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Course # 7786 • Spousal or Partner Abuse: The California Requirement

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1. Discuss the historical aspects that led to the recognition of domestic violence as a major social problem.
2. Describe the varying definitions of domestic violence and the controversies surrounding these definitions.
3. Identify the dynamics of abuse.
4. List the barriers to leaving an abusive relationship as experienced by a domestic violence victim.
5. Define the characteristics and dynamics experienced by those groups who are at risk for domestic violence, including pregnant women, children, men, and same-sex couples.
6. Identify screening tools for the detection of possible abuse.
7. Describe interventions targeted to victims of domestic violence and components of batterers' programs.
8. List available national, state, and community resources for victims.

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Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW, received her Master's in Social Work from Columbia University, School of Social Work. She has clinical experience in mental health in correctional settings, psychiatric hospitals, and community health centers. In 1997, she received her PhD from UCLA, School of Public Policy and Social Research. Dr. Yick Flanagan completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship at Hunter College, School of Social Work in 1999.In that year she taught the course Research Methods and Violence Against Women to Masters degree students, as well as conducting qualitative research studies on death and dying in Chinese American families. Currently Dr. Yick Flanagan is a faculty member at Capella University, School of Human Services and Canyon College, Department of Social Work. She is the founder of E-Research, an e-mail newsletter that focuses on topics of health, mental health, and violence in a cross-cultural context. Dr. Yick Flanagan has recently moved her research focus to the area of racism and mental health consequences in ethnic minority communities. She and her fellow colleagues are currently administering a survey on Asian Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans' experiences with racism and discrimination.

Dee Spring, PhD, MFT, ATR-BC, an international lecturer, specializes in the treatment of individuals who experienced "intimate" trauma with resultant PTSD; she is a consultant and qualified expert witness in several states. She has written professional articles, book chapters, and authored two books. Dr. Spring has taught at many universities and conducted training for professionals in a variety of settings. Additionally, she designed, implemented and directed the first federally funded rape crisis center in the world to utilize visual art in crisis intervention and treatment for victims of sexual assault. She is Past President of the California Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation and a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Art Therapy Association, receiving awards from both for clinical and educational achievements, contributions, and innovations related to research and use of visual art in trauma treatment.

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Contributing faculty, Alice Yick Flanagan, PhD, MSW has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

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