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Screening

14-Hour Screening for Family Violence for Family Lawyers: Practical Tools for Daily Practice (RML-IPV003)


Description

This 14 hour, fully asynchronous workshop is designed for busy family lawyers who want to learn more about how family violence can impact their clients and their children. The program takes students through the practices, procedures, resources and tools that will help equip them to better identify, assess and manage the risks arising from IPV in their daily practices.


Topics include:

  • Why IPV survivors may want to avoid court
  • principles, research, practices and Law Society Rules that touch on screening expectations
  • Understanding power imbalance 
  • What is coercive control
  • Identifying Risk, including research and tools to assess severity and risk of lethality
  • Resources for professionals and clients
  • Screening tools
  • Unique cultural aspects of IPV from various perspectives
  • the impact of witnessing IPV on children 
  • The latest in resources, research and practice tools to assist family lawyers, including mediators, arbitrators and parenting coordinators
  • Managing Power imbalances and risk in family arbitration and parenting coordination
  • Analyzing a case study: R. v. Shamji


This program is updated each year to reflect the latest in the art, science and practice of IPV screening. 

Content
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction to 14-Hour Screening Family Lawyers
  • Discussion Board - Introduce Yourself
  • LECTURES
  • Why Victims of Violence Want to Mediate (46 min)
  • Overview: Identifying, Assessing & Managing Power Imbalances (61 min)
  • Identifying Power Imbalances (33 min)
  • Coercive Control (Scott, K.) (26 min)
  • Identifying and Assessing IPV & Risk in FDR (22 min)
  • Research-Based Resources to Support FDR Professionals (43 min)
  • Cultural Safety, DEI in Action and IPV (18 min)
  • Screening Tools (53 min)
  • The Impact of Family Violence on Children (118 min)
  • What’s New in Screening in Power Imbalances (58 min)
  • Managing Power Imbalances & Risk in Family Arbitration & PC (47 min)
  • CASE STUDY - R. Shamji Decision
  • Short Assignment - Predictive Factors
  • CONCLUSION
  • Evaluation Form
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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