Social Work & Family Violence

Catalog description

In the U.S., a woman is battered by her partner, lover, or husband every nine seconds. Yet, clinicians and advocates are often unprepared for the unique challenges posed by working with survivors of intimate abuse. Drawing on clinical and policy traditions, this course will teach you the skills you need to address the complex practice and legal issues these clients face. You will learn how victims of domestic violence survive the trauma experience and how your clinical and advocacy work with battered women can be used to change how the legal system responds to them. The course content focuses on the needs, interests, clinical, and policy concerns of survivors of intimate abuse, batterers, children who witness domestic violence, and on communities of color.