Domestic Violence: Attachment, Assessment, and Treatment (Continuous)
Credits: [7 ]
Dates:
Continuous
Cost: $125 SIGN-UP
$125
Registration Fee: $125 for non-members
Test for CE Credits: $35
Test purchased separately in PsyBC’s Testing Center
This stimulating and sophisticated course is designed to provide psychotherapists, forensic psychologists and child custody evaluators with an advanced examination of the issue of domestic violence. Participants will learn the clinical assessment of male and female perpetrators of family violence, risk assessment, an attachment theory based conceptualization of the treatment process, legal and ethical issues, a review of violence assessment tools, an overview of attachment theory and specific treatment interventions based on attachment theory. The workshop will combine didactic material with clinical case discussion to bring alive the clinical applicability of the concepts presented.
Fee: $125 (Includes course materials.)
CE Credits: $35
Comments of students:
’Thank you to everyone who made this workshop possible. Thank you for discussing my little issues and giving me such a wonderful pool or references to pursue. I’m now busy .... working towards integrating the information into my practice with both children and adults. Thank you so much!’ (Pat Wilson)
’Many thanks Daniel, I really learned a lot and it was so useful going back to Bowlby again, not only to do with DV but my work in general. I also appreciated your papers and the other information you provided. I just passed the exam so that’s a good indication of learning goals achieved.’ (Mardi Robinson)
Educational Objectives:
· Learn comprehensive procedures on conducting domestic violence assessments, particularly regarding risk, typology and attachment status.
· Learn about the neurobiology of violence and attachment and how that information is critical to treatment.
· Learn about attachment theory and it’s application to psychotherapy.
· Learn how to conceptualize domestic violence from an attachment theory perspective.
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Faculty
Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D.
Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D. is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in an independent practice in Sausalito, California. His work focuses on the treatment of individuals and couples experiencing a variety interpersonal problems. For the past fifteen years he has been integrating attachment theory in his clinical practice with individuals and couples. In addition to his clinical experience, he has testified as an expert witness since 1977 in criminal cases where interpersonal violence and trauma is an issue. He has also evaluated defendants facing the death penalty conducting social histories with a focus on their childhood experiences and its impact on adult criminal behavior. He as also testifies as an expert witness in malpractice cases and licensing actions.
As one of the early investigators and specialists in the field of family violence, Dr. Sonkin has developed a widely used protocol for treating male batterers. His book, Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men has been published in English, Spanish and Japanese, has sold over 300,000 copies and is utilized by treatment programs around the world. He is also the author of numerous articles and books on interpersonal violence and attachment theory. He is the recipient of the 1989 Clark Vincent Award for Literary Contribution to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and is the 2000 recipient of the Distinguished Clinical Member Award from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. For more information about his practice and articles on attachment, visit his web site at http://www.daniel-sonkin.com.
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