IPV: Beyond a Gender-Based Framework

More than 20,000 phone calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide each day. While some evidence suggests heightened risk in some populations, individuals of all gender identities and expressions experience intimate partner violence. Although the mainstream domestic violence and intimate partner violence movement have tended to focus on the needs of and services to heterosexual, cisgender female victims, the same abusive power and control tactics, risk factors, trauma, and silencing that impacts those victims also equally impacts victims in LGBTQ communities. This course will focus on moving beyond a gender-based framework for understanding IPV, differentiating between conflict and abuse, assessing for IPV, and intervening to reduce violence in relationships. This course includes an intersectional approach to assessments such as the risk assessment and clients’ resources to reduce violence and harm. The course utilizes trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices.

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.50 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.50 (continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Introductory

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 1/12/2023

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define key differences between IPV and domestic violence, as well as key impacts
• Identify key characteristics of trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices in IPV treatment
• Detail at least two guidelines for assessing IPV in heterosexual and LGBTQ relationships
• Use information from assessment to develop a complex safety plan that addresses at least three levels of intervention

1. Statistics
2. Define IPV
   1. Contrast with DV
      1. Depends on state law and definition
   2. Types of abuse
3. Impact of IPV
   1. Trauma
   2. Devaluation
   3. Loss of autonomy and agency
   4. Legal repercussions
   5. Loss of wage and economic growth
   6. Legal custody of children
4. Defining trauma-informed
5. Defining survivor-centered practices
6. Assessing IPV: Moving beyond a gender-based framework for assessing IPV. An intersectional approach to assessment
   1. Conflict versus abuse
   2. Context, Intent, Motivation, Impact
   3. Pattern, Agency/Autonomy, Entitlement/Privilege, Fear/Dread, Isolation
   4. Some questions to ask
   5. Shared behaviors activity
      1. Gets their partner drunk
      2. Refuses to take the kids to school
7. Danger assessment
8. Safety planning