Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Risk Factors in Women and Intervention Strategies for Therapists

Title of Event: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Risk Factors in Women and Intervention Strategies for Therapists

Description of Event:

Therapists are often the first point of contact for female survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), yet this topic is frequently under-addressed in clinical education. Many clinicians never receive formal training on IPV, even though clients are experiencing it every day, often without naming it directly.  It may be difficult to support female clients suffering from IPV in silence, without any training in recognizing their quiet distress. This course provides practical, nonjudgmental guidance to support your work with female clients who may not disclose abuse openly and will raise your level of readiness to address IPV in your practice.

Participants will explore how perpetrators often follow a discernible grooming process, and how certain risk factors can increase a client's vulnerability to sexual assault, particularly in cases where the perpetrator is someone known to them. The course also examines personality traits common among perpetrators and the importance of recognizing early warning signs. What makes this course different is by addressing the probability of future IPV victimization of your female clients, before it occurs. Moreover, participants will learn how to raise the topic of safe and healthy relationships with female clients, even when this is not female clients' presenting problem.

Date of Event: July 12, 2026

Time of Event: 3:00 PM PDT -6:00 PM PDT

Location: Online Synchronous

Sex Therapy (ST) Training:
ST1. Theory and methods of sex-related psychotherapy, including several different models.

Presenter/Speaker: Ilana Orange, DSW LCSW

Contact Name: Raiza Queen Calda Enriquez

Contact Email: office@rivkasidorsky.com

Event Website: https://rivkasidorsky.org/workshops/IdentifyingIPVjan25232/view

How many AASECT Approved CEs are you requesting?

3