Description
For the course, Domestic Violence for Mental Health Providers, Christopher Huffine, PsyD, provides a comprehensive look at working with survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence.
The four part series includes: Understanding Domestic Violence Beyond Physical Abuse, Screening for Domestic Violence, Intervening for Domestic Violence, and Safety Planning for Domestic Violence. Dr. Huffine is joined by Jennifer Hopkinson, LCSW for the safety planning portion of this program.
Chris Huffine, Psy.D. is the Executive Director of Allies in Change. He offers individual and couples counseling with adults on a variety of issues including mood disorders, stress management, relationship/intimacy issues, and addictions. Dr. Huffine is also a facilitator in three counseling groups. During his 30-plus year career he has worked with over a thousand abusive men and hundreds of female and male victims of abuse. He is an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University where he teaches an anger management class and speaks on domestic violence. He also offers a graduate level class on domestic violence at Pacific University. He regularly speaks publicly and offers trainings on a variety of issues related to domestic violence. He is a member of the advisory group to the state attorney general to monitor standards for batterer intervention programs.
Jennifer Hopkinson has been the Counseling Program Manager for Clackamas Women's Services for over 13 years. In this role, Jennifer is responsible for supervision, training, and management of a counseling staff at Clackamas Women's Services. She is lead on program development including policy/procedure, records maintenance, data management, grant reporting, and billing infrastructure. She provides individual and group counseling services, community education and training on trauma, domestic violence, and mental health, and participates in larger coordinated community efforts for service improvement for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the tri-county area. Prior to her role as Program Manager, Jennifer provided counseling services to victims of domestic violence and community education on the topic of intimate partner violence and has been serving domestic violence victims for over 24 years.
This content has been sourced with approval from OCADSV (Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence) and was designed for mental health providers.
Webinar recorded March 2 - April 13, 2022.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, and nurses.
This CE program is designated as beginner.
CE Content Category: Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship; Counseling Services; Treatment Plan; Clinical Intake and Screening; Clinical Assessment; Discharge and Continuing Care
This course contains 4 videos from OCADSV, with PowerPoint presentations for each.
Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive.
Potential conflict of interest: Dr. Huffine is the author of the book, Becoming Allies, mentioned in this webinar.
Please note that there is language used (swear words) that may be offensive in this webcast.
CE credits for this online course will be provided only by At Health upon the online completion of the post-test and evaluation provided at the end of course.
Author Bio
Chris Huffine, Psy.D,
Chris Huffine, Psy.D. is the Executive Director of Allies in Change. He offers individual and couples counseling with adults on a variety of issues including mood disorders, stress management, relationship/intimacy issues, and addictions. Dr. Huffine is also a facilitator in three counseling groups. During his 30-plus year career he has worked with over a thousand abusive men and hundreds of female and male victims of abuse. He is an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University where he teaches an anger management class and speaks on domestic violence. He also offers a graduate level class on domestic violence at Pacific University. He regularly speaks publicly and offers trainings on a variety of issues related to domestic violence. He is a member of the advisory group to the state attorney general to monitor standards for batterer intervention programs.
Jennifer Hopkinson, LCSW
Jennifer Hopkinson has been the Counseling Program Manager for Clackamas Women's Services for over 13 years. In this role, Jennifer is responsible for supervision, training, and management of a counseling staff at Clackamas Women's Services. She is lead on program development including policy/procedure, records maintenance, data management, grant reporting, and billing infrastructure. She provides individual and group counseling services, community education and training on trauma, domestic violence, and mental health, and participates in larger coordinated community efforts for service improvement for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the tri-county area. Prior to her role as Program Manager, Jennifer provided counseling services to victims of domestic violence and community education on the topic of intimate partner violence and has been serving domestic violence victims for over 24 years.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- Contrast the different belief systems at play when working with both the abused and abusers
- Explain the role of anger in domestic violence
- Describe what to listen for when screening for domestic violence victimization
- List common misconceptions about domestic violence
- Apply general guidelines in working with abused partners
- Summarize general guidelines in working with abusive partners
- Create a safety plan with a client who is currently in an abusive relationship or has left an abusive relationship
- Identify some things that may indicate higher danger for DV/IPV
- Give examples of tools for the abusive partner to stay non-abusive
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