting will be discussed. The facilitators will then provide some guiding principles for safe, effective response to domestic violence, and lead participants in discussion about the implications of these guiding principles for their practice, including regarding custody and visitation decision-making, risk assessment, connection of victims and children with services and support, and offender accountability.
3.5 CE clock hours will be awarded. No NBCC credits are available through LCA.
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For more information, please call Ladonna Ward at (225) 238-6363
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