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Domestic Violence Intermediate (Virtual)
Friday, May 19, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Category: Training

This course will build on the Fundamental course material by exploring how to screen for domestic violence and effectively engage both adult survivors of abuse and their perpetrators while working towards child safety and well-being. Learners will be given tools to help them partner with survivors and engage perpetrators in a change effort, as well as receive introduction to a variety of strategies for planning for child safety and evaluating effective change. Participants will also explore how they can explain the services they provide to survivors of domestic violence and engage in appropriate referral to local domestic violence service agencies. 

Location:
Zoom

Trainers 
Kristen WayKristen is a Survivor Services Supervisor at Family Resources. She oversees the Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse programs in Iowa. Kristen has a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree and four years of experience working directly with survivors of violent crimes. Kristen serves as an agent for social change in the contracted region of Clinton, Jackson, Louisa, Muscatine, and Scott counties in Iowa. She is an active member of the Eastern Region CAP team, Jackson County Domestic Violence/Sexual Abuse Coalition, Clinton County Domestic Violence/Sexual Abuse Coalition, Jackson County Community Partnerships of Protecting Children as well as the Scott County Community Partnerships of Protecting Children, and the Scott County Child Abuse Prevention Advisory Council Additionally, Kristen also has five years of hospital work experience.
CrisCynthia DrakeCrisCynthia is a Homicide and Other Violent Crimes Specialist at Family Resources. She has been a Specialist working directly with survivors of violent crimes in the Homicide and Other Violent Crimes Program for the last five years in the Clinton, Iowa area. She is devoted to the work she does and is driven to empower them to be their best self regardless of the circumstances. She has a Bachelor of Divinity degree and an Associate’s degree in Social Science. Dedication and hard work is CrisCynthia's moto.

Registration will begin at 8:30am. Training will start promptly at 9:00am. It is scheduled until 12pm.


There will be a Domestic Violence Fundamentals course offered on May 12, 2023 from 9am-12pm. If you wish to partake in both courses, you must register for each one separately.

Please note: Priority seating is provided to staff working within one of the current DHS child welfare service contracts, including: Family Centered Services (FCS); Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) / Group Foster Care; Child Welfare Emergency Services (CWES): Aftercare Services; Supervised Apartment Living (SAL); Recruitment, Retention, Training and Support Services (RRTS); Parent Partners; Foster Care Youth Council. If you do not work within one of the current DHS child welfare services contract, you may be bumped from the course and placed on a wait list.

At each training, participants will receive a certificate of completion based on hours attended. For more information, please click here.

If you have questions regarding seating for the training or if you are unable to participate for any reason, please contact Katie Henry at [email protected].

 



CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

Contact: For more information contact Katie Henry, [email protected]