**Due to COVID-19, our training will be postponed until further notice**
TRAINING DATES
Every Monday in June
6/01/2020 to 6/29/19
Dates: 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, & 6/29
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm
The 40-Hour Domestic Violence Advocate training gives basic knowledge from which to build expertise and experience of options available to battered individuals, understanding of the dynamics of battering, and a philosophy of empowerment. The goals on the training include understanding the dynamics of domestic violence, trauma informed care and practices, crisis intervention, becoming familiar with the resources and procedures, and develop a realistic attitude towards helping those affected. This is achieved through lectures, films, group activities and Q&A. Completion of this training meets the requirements set by California Evidence Code 1037.1 for designation as a Domestic Violence Advocate.
Training Topics include:
• Dynamics of Domestic Violence
• Effects of DV on Adult and Children
• Understanding Dynamics Between Societal Attitudes & Violence
• Advocate Role
• Trauma Informed Care and Practices
• Restraining Order Preparation
• Links Between DV & Other Types of Oppression
• Legal and Ethical issues
• Counseling Principles & Techniques
• Cultural Competency and Humility
$345 per person
**Call us directly to register. If you register and refer a friend or colleague, you will receive a 10% discount.**
Registration will end a week before the event or when capacity is met.
Facilitator: Iris Cruet-Rubio, LMFT Lic. No. 94038
There will be no refunds. Please be 100% sure that you can attend all the dates before registering.