Family and Intimate Partner Violence for Maine Counseling Professionals (12 Hours)
- 1 Section
- 14 Lessons
- 2 Quizzes
- 12h Duration
Family and Intimate Partner Violence for Maine Counseling Professionals
- Course Overview and Introduction
- Module 1: Family and Intimate Partner Violence in Maine: Definitions, the One-Time Requirement, Prevalence, and Homicide Review Findings
- Module 2: Coercive Control, Technology-Facilitated Abuse, Strangulation, and the Effects of Abuse on Survivors
- Module 3: Children and Families: Exposure to Violence, Parenting, Child Protection, and Mandated Reporting in Maine
- Module 4: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Counseling Settings
- Module 5: Evidence-Based Risk Assessment: the Danger Assessment, ODARA in Maine, and Lethality Factors
- Module 6: Intervention Strategies with Survivors: Safety Planning, Trauma-Informed Counseling, and Survivor-Centered Advocacy
- Module 7: Referral and Community Resources in Maine: Helplines, Resource Centers, Protection From Abuse Orders, and Firearms Laws
- Module 8: Working With People Who Use Violence: Certified Intervention Programs, Accountability, and the Counselor's Role
- Module 9: Couples and Family Therapy When Violence Is Present
- Module 10: Cultural Factors I: Rural and Island Maine, Wabanaki Nations, Older Adults, and People With Disabilities
- Module 11: Cultural Factors II: Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Language Access, Faith, and Male Survivors
- Module 12: Same-Gender Abuse Dynamics, LGBTQ+ Survivors, and Sustaining the Counselor
- References
- Post Test: Family and Intimate Partner Violence for Maine Counseling Professionals (12 Hours)
- Program Evaluation
This twelve hour, text-based home study course is designed around Maine's one-time requirement of 12 hours of coursework in family or intimate partner violence (32 M.R.S. 13858 and 13860). It covers each listed topic: screening, referral, intervention strategies, community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment, and same-gender abuse dynamics.
Modules cover definitions and Maine data; coercive control, technology-facilitated abuse and strangulation; children and mandated reporting; screening; the Danger Assessment, ODARA and lethality factors; safety planning and survivor-centered intervention; Maine resources, protection from abuse orders and firearms laws; working with people who use violence; couples and family therapy when violence is present; rural, Wabanaki, older adult and disability factors; immigrant, refugee, faith and male survivors; and same-gender and LGBTQ+ abuse dynamics with counselor self-care. Each module includes a practical routine, a tool training, a skills practice, and Maine case studies.
This course is designed around the requirements of the Maine Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure and is not approved or endorsed by the Board.
Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7987. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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