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Delivery: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Time: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. ET

Continuing Education Credit: 3.5 CEUs per session  | Series: 10.5 CEUs

Program Cost: $90 per session (Discount available for registering in the full series - see below.)

Series Overview:

This series will start with an introduction to the dynamics of domestic violence and its impact on the victim. It will address in detail the types of abuse and provide clear understanding of how the cycle of abuse occurs and how often early warning signs of abuse in relationships can be missed. Discussions will also touch on insight to batterer behavior. Real cases of abusive relationships will be shared and we will examine all ways in which power and control can be used to abuse an intimate partner. Participants will learn to how to assist their clients in recognizing ways to keep victims/survivors safe and how to work towards the road to empowerment and self-determination.

Instructor: Allison Bressler has devoted her career to empowering victims of abuse and educating first responders as co-founder of A Partnership for Change.

Session One: Domestic Violence 101 - Friday, December 2, 2022

Objectives:

• Identify and define all types of abuse and the dynamics of power and control.
• Identify the warning signs that someone may be in an abusive relationship.
• Understand the risk factors associated with leaving an abuser and what prevents victim/survivors from leaving.
• Learn the components of a safety plan and resources for support.

Session Two: Domestic Violence 102 - Friday, December 9, 2022

Objectives:

• Discuss current theory around domestic violence and its prevalence.
• Identify how culture, ethnicity, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability and socio-economic status affect a victim’s decisions and limits their options.
• Understand the behavioral/emotional impact domestic violence has on a survivor.
• Learn essential information and techniques that counselors use to empower victims.
• Do's and Don'ts of counseling a survivor of DV

Session Three: Insight to Batterer Behavior - Friday, January 13, 2023

Objectives:

• Understand how abusers manipulate and maintain power and control over a victim.
• Learn standard characteristics of a batterer shown through actual case studies.
• Learn early warning signs of batterer behavior that are often missed.
• Review of batterer intervention programs and suggested best practices for holding batterers accountable.

This series is appropriate for all levels of social work professionals.

Instructor:

Allison Bressler holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development and is the Co-founder of a NJ based non-profit called A Partnership For Change.  She has worked within the field of domestic violence and dating abuse since 1999. Prior and since launching and operating A Partnership For Change (APFC), her experience has and continues to include counseling and advocating for victim/survivors of intimate partner violence and developing and implementing successful and replicable prevention programs. Ms. Bressler has presented hundreds of workshops and seminars on intimate partner violence and dating abuse.  She has been a keynote speaker, sat on many domestic violence panels hosted by state Prosecutors’ offices and county officials and is a sought-out speaker on the topic to audiences in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.  

Ms. Bressler continues to support victims within her private practice in northern New Jersey; and has served as an expert witness on domestic violence cases throughout the state NJ. She has provided Scientific American Mind magazine their first feature article on intimate partner abuse in affluent communities. Ms. Bressler is a dynamic and insightful speaker on the issue of intimate partner abuse and serves as the lead trainer for APFC while overseeing all of the agency’s programmatic performance measures.
 

Program Cost | *Discount | Payment Options

Session Cost: $90 per session ($270 for series)

*Discount Rate: $80 per session ($240 for series)
 Note: In order to receive the discount rate, payment in full must be made at the time of registration for the series.