Domestic & Intimate Partner Violence: The Complete Guide to Identification, Documentation, Reporting and Trauma-Informed Responses

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Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW Related seminars and products

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Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Maine where her areas of expertise include domestic violence, abuse, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, personality disorders and relationship issues.

Her clinical experience includes working for ten years in various roles as a case manager, child and family therapist, and trauma therapist for several agencies and Native American reservations. Ms. Baxter-Musser served as the Trauma Healing Services Clinical Coordinator for La Frontera Arizona, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention and support to families and individuals facing domestic violence, abuse, hate crimes and other issues.

Ms. Baxter-Musser is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management and EMDRIA. She sits on the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee and part of the Southern Maine EMDR Coalition.

PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is the owner, operator, trainer of Inner Awakening Counseling & Consulting. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is a member of EMDRIA, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.

Objectives

1. Employ screening techniques to identify the signs of domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in clients.  
2. Investigate how evidence-based screenings and assessments can help clinicians determine level of risk and lethality so they can intervene in crisis situations.  
3. Analyze ways in which clinicians can ensure proper reporting and documentation when working with clients facing violence in their relationships or homes.  
4. Evaluate the types of domestic abuse including physical violence, sexual violence, threats and intimidation.   
5. Justify how an understanding of cultural factors can help clinicians to ensure a competent response to abuse.  
6. Develop safety plans with clients to help them leave an abusive or violent home. 
7. Utilize trauma-informed treatment techniques for survivors of abuse, violence and oppression.  

Outline

Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence 101

• Myths about domestic and intimate partner violence
• Defining Abuse: Types of domestic violence
• Who is at risk?
• Warning signs and symptoms
• Substance abuse and domestic violence
• Abuse in the LGBTQ Community
• COVID-19 and impact on DV/IPV

Recognize the Red Flags of Violence: What All Clinicians Need to Know

• Screening and assessment techniques
• Identify immediate danger
• Tools to assess for safety, risk and lethality
• Checklists and advocacy resources
• Technology and domestic/intimate partner violence

Reporting Requirements and Documentation Guidelines

• Privacy and confidentiality
• Who is required to report and when?
• Standards for making a report
• Domestic violence hotlines
• Proper documentation and confidentiality strategies

The Next Steps: Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning

• Barriers to leaving
• Safety plans while living with abusive partners
• Safety planning for children
• Emotional safety planning
• Plans for leaving and after leaving
• Restraining orders/protective orders

Culturally Competent Responses to Abuse

• Recognizing your own biases
• How survivors interpret domestic violence in their culture
• Adapting danger assessments for underserved populations
• What is victim-blaming and how to avoid it

Trauma-Informed Interventions: Transition Clients from Surviving to Thriving

• Assess for PTSD, anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues
• Understand the multilayered impact of DV/IPV
• Processing shame, anger and guilt
• Working with children exposed to domestic violence
• Research, limitations and treatment risks

Vicarious Trauma & The Clinician

• What is compassion fatigue
• Recognizing signs of burnout
• Self-care techniques for the professional

Target Audience

• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Psychologists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Chaplains/Clergy
• Case Managers
• Nurses
• Law Enforcement and First Responders
• Other Mental Health Professionals