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Domestic Violence: Special Populations

Using real-life perspectives this course will discuss special populations affected by domestic violence. The class includes incidence and prevalence information, historical perspectives, and current concepts. Some special populations/topics that are increasingly exposed to family violence.

Developed by: Karen Albig Smith, LMFT, LCAS, MAC, CAP, SAP, SAE

Revised 2024

Note: This is an approved 2CE course that meets the domestic violence content requirements for license renewal for Florida Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. The content also meets requirements in other states as well please check our approvals page and your state board. Resources provided are for all fifty states.

Initial Licensee Note: If you are considering this course for initial licensure Domestic Violence course requirements please consider ordering the Domestic Violence Core Course, Domestic Violence: The Basics or the Florida Initial Licensure Combo Course.

Description:  Using real life perspectives this course will discuss special populations affected by domestic violence. The class includes incidence and prevalence information, historical perspectives, and current concepts. Some special populations/topics that are increasingly exposed to family violence discussed in the study include; child custody where domestic violence is prevalent, teen dating violence, human trafficking, immigration issues, assessment, and resources.

Objectives:
1.  Learners will be able to utilize evidence-based typologies to guide their clinical work with families where violence is present.
2.  Learners will be able to intervene with two special populations affected by domestic violence; teens and immigrants.
Learning Assessment:
1.   Participants will be able to discuss child custody where intimate partner violence is present.
2.   Participants will be able to discuss new typologies of intimate partner violence.
3.   Participants will be able to describe incidence and prevalence of teen dating violence.
4.   Participants will be able to discuss issues affecting victims of human trafficking.

CE Credits: 2

Agenda:
Hour One: Child Custody: Teen Dating
Hour Two: Human trafficking,  Immigration:  Domestic Violence Florida Supplement

CE Broker#:  20-328867

Methods: Pre-test, study guide, posttest and evaluation, internet sources via URLs, Q&A by email.

Content Area: Domestic violence, Social and cultural foundations, Professional orientation/readiness, Risk management, Documentation/treatment planning, Legal and regulatory, Abuse and trauma.

Purpose: This course is developed to provide an update on domestic violence populations to permit effective and early identification and assessment of domestic violence problems.

Target Audience:  Social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, mental health counselors, nurses, employee assistance professionals, addiction professionals, behavioral health technicians, and other allied professionals who may work with these populations.

View a list of our approvals on our approvals page

Online Course

CE Broker#:
20-316987
CE Credits:
2
Price:
$20.00

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