Trauma Informed Interventions: Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

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Speaker: Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT

Duration: 2 Hours

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Sep 15, 2022

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

All clinicians are likely to encounter Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence at some point in their practice. And if you fail to recognize the abuse and properly respond, the consequences can be dire. Abuse can be difficult to detect when the physical signs of violence fade. And now more than ever, you’re conducting video sessions, giving you a unique glimpse into clients’ homes and potential abuse. It’s a complicated situation that can leave you caught between confidentiality, autonomy, and your wider responsibilities to protect victims.

What clinical decisions should you make to balance supporting your client while adhering to your licensure requirements?

Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, has provided behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention and support to families and individuals facing domestic violence and abuse for over a decade. Join her for this live training that will serve as an indispensable guide for improving outcomes for those impacted by domestic and intimate partner violence.

Speaker

Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT

Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT, is an accomplished therapist whose trainings have helped tens of thousands of therapists incorporate mindfulness-based techniques into their work. Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) through Evergreen Certifications and extensively trained in mindfulness techniques, she seamlessly integrates these practices into her work with adults and adolescents presenting with a variety of concerns.

With a focus on cultivating self-awareness, emotional regulation and personal growth, Ms. Baxter-Musser empowers her clients to develop healthier coping strategies, process traumas, and transform destructive emotions. Ms. Baxter-Musser is also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and is an EMDRIA-approved consultant. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, and the National Center for Crisis Management.

She previously sat on the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee and was the co-regional coordinator for the EMDRIA Southern Maine Regional Network. She works in private practice where her areas of expertise include the treatment of trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief and relationship issues.

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 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 tools to assess for safety, risk and lethality.
2. Develop crisis intervention and safety plans.
3. Justify how an understanding of cultural factors can help clinicians to ensure a competent response to abuse.
4. Utilize trauma-informed interventions for survivors of abuse and domestic violence.

Outline

Crisis Intervention & Safety Planning

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

Trauma Informed Interventions

• Assess for PTSD, anxiety, trauma and other mental health issues
• Understand the multilayered impact of DV/IPV
• Processing shame, anger and guilt
• 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
• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists