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Spousal
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If
you are in danger call
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| This course provides a comprehensive overview of domestic violence, details numerous research studies and findings from state and local domestic violence programs, and reviews case experiences of advocates who work with victims and batterers. Protocols and policies for criminal justice system, legal, and coordinated community-based interventions are also examined, along with summaries of federal and state laws relevant to domestic violence prevention and interventions. Aspects of the physical, psychological, and financial impact of domestic violence on its victims, and on children who witness violence, are addressed. |
Learning Objectives In this 15 unit course:
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This course meets the qualifications for15 hours of continuing education units
maintains responsibility for the program. |
Around
the world at least one woman in every three has been beaten, coerced
into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Most often the
abuser is a member of her own family. Ending violence against women, a report from the Center for Communications Programs, Johns Hopkins University |
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1.5 million women and 834,700 men are raped and/or physicallyÊassaulted
by an intimate partner each year. Center for Disease Control |
Children who witness domestic violence are
more likely to exhibit behavioral and physical health problems
including depression, anxiety and violence towards peers. Adolescents
are also more likely to attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol,
run away from home, engage in teenage prostitution and commit
sexual assault crimes. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
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women than men experience intimate partner violence.
According to the National Violence Against Women Survey, 1 out
of 4 U.S. women has been physically assaulted or raped by an intimate
partner; 1 out of every 14 U.S. men reported such an experience Center for Disease Control |
This 15 unit
course
addresses the
'red flags'
assessment,
detection, and
intervention strategies including
community resources,
cultural factors,
substance abuse,
same gender abuse dynamics,
and
treatment regarding
spousal or partner
abuse
and may be taken in fulfillment of the
CA BBS& BOP mandated continuing abuse requirement
All material included in this course is either in the public domain, or used with express permission. |
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Domestic Violence - Partner & Spousal Abuse
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