Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name four types of emotional abuse that a batterer may use to groom his victim for future physical abuse.
-Name six areas described Carrie's "dog collar of control".
-Name four "If only" rationalizations commonly used by battered women.
-Name three questions you might discuss to facilitate the unraveling of the battered woman's feelings of guilt.
-Name three areas you might discuss to alleviate client guilt regarding her children.
-Name three components of Learned Helplessness a battered woman may experience.
-Name the Power House Three of learned helplessness that result in Failure Expectancy.
-Name the six building blocks in the battered woman's Pyramid of Self-Hate.
-Name the seven Personal Terrorisms experienced by battered women.
-Name five components of excessive worrying a battered woman may consider.
-Name five illusions or myths many battered women need to hold on to in order to avoid facing deeper issues, such as getting a job outside of the home.
-Name the parts in a five-part inventory of illusions for a battered woman.
-Explain how is a Pains and Pluses Journal beneficial to a battered woman.
-Name the three steps in "Killing Her Dragon" a battered woman may use to begin regaining her self-esteem.
-Explain how many children are severely battered annually.
-Explain which system of the brain involves in experimental and clinical evidence links explosive rage to disorders.
-Explain what did 90% of the two thirds of the population seeking police help report.
-Explain what a batterer is faced with if he thinks that other men may respond to a provoking partner differently, in a non-violent way.
-Explain what can increase the severity and number of risks a battered woman faces.
-Explain what drawback is there to suggesting a battered woman seek counseling.
-Explain what criterion do most studies use to determine id a batterer program is successful.
-Explain what can result from using exclusive rather than inclusive language with battered women.
-Explain what has been the result of the Bruno case.
-Explain what a therapist needs to do if battered women may create stress for the therapist.
-Explain how many women suffer real violence (meaning one or more incidents of hitting or kicking) each year.
-Explain how does Haley describe the hierarchy of the family with problems.
-Explain what does it indicate for those earning more than $50,000. The statistic that there is less than a 10% difference in the rate of family violence between those with household incomes of less than $10,000.

"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."