Family Violence Issues
| FVI3003 | Counselling Interventions in Response to Family Violence | 3 ch |
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Overview of strategies essential to crisis counselling and other forms of counselling that are relevant to family violence. Topics include: the impact of violence on family members; methods of effective assessment and crisis intervention; homicide/suicide prevention; counselling orientation and models; individual, family and group approaches to counselling; ethical considerations; counselling children and teens; responding to 'hidden victims'; and making appropriate referrals. The crisis counselling section will include a skill development component. Prerequisite: Six credit hours from FVI 2001 , 2002 , 2003 (or SOCI 1563 ); or permission of the instructor. | ||
