By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name three methods of altering attitudes in male batterers.
-List four advantages of using a therapeutic group.
-Identify three stages of intervention for batterers.
-List three risk factors of domestic abuse.
-List four points that clients may use to prevent violence in their relationships.
-Describe four types of abusers.
-Explain two denial strategies that male perpetrators use.
-Discuss four motivators of shame among male batterers.
-Name four barriers to change in partner-violent men.
-Name four motives for goal setting in male batterers.
-Name two questions that are effective in facilitating goal setting in male batterers.
-Name three problems in male batterer therapy.
-Name three areas in which children from violent homes show a cognitive deficiency regarding the processing of social information.
-Explain what area did 48% of the women in the Sonders and Hanusa study report to be the area of most positive change by their abusive partner.
"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."
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