Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 3 CEs for LPC, SW, LMFT and Psychologists - NBCC Approved

Description: Being in a dating violence relationship places teens and young adults at a higher risk for engaging in unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as: substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior. It also places them at a higher risk of being in future abusive relationships. This training educates professionals on the signs and dynamics of dating violence, and ways to engage and support survivors. The training will also explore the characteristics of healthy relationships and discuss ways to provide information to teens and young adults about healthy relationships. 

Learning Objectives:

  • Define dating violence 

  • Explore teen and young adult dating norms 

  • Expose power and control dynamics 

  • Learn how to discuss healthy relationships with teens and young adults 

  • Understand how to engage parents and caregivers in preventative efforts

Instructor

Sarah Glenn

Sarah Glenn is the Community Education Specialist at The Women’s Center of Tarrant County. In this position, Sarah provides survivor-centered, sexual violence trainings to professionals throughout Tarrant County. She works to ensure that professionals from various disciplines are equipped with the tools to provide services in an intersectional, trauma-informed way. Sarah has a passion for prevention, and works to help children, adults, and professionals understand their roles in preventing sexual violence through trainings and awareness events. Sarah evaluates the effectiveness of The Women’s Center’s sexual abuse risk reduction program, Play it Safe!®, and assisted with research to establish Play it Safe!® as a nationally recognized, evidence-based program. Sarah graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. She has been with The Women’s Center since 2015.

Amelia Reinwald

Amelia Reinwald came to The Women’s Center in 2016 with a background in HIV education. She switched gears to educating children—on how to reduce their risk of physical/sexual abuse—as a trainer with the Play it Safe!® program.  Amelia became the Community Education Services Coordinator in 2018, and helps ensure the successful delivery of Play it Safe!® to over 120,000 students in Tarrant County each year. She is passionate about prevention education around sexual violence, and believes that even 45 minutes of information can prevent a lifetime of trauma. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from St. Edward’s University.