Webinar Description
Awareness about the effects of Domestic Violence (DV)/Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on victims should extend beyond providing therapeutic support solely to adult survivors. Many studies have proven that children exposed to DV can be impacted negatively whether in the short-term and/or long-term. Children, while resilient, are a vulnerable population and are often identified as ‘silent victims’ or survivors of DV. These young survivors experience a realm of emotions and physical responses relative to their exposure to DV. In the blink of an eye, their norm changes and there is little to no time to adjust.
(Trainers: Amber Holmes LCSW & Tiffany Sanders LCSW, LISW-CP, Amber Holmes, LCSW
Amber Holmes, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Professional Coach based in NC. With a passion for working with children, families, and adolescents, Amber started her trauma focused work in an intensive in-home setting. Today, Amber works for her local county in partnership with the police department, responding to incidents involving child victims or witnesses exposed to traumatic events. Amber is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and continues to enhance her knowledge and therapeutic skills with the latest evidenced based findings centered around trauma. Amber enjoys spending time with her husband, being a foodie, traveling, and nature adventures.
Tiffany Sanders LCSW, LISW-CP is a Licensed Social Worker in North Carolina and South Carolina. Tiffany has extensive experience working with traumatized children and their families. She is professionally trained in trauma focused modalities and treatment approaches including the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Tiffany currently works full-time as a clinician with her local government to aid the local police department with providing therapeutic support to children exposed to traumatizing events. Tiffany currently lives in North Carolina, where she enjoys reading, photography, and traveling.)
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Agenda:
1. Background Information (15 minutes)
- Define Domestic Violence
- Provide Statistics
- Understand the cycle of Domestic Violence (DV)
2. Psycho education (30 Minutes)
- Recognize the short- and long-term impact of DV on children
- Provide an understanding how young survivors of DV are affected at each developmental stage
- Discuss symptoms (WNL or Severe) relative to young survivors of DV
3. Theories and Research (30 Minutes)
- Provide research examples
- Introduce Theories
4. Direct Practice (30 Minutes)
- Match strategies and interventions to a child’s needs for improved outcomes
- Provide simple interventions to assist with the mitigation of acute symptoms
- Articulate the importance of giving children a voice about their experience with DV
- Assist with creating a safe space to promote discussion with the young survivors of DV and parents/caregivers
5. Review/Summarize (15 Minutes)
Learning Objectives:
- Provide statistics of children exposed to domestic violence and psycho education about trauma symptoms present in child victims of DV.
- Articulate how to communicate to parents the correlation between a child’s exposure to violence and emotional responses (brain-body connection)
- Provide techniques to support children therapeutically and to help children feel heard
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
This online class is offered at an intermediate level ,and is beneficial for an intermediate level clinician:
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
This Webinar Offers 2 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.
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