In-Service Training (PART 1 of 2): Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence
Statistics show that Domestic Violence (DV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and Coercive Control (CC) is an epidemic that is vastly misunderstood and stigmatized, with prevalence increasing every year. This information is designed to increase awareness, encourage partnering with the non-offending parent, and building skills to identify, verbalize, and document the impact that DV/IPV/CC has on families.
This is a 2 part training and pariticpats must attend both sessions. (Rule 48 approved)
Learning Objectives:
• Integrate knowledge of DV/IPV/CC into your daily practice with families
• Demonstrate various interview techniques to utilize with children, non-offending parents, and abusers
• Identify the impact of DV/IPV/CC, and be able to verbalize/document it
• Building/enforcing case plans around DV/IPV/CC, and partnering with the non-offending parent
• Understanding the role of collusion in perpetuating harm, and how to maintain professional boundaries
Drawing on extensive education, training, and field experience, Christen created the Summit County Children Services domestic violence training for new staff, rooted in the Safe and Together Model. She is a graduate of SCCS’s Leadership Academy Class III, serves as an SCCS Ambassador, and frequently provides Mandated Reporter training and other com-munity education on child welfare.
An active member of the agency’s Diversity Committee, Christen helps lead several events each year and is an enthusiastic participant and leader in Corporate Challenge activities. She has been nominated multiple times for the SCCS Child Welfare Case-worker of the Year Award and was honored with the award in 2021.
