DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE

Course overview

Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, assault, battery, and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. It is an epidemic affecting individuals in every community regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, nationality or educational background. This course seeks to address the system of care that interacts with those affected by domestic violence. While learning essential core knowledge concerning domestic violence; including incidence and prevalence the learner will gain an insiders glimpse of the survivors experience. Case examples will highlight complex myriad of issues, identify skills needed to address the problems and discuss attitudes and values that can impede or advance efforts to support survivors and respond to violence. Resources are throughout the study guide as well as made available through website references.