Train-the-Trainer: Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence, Helping Police Officers to Better Intervene

CMPW 5202

The overall goal of this train-the-trainer training program is to assist police officers to deliver training to others in their agency about the impact of and effective responses to intimate partner violence and to build the capacity of police to effectively intervene in situations of intimate partner violence.

Key Learning Objectives

The nature, impact and reality of intimate partner violence;
The role of police officers in intervening in situations of intimate partner violence;
The impact of intimate partner violence on police officers.

Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence
Module 2: Recognizing and Responding to Diversity and Unique Barriers
Module 3: Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Children and Adolescents
Module 4: Police Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Module 5: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Police Officers

Dates		Times		Location		Fees
TBD		TBA		TBA		$845.00 plus HST

Instructor

Elizabeth Blaney, PhD - Research Associate
Elizabeth has been involved in a number of projects with MMFC since 1998. She participated in the development of the FVI certificate program and she teaches a number of the courses in the program. She also teaches women's studies. Elizabeth is the coordinator of the Canadian observatory on the justice system's response to intimate partner violence. She has worked on various MMFC projects including PRISM (Probing Rural Issues & Selecting Methods) and in partnership with the Fredericton City Police to develop a train-the-trainer manual entitled Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Police Officers to Better Intervene. Elizabeth also collaborates on various research projects. Her research interests are violence against women, social policy, and justice system responses to intimate partner violence. Elizabeth holds a PhD in Education from UNB.