Continuing Education At Home
Social Worker
Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence
Credits
12 CE credit hours training
Cost
$75.00
Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
TRAINING
Course Description
Course Description
Improve your understanding of the connections between substance abuse and domestic violence with this course. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one person to gain control over another. It includes acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behavior exerted against children, adults and elders. Domestic violence has no boundaries and occurs across all socio-economic, political and cultural contexts. A plethora of factors influences domestic violence, one of which is substance abuse.
The association between domestic violence and abuse and dependence has been investigated by various authors (Gilbert et. al, 2001; Miller et. al, 2000) but a causal relationship cannot be inferred. While there is no direct cause-and-effect link, it appears clear the use of alcohol and other drugs is a major risk factor for domestic violence. Some studies support the idea that this is due to the similarity between the behaviors of perpetrators of domestic violence and substance dependence (Irons and Schneider, 1997). Common characteristics include loss of control, maintenance of behavior despite adverse consequences, minimization and denial. Others state that, by reducing inhibitions and distorting perceptions, alcohol and substance abuse encourage open aggression.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
TRAINING
Course Description
Course Description
Improve your understanding of the connections between substance abuse and domestic violence with this course. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one person to gain control over another. It includes acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behavior exerted against children, adults and elders. Domestic violence has no boundaries and occurs across all socio-economic, political and cultural contexts. A plethora of factors influences domestic violence, one of which is substance abuse.
The association between domestic violence and abuse and dependence has been investigated by various authors (Gilbert et. al, 2001; Miller et. al, 2000) but a causal relationship cannot be inferred. While there is no direct cause-and-effect link, it appears clear the use of alcohol and other drugs is a major risk factor for domestic violence. Some studies support the idea that this is due to the similarity between the behaviors of perpetrators of domestic violence and substance dependence (Irons and Schneider, 1997). Common characteristics include loss of control, maintenance of behavior despite adverse consequences, minimization and denial. Others state that, by reducing inhibitions and distorting perceptions, alcohol and substance abuse encourage open aggression.
