Families and Violence

Course overview

Millions of families across the U.S. are impacted by family violence. Family violence includes intimate partner violence (IPV), child abuse and neglect, and some forms of elder and dependent adult abuse. As a healthcare professional, you can recognize signs of family violence and intervene to protect your patients from further abuse. This course reviews the types of violence that occur in families. You will also learn to explain the roots of family violence from a biopsychosocial perspective. Lastly, this course discusses a range of interventions that can help families affected by violence, from safety planning to evidence-based psychotherapeutic strategies.