February 15, 2024: Intimate partner violence and the protective role of the school community
Intimate partner violence, effects on children, and implications for schools
Abigail Judge, PhD
February 15, 2024
Session 2: 10:00-11:00 AM EDT
This program will examine strategies for identifying signs of intimate partner violence and other trauma cases and ways of helping students who are potentially suffering or witness intimate partner violence or other trauma.
Target Audience
This program is intended for psychologists, social workers, educators, and license mental health counselors.
Accreditation
Each monthly lecture is accredited for up to 1.0 CE.
1.0 Psychologists:
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.0 CE credit.
1.0 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this training session, participants should be able to:
- List three mental health and educational outcomes of children’s exposure to intimate partner violence that are recognizable at school.
- Discuss the key components of effective treatment for youth exposed to intimate partner violence.
- Describe two trauma informed strategies for interacting with children and families impacted by intimate partner violence.
Lowell Public Schools & MGH Psychiatry Academy Training Series
10 AM – 11 AM EDT (Live Virtual via Zoom)
Program Agenda
Session 2: February 15, 2024
10:00-11:00 AM EDT This program will examine strategies for identifying signs of intimate partner violence and other trauma cases and ways of helping students who are potentially suffering or witness intimate partner violence or other trauma. Dr. Abigail Judge, PhD
Dr. Abigail Judge, PhD is the Founder and Co-Director of the Boston Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and a part-time Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Judge has no relevant financial disclosures to report.
Available Credit
- 1.00 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 1.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number
- 1.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.