SOCW610D Spousal/Partner Abuse Detection & Intervention
This course examines spousal and partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention. Students will learn about the prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, psychological aggression, and physical violence by intimate partners, warning signs of spousal/partner abuse, the social and clinical impact of intimate partner victimization (IPV) on victims and their children, the relationship of substance use and IPV, and IPV risks and consequences in adolescence, adulthood, and late adulthood. Students will learn skills for IPV screening and detection, individual and family trauma assessment, and treatment models, including crisis intervention and parent-child family treatment approaches. Attention will be given to cultural sensitivity in assessment and treatment approaches. The course content meets California Board of Behavioral Sciences prelicensure requirement in the area of spousal/partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention.