4 hours Substance Abuse/ DV Advanced Training Specific to Program Enhancement
This workshop will cover:
- System Accountability and compliance with State and Local licensure requirements.
- Ethical standards for substance abuse providers and DV centers (Dual Governing bodies and monitoring standards)
- Implementing effective treatment measures that work for batterers who abuse substances.
- Obstacles Victims face - accessing shelter w/ substance abuse issues (alternative solutions)
- Assessment Tools and Interview skills
- Utilization of Drug and Etoh screening / Toxicology labs
- Effective treatment approaches and proper documentation.
- Monitoring, compliance QA/QI, measuring instruments
- Avoid Collusion!!! Establishing effective rules and defining program relationship.
- Court relationship -What to say and what not to say in legal correspondences. The danger of Successful vs. Met TX requirements. How do you measure TX compliance, abstinence and violent free environments and follow up.
- System Collaboration and overlay services
- Aftercare program - what works and does not work
Contact us for dates and locations. Do you desire to host one of our workshops? Give us a call! 561-276-9110
8 hrs of Substance Abuse Training specific to
Domestic Violence Clients
Who should ATTEND this Workshop?
- INDIVIDUALS interested in working with Clients who Batter OR AGENCIES DESIRING TO BECOME A STATE CERTIFIED PROVIDER.
- Assessor or facilitator for any certified BIP program
- Domestic Violence program staff NEEDING UPDATED continual educational hours (are you prepared for your site visit?)
- Individuals working with victms of family violence
- Agencies providing therapy, intervention or case management services to families impacted by family violence.
- Substance abuse providers with a desire to learn more about the special needs and assessment concerns.
What to expect from this training: Course Curriculum
- The disease model of addictions (medical model)
- Myths that interfere with treatment, assessment concerns
- Introduction to co-dependency issues why the co-dependency model will not work for victims or batterers. What Treatment methods work!
- Co-occurring illnesses Effects of substance abuse on the victim and children
- Lethality concerns / additional assessment and case mgt needs
- Collaboration with community resources and accountability- System Accountability and compliance with State and Local licensure requirements.
- Implementing effective treatment measures that work for batterer’s who abuse substances.
- Obstacles Victims face accessing shelter w/ substance abuse issues.(alternative solutions)
- Assessment tools, and Interview skills,
- Utilization of Drug and Etoh screening / Toxicology labs
- Monitoring, compliance QA/QI, measuring instruments
- Avoid Collusion!!! Establishing effective rules and defining program relationship.
- Court relationship -What to say and what not to say in legal correspondences. The danger of Successful vs. Met TX requirements. How do you measure TX compliance, abstinence and violent free environments and follow up.
- System Collaboration and overlay services
- Aftercare program what works and does not work
Dates and Locations
Sept. 6, 2008 at West Palm Beach
Oct. 25, 2008 at Bradenton, FL
Dec. 5, 2008 at West Palm Beach
Feb. 13, 2009 at West Palm Beach
About the Trainer
Darlene Silvernail PhD LMHC CAP CDVCIV, has over 23 years of experience working within the domestic violence field.. She has extensive experience working with Men who Batter, providing treatment services both in an outpatient setting and incostody programs. She has also extensive work with victims of Domestic Violence. She has been an active member of the Victim’s Rights collation since 1998.. Has been approved as a state trainer, facilitator, assessor and supervisor for the state approved listing. Some of Dr Silvernail’s community involvement has been as follows:
- Chair for the Palm Beach County Domestic Violence Council from 1999-2001.
- Chair of the Batterer Intervention sub-committee from 1995-1997.
- Certified State train the facilitator for Domestic Violence programs and staff
- Certified State trainer for FCASV Sexual Violence train the trainer
- Certified trainer for Human Trafficking task force Palm Beach County
- Member of the Victim Rights Collation 1996- present
- Member of the Victim’s Rights Advisory Council 1999-2003
- Dissertation – “Effectiveness of Batterer Intervention Programs”
Training cost $ 100.00. Payment in full must be made at least 5 days before class. Checks are accepted. Credit cards accepted through Paypal. Tuition includes continental breakfast and refreshments. Ceu’s available for licensed professionals.
Click here for the online signup form.
Questions? Call Dr Silvernail at 561-396-0362
Approved by the Florida Department of Children & Families,Office of Domestic Violence Programs for BIP Facilitator/Assessor Training
