EDUC6005 - Recognize, Assess, and Communicate Risk in Intimate Partner Violence Work

Recognizing, assessing and communicating risk is a core skill for all professionals responding to intimate partner violence. In this interactive course, participants will distinguish between risk screening and assessment, understand the value of using validated tools, and practice skills for using risk assessment to guide safety planning and risk management.

What You Will Learn

Describe the difference between screening and risk assessment;
Identify key static and dynamic factors which contribute to risk;
Identify how good risk assessment informs safety planning and risk management;
Apply this learning to case studies to analyze and discuss static and dynamic risk factors and create a risk management strategy, which includes identifying important resources required.