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Intimate Partner Violence

Sponsored by The Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D. and Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., instructors

Online Course begins October 13, 2014

Weekend-In-Residence: Friday-Saturday, November 14-15, 2014 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Professionals who work with children and families who are involved with the legal system encounter allegations of interpersonal violence in multiple settings. In fact, in Probate and Family court it is estimated that 50% of contested custody cases include allegations of interpersonal violence. There is no comprehensive course available. This course will be available to professionals with demanding work schedules and the postdoctoral fellows of the Child and Adolescent Evaluation Service (CAFES). This blended learning course will expose participants to emerging research in interpersonal violence and best practices using available guidelines and standards for evaluation of IPV.

The course is a blended learning format and spans 4 weeks of online coursework for 13 hours and 15 hours of on-site instruction over a weekend-in-residence. It provides 28 Continuing Education Credits.

This course in Intimate Partner Violence/Interpersonal Violence is designed for professionals engaged in providing services to children, adults and families and the courts who seek to provide or understand best practices of investigation, evaluation, and testimony in matters where domestic violence is alleged. Mental health practitioners, mediators, attorneys and other professionals will have the opportunity to expand their practice and skills in this emerging area.

Participants in this in this course will:

Students will be able to identify definitions of interpersonal violence
Identify the impact of intimate partner violence on children and alleged victim and perpetrator
Demonstrate the components of an evaluation of IPV
Identify problems and strategies for assessing risk
Recognize different outcomes for different types of violence
Identify risks for different categories or types of violence.
Apply a systematic approach to providing a sound evidence-based report and opinion
Identify conflicting priorities for families where IPV is present
Examine interventions for families when IPV is present
Identify ethical issues inherent in evaluations and testimony

Program Code: IV14-3
28 CE Credits MFT
Fee: $975 for CE Credits - Be sure to register early. Space is limited.

Robin Deutsch, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP). She practices as a therapist, consultant, mediator and parent coordinator. For over 20 years Dr. Deutsch conducted child custody evaluations and was the training director of the Children and the Law program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the past president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), former Chair of the American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Committee, and served on the committees that developed the AFCC and APA Guidelines for Parenting Coordination, and AFCC committee developing guidelines for assessing interpersonal violence in child custody evaluations.

Leslie Drozd, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child therapist, specializing in family violence, trauma, and substance abuse. She is a consulting and testimonial expert, trains judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals, and has a variety of professional publications including books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles. She is the editor of the peer-reviewed Journal of Child Custody.

Event Type:Continuing Education Program

Category:Forensic Psychology & Divorce