The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Families
In this workshop, participants will increase their knowledge about how interpersonal violence and abuse affects the parent’s ability to parent in a healthy, connected manner. We will identify specific parenting challenges for survivors of interpersonal violence and abuse. We will explore survival strategies that parents may adopt to cope with the traumatic stress of the abuse and violence. We will identify strength-based interventions to prevent or repair damaged parent-child relationships and to promote positive parenting. We will explore the healing process for both the parent and the child as they establish a safe and stable environment where they can have positive experiences.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least three ways in which being a survivor of interpersonal violence impacts parenting skills.
- Identify at least ten maladaptive parenting survival strategies.
- Describe and utilize at least five strategies designed to reinforce positive and nurturing parenting.
- Identify ethical considerations and guidelines and strategies for therapist self-care in working with parents and children who have experienced interpersonal violence and abuse.
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