Course Description:
This course is based on a comprehensive survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which evaluates the incidence, prevalence and consequences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women in the United States. The study is important because it is comprehensive and utilizes sound methodology which provides the reader with the most accurate numbers to date. It also includes important information regarding the costs of medical care, social services and lost productivity, so that the reader has an understanding of the social and economic consequences of IPV for the United States.

This course will provide the practioner with indepth information regarding the consequences of domestic violence in the United States.  This course is appropriate for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, certified addictions counselors, midwives and others working with individuals who may be at risk of domestic violence.  This course is targeted for beginning and intermediate practitioners.

Author: The Center for Disease Control

Objectives:  This course will provide a professional with information about the costs of Domestic Violence. Specifically, a professional will:

• Demonstrate knowledge about who the victims of Intimate Partner Violence are in the United States.

• Demonstrate knowledge regarding the costs of domestic violence.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the incidence and prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Citation:  Centers for Disease Contol,  Costs of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States.