35 Hour DV Advocacy Training

 

Virtual 35 Hour DV Advocacy Certification Training

This interactive 10 session training series runs February 8th - March 10th.

Sessions take place on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:00 - 7:00 PM.

The cost for the session is $250. There are limited scholarships available.

Participants must be able to log in with use of their phone/tablet/computer camera and microphone.


FCR’s virtual DV Advocacy Training is an evidenced- based series. Participants will be trained in the skills and knowledge necessary to assist and support survivors of domestic violence.

This training is recommended for social services providers, interns, volunteers, health care workers, law enforcement and anyone interested in working to end domestic violence.

 

 

Series Topics

SESSION ONE

Introduction & Overview

  • Staff and speaker introductions • Intro to FCR & programs

  • History of Domestic Violence • Typologies of domestic violence

  • The cycle of violence • The 5 forms of abuse

  • Power and control wheel • DV in the Media

 
 

SESSION TWO - Confidentiality & Communication

SESSION THREE - Working with Survivors - Trauma Informed Care

SESSION FOUR - Mental Health & Substance Abuse

SESSION FIVE - Working with Abusers

SESSION SIX - Children and Families of DV

SESSION SEVEN -  Intersectionality & Cultural Impact

SESSION EIGHT - Sexual Violence & Sexual Assault

SESSION NINE - Teen Dating Violence

SESSION TEN - Working with LGBTQ+ Communities

FINAL (OPTIONAL) ADDITIONAL SESSION - Full day interactive/experiential learning.

 

Below are links to additional course material:

 SESSION ONE

•   Domestic Violence is Not a Crime of Passion

https://niemanreports.org/articles/domestic-violence-is-not-a-crime-of-passion/

 •   Brene Brown on Empathy

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

 •   Lorenna Bobbitt is Done Being Your Punchline

  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lorena-bobbitt-domestic-violence_n_585ab844e4b0eb586484cea9

 

SESSION THREE

•   Leslie Morgan Steiner TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/leslie_morgan_steiner_why_domestic_violence_victims_don_t_leave

 

SESSION FIVE

•   A Raised Hand

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/07/22/a-raised-hand

 •   What Would I Have Done if I Would Have Killed Her That Night?

  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/opinion/sunday/women-men-abuse.html

 

SESSION SIX

•   Nadine Burke Harris: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affect- s_health_across_a_lifetime/transcript

 •   Family Secrets: When Violence Hits Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVdQxyxXZ5k

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