Domestic Violence and Mental Health (3 Hours)
Objectives
- Review of the mental health
professional guidelines.
- Learn important points of "batterer” and victim/survivor referrals
- Explore important points about couples counseling when there is domestic violence
- Explore the rationale for group treatment
for those who batter
- Concurrent alcohol or other
drug treatment
- Assessment of those who batter: Limits of confidentiality; procedure,
discussion of program goals and limitations, partner contacts, diagnosis
- Assessment and treatment of victims/survivors
- Characteristics of those who
batter and of victims