DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT

Course overview

Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence (DV/IPV) and substance abuse disorders (PSUD) are common co-occurring problems. Beginning with relevant terminology, incidence and precedence information; the study will overview current victim and perpetrator characteristics. The program includes an overview of assessment issues for domestic violence/intimate partner violence and substance abuse. An assessment exercise for use in discriminating between social use, abuse of, and dependency on psychoactive substances will be presented. The program will identify the components of a comprehensive multi-problem assessment, and will overview DSM diagnostic criteria for substance related problems. Placement decisions are overviewed using the American Society of Addiction Medicine placement criteria. Safety planning and lethality assessment and resources for practitioners is covered.