Professional Development Webinars:
Assessing and Addressing Domestic Violence in CP Files
September 30, 2020
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Please adjust for your time zone
Presenters: Bev Churchill and Lisa Alexander
“Family Violence”, Domestic Violence”, “Intimate Partner Violence”
Whatever it may be called in your province, violence exists for our clients and can and does have significant impacts for our clients and their families. Screening for power and control dynamics is critical in the practice of family law, including collaborative family law/practice, as well as other consensual dispute resolution processes!
This 1.5 hour* presentation will review and discuss screening for power and control dynamics. Topics include:
- a working definition of family violence
- the purpose of screening in collaborative practice and other consensual dispute resolution processes
- identification, assessment and management of family violence
- power dynamics and sources of power
- process for risk assessment, including power and control
* CPD Hours Pending in some Provinces