DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Course overview

This course fulfills the state of Florida's, and other states', mandatory continuing education requirement for license renewal. The purpose of this course is to provide the learner with information about domestic violence, the number of people that are victims of domestic violence, the number of people who are perpetrators of domestic violence, the signs and types of abuse and interventions, including screening, assessment, and others, such as counseling, referrals to community domestic violence centers, advocacy groups, legal aid, shelters, follow up victim counseling, batterer counseling, and child protection services. This course also provides the learner with additional readings and available domestic violence resources. OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of the course, the learner will be able to: 1.State statistics relating to domestic violence. 2.Detail some of the characteristics of an abuser and the signs of physical, psychological, financial and sexual abuse, including marital rape. 3.Appropriate screen, assess and intervene in cases of suspected domestic violence.