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This foundational course prepares clinicians and service practitioners to recognize and respond to intimate partner violence in healthcare settings. Learners explore commonly misunderstood survivor responses, why they occur, and how to interpret them with a trauma-informed lens. The course builds practical skills to identify signs of abuse, establish trust, and provide compassionate, effective support to clients in vulnerable situations.

There are 14 modules covering the following topics: 

• Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence 
• Psychological Abuse: Power & Control Issues 
• High-Risk and Deadly Intimate Partner Violence 
• Abuse During Pregnancy 
• Experiences of Abuse among Immigrant, Refugee, and Indigenous Communities 
• Supporting the Client's Journey & Safety Planning 
• Elder or Senior Abuse 
• Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence (SS-IPV) 
• IPV in Immigrant and Refugee Communities 
• Emotional (Or Psychological) Abuse 
• Abuse among Women with Disabilities 
• Dealing with Abusive Partners 
• Assessing and Intervening in High Risk IPV 
• Abuse in the Perinatal Period 

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