Tips and Scripts For Supporting System Involved Kids and Teens Who Have Experienced Parental Intimate Partner Violence

Dr. Laura S. Anderson

Training Description

Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to happen frequently-and increasingly so during these stressful COVID times. It is clear that both adults and children are impacted when there is intimate partner violence in a family. Many children and teens who are in the child welfare system have witnessed violence between adult caregivers, and they carry the emotional scars and behavioral symptoms of having been impacted.

In this training we will explore ways for mental health professionals to support children who have witnessed violence at home. There is some overlap with other traumatic experiences-but it is also true that intimate partner violence can have a distinct impact on kids and teens. Concrete scripts for working with children and teens will be explored. We will review the latest research regarding how to promote resiliency and recovery for children who have been affected by caregiver domestic violence. This…