Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 2 CEs for LPC, SW, LMFT, and Psychologists - NBCC Approved

Description: This workshop provides a unique perspective of Pregnant Partner Violence (PPV) through the utilization of police officer reports and observations from the scene of intimate partner violence incidents involving pregnant victims. Descriptions of victim-suspect demographics, relationship characteristics, environment/household characteristics (including information regarding children witnessing the violence), incident outcomes, and officer observations of suspects and victims on scene are discussed. Topics include: PPV prevalence,  PPV incident/environment characteristics, toxic stress, infant and maternal mortality,  attachment, emotional maltreatment, child development, urban vs rural risk factors for PPV, and effective PPV prevention, screening, and intervention. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize why risk for partner abuse may often increase with pregnancy. 
  • Define “Pregnant Partner Violence”. 
  • Identify specific risks for harm from abuse experienced by pregnant mother and developing fetus in abusive home environments.
  • List ways community organizations can improve their detection of and response to Pregnant Partner Violence.

Instructor

Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell is an expert on family violence and the associated risks of harm for adults, children, and animals residing in homes where this violence occurs. Andrew has a master’s degree in Public Health and has given over 250 family violence presentations for multidisciplinary groups across the United States and around the world. His many publications over the last several years include papers cited by the FBI, CDC, United Nations, and in over 1,600 international academic papers and research studies. Andrew is the author of the books, "Not Without My Pet: Understanding the Importance of Pets to Victims of Domestic Violence” and "Taking Back What Abuse Took: A Public Health Based Approach to Healing from Abuse".