Intimate Partner Violence 1 Day Training
Identifying and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in the Private Practice Setting
25 October 2024. 8:30am - 4:30pm AEDT
The growing awareness and media attention of Intimate Partner Violence means there will be a higher rate of reporting in the counselling setting. For counsellors working in a private practice setting this can be a daunting and important opportunity to have an impact.
In this one day training - Jenny Sanbrook will give a detailed explanation of how IPV shows up in the Private Practice setting in both individual and couples therapy. She will share her knowledge via the most up-to-date theory and research and provide case examples to elucidate this area further.
The presentation will cover important statistical information about IPV, up-to-date information around coercive control, attitudes, beliefs and risk factors, along with ways to identify and respond to IPV in the private practice setting including the challenges of socio-political landscape with reference to how this affects our therapy with men and women.
Jenny will give case examples of different types of IPV cases and provide ways to identify appropriate responses to use with both victims and perpetrators. The workshop will equip therapists with up-to-date strategies and resources with reference to current ethics and guidelines via the use of slides and readings that can be directly translated into the therapy room for clients.
Learning objectives:
• Build knowledge of theory and background regarding IPV including terminology, prevalence and trends in the data.
• Display an understanding attitudes and beliefs around IPV
• Identify contributing and risk factors influencing the presentation of IPV
• Articulate a deep understanding of the characteristics of victims and perpetrators
• Utilise and justify the use of relevant screening and assessment tools relevant for different settings
• Demonstrate proficiency in assessing and managing risk and protective factors associated with IPV
• Identify and consider appropriate therapeutic models and clinical skills when working with IPV with couples and with individuals
• Develop a familiarisation with assessment and screening tools and develop confidence with risk and safety planning
• Develop awareness of working with countertransference and complex cases
• Specify relevant support services
Presenter:
Jenny Sanbrook is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Gottman Couples Therapist with almost 30 years of counselling experience, providing therapy to clients experiencing emotional and relationship difficulties.
Jenny holds a degree in Social Work and Masters in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of NSW, Sydney. She has recently trained in Canada to be a Gottman Method Couples Therapy Trainer.
Jenny began her career in Mental Health in 1995 in hospital and community settings in Western Sydney and has been in private practice for the last 18 years. She has also worked at Relationships Australia in the counselling team. Jenny uses strengths based ideas, family of origin and attachment theory, Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Jenny provides supervision to other therapists and continues to be an Accredited Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
This course counts towards 6 hours of category A CPD.
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