Intimate Harm: Addressing Abusive Behavior Toward Intimates in Therapeutic Settings

This workshop is an opportunity for clinicians to deepen their understanding of the roots of harmful or violent behavior toward intimate partners and other family members, and to further develop strategies for productive screening and engagement of both clients who are being harmed as well as those doing the harming.

The workshop will address contemporary issues and practices in the context of working with families that have experienced intimate violence. Specific recommendations for clinical practice and best practice guidelines for therapeutic intervention will be included.

This will b...Read moree an interactive training. Participants will be able to explore and discuss causal factors surrounding abusive relationships, dynamics of relationships with intimate violence, and the impact of abuse in members of the family system. The workshop will also address motivations for change and strategies to support survivors as well as to challenge and support individuals who have acted harmfully. Less...

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the role of biology and socialization in the development of patterns of harmful behavior.
2. Identify differences among people who act harmfully toward their intimates.
3. Recognize the internal process of someone who discloses harmful or abusive behavior.
4. Describe appropriate assessment techniques to screen for abuse, and strategies for responding to disclosures of intimate partner abuse.
5. Identify key differences in therapeutic work with adults who engage in harmful behaviors and adults who are being harmed.

Learning Levels

Intermediate

Friday, February 21, 2025

Live Interactive Webinar

09:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

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$100.00

EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker

Tony Lapp, LCSW

Executive Director of Courdea

Tony Lapp, LCSW is executive director of Courdea, a 38-year-old intervention program for people who have abused an intimate partner. Recipient of the 2014 Powerful Partner Award from Women's Way and the 2022 Advocacy Champion Award from Women Against Abuse, Tony is an experienced trainer, educator, writer and therapist. A member of the National Battering Intervention Programs Network and former coordinator of the Domestic Abuse and Battering Intervention Network of Pennsylvania, Tony collaborates with numerous projects in the Philadelphia area related to family violence, including Shared Safety, the IPV-Home Visiting Service Coordination Project, the Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Committee of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Department of Human Services Domestic Violence Collaborative. Tony is a frequent guest on radio and podcasts, recently including WHYY’s Radio Times, the Fathering Circle Podcast and the When Dating Hurts Podcast.

CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association

Council for Relationships is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Council for Relationships maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification.

Council for Relationships # 11-111A. (Expires 6/30/2025)

Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT Certification. For further information please contact ce@aasect.org.

CE Process Info

The following entities accept continuing education credits provided by APA-approved sponsors: The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors; the New Jersey State Board of Marriage and Family Examiners; the Delaware State Board of Professional Counselors of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals; the Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners. Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) to earn CE credits.

Before the event, you will receive an email from CE-Go with access to the virtual event. After the event, you will receive access to your evaluation and continuing education certificate via a personalized "attendee dashboard" link, hosted on the CE-Go website. This link and access to the virtual event will be sent to the email account you used to register for the event.

Upon accessing the CE-Go "attendee dashboard", you will be able to:

Complete evaluation forms for the event
Download your continuing education certificate in a PDF format

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