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Description:
Victims of domestic violence are at significantly increased risk to develop a number of mental health issues. These issues can then compound the problems faced by their children in several ways. This course will explore the two most common mental health issues for domestic violence victims- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression- and examine the negative impact these can have on the parent child relationship, and various areas of the child’s development. In this course, participants will learn about the impact of domestic violence on women’s mental health and their attendant psychosocial needs, as well as evidence-based interventions to address maternal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression.

Learning objectives:

- Describe how maternal mental illness can impact the parent child relationship
- Describe the basic concepts of attachment theory
- Understand how domestic violence and maternal mental illness can combine to cause insecurity in attachment relationships
- Identify specific strategies to restore maternal and child well-being that assist the mother in assuring the physical and emotional safety of her children

Author(s):
Donna Potter, LCSW

The trainer on “Identifying and Responding to the Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters” project and has extensive experience in training in the effects of domestic violence on children and cognitive behavioral strategies of intervention. Ms. Potter is a lead child clinician at the North Carolina Center on Child and Family Health, who has a primary focus on younger children and family stability as key to the treatment of child trauma and symptoms of PTSD. She has been working with evidence based trauma treatment models for over eight years and helped to develop the curriculum. Ms. Potter conducts trainings related to child development, posttraumatic stress, domestic violence, and evidence-based service delivery throughout North Carolina and around the country.

Target Audience:
This workshop will benefit child and adolescent service providers, including psychologists, social workers, family therapists, counselors, early intervention providers, child caregivers, shelter providers and community mental health providers. This also includes school based professionals, public health providers, and all other interested professionals.


Length: 1 Hour

Credit Type(s): 1.0 NBCC, 0.1 CEU, 1.0 Contact Hours

Cost: $5.00