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THQ Social Services Department
Responding to Domestic Violence
Course Description
Whether you are an officer, youth worker, or social service employee, you have worked with someone effected by domestic violence. They may or may not have disclosed their abuse but it is important to recognize that the violence has impacted every aspect of their lives. The purpose of this webinar is to provide participants with a broader understanding of domestic violence by dispelling common myths, identifying causes and how to appropriately and safely respond to victims and perpetrators.
Downloadable Resources
1. How Caring is My Congregation
2. Questions to Ask Yourself When Responding to an Abused Women
These resources were taken from No Place for Abuse by Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark. Copyright Second edition (c) 2010 by Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426. www.ivpress.com
Select the following link to purchase your own copy of No Place for Abuse .
Training Instructors
Domestic Violence Program Coordinator
Robert graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with his MSW in 1992. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Partner Abuse Intervention Professional. He has provided individual and family counseling as an employee of The Salvation Army’s Family and Community Services for 25 years. In 1998, Robert was a co-developer of the Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP), an Illinois approved program that addresses men’s use of violence towards their female partners. He currently serves as the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator and the Fatherhood Program Manager. He has served on the Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals Board, including two years as president, and is a current member of the Illinois Department of Human Services Partner Abuse Services Taskforce. Robert has trained both locally and nationally on a variety of topics including domestic violence and religion, violence risk assessments and ethical decision making.
Associate Director, Family & Community Services
Kayleen graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with her MSW in 1990. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Partner Abuse Intervention Professional. She has worked for Family & Community Services (FCS) in Chicago for 27 years and for The Salvation Army for 30 years. Kayleen has 27 years of clinical counseling experience with individuals and families and 15 years facilitating Partner Abuse Intervention Program (PAIP) groups. PAIP is an Illinois approved program that addresses men’s use of violence towards their female partners. She currently serves as the Associate Director for FCS and gives administrative support and oversight to following programs: Clinical Counseling, Fatherhood, Stop-IT Anti-Human Trafficking, Healthy Marriage/Relationships, and the PAIP. Kayleen has done workshops on domestic violence, parenting and healthy marriages.