Learning Objectives

By the end of this presentation, participants will:

• Become aware of coercive control and how it is at the core of understanding domestic violence.

• Learn about the impact of coercive control on the health and well-being of person who is being abused by their partner.

• Become familiar with effective strategies to better support persons experiencing DV-related coercive control.

Presented by: 

Laurie Thompsen, MSW

Laurie Thompsen has worked at the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WVCADV) for the past for 25 years. Thompsen was the Health and Behavioral Health Projects Manager, and during the past three years has been the Weave WV Project Manager. Weave WV is a multi-agency cooperative project that focuses on approaches to addressing the intersection of substance use coercion, mental health coercion and domestic violence, especially in the lives of pregnant and parenting women. Her work has involved collaborations with a variety of health and behavioral health programs in both clinical and non-clinical settings. She participates on several advisory boards, including the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, as well as workgroups and initiatives that focus on health and behavioral health issues in relation to domestic violence. She trains extensively with a focus on trauma-sensitive approaches to addressing DV.

Continuing Education Units:

1 CEU

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here. Additional specifications can be found below.

Certification Board Information

NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals)

This course has been approved by CASAT, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for the below # of CEUs. NAADAC Provider #98165. CASAT is responsible for all aspects of its programming.

CEUs: 1

Skills Groups

This course applies to the following Client Skill Groups as defined by NAADAC

• Counseling Services

NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)

CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. (Continuing education hours and CEU's are synonymous for purposes of issuing CEU's from CASAT Learning)

Qualifies for NBCC Credit: Yes

NCB (Nevada Certification Board)

This course is approved by the Nevada Certification Board for the following professional certifications:

• Certified Community Health Workers (CHW)
• Birth Doula Certification
• Peer Recovery and Support Specialist Certification and PRSS Supervisors (PRSS(-S)

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