More than 16 million people are affected by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) every year according to the CDC. Given how widespread IPV is, the likelihood that you will work with someone impacted is guaranteed.  So many of us have heard the words but have no idea what to do when the person in front of us shares that their partner is harming them or when we see red flags and are concerned for our client’s safety.  We were inadequately prepared by our schools and programs to address IPV.  This training is hoping to correct that. Together we will look at the roots and dynamics of how power and control can show up in people’s lives.  We’ll look at warning signs, barriers to leaving, and how to support people through multi-abuse trauma.

This training will also take a critical look at mandatory reporting, welfare checks and other forms of police involvement. What do we do when we think we need to call the police or CPS?  How can we do so in a trauma-informed way? Are there alternatives to this avenue? 

Intimate Partner Violence is exactly that--intimate. Not only are we looking at intimate relationships, but how violence and harm intimately impact every aspect of a person’s life.  How can we support people and build resilience?  How do we offer a lens of harm reduction, recognizing that we cannot promise people safety, but we might be able to offer clients a safer way.

Objectives:

• Identify different dynamics and characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence.
• Discover how multi-trauma and “violence at the margins” impacts survivors and the ability to reach out for help.
• Recognize and name components of trauma informed mandatory reporting.
• Learn how to support survivors before, during, and after experiencing harm.