Redefining Resistance
Redefining Resistance: Techniques to Open the Door in Advocacy with Domestic Abuse/Coercive Control Survivors
Course Overview:
Advocates working with survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control may encounter resistance at times. This course explores the basis for resistance utilizing motivational interviewing and the stages of change model.
Course Schedule: 3 two-hour classes:
Thursdays 2:30 to 4:30 PM EST- August 1, 8, and 15
Who Should Attend:
This course is ideal for advocates, counselors, social workers, and other professionals working with survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control.
Course Objectives:
- Define Resistance: Understand what is meant by a “resistive” survivor and identify various areas of resistance, including resistance from both the survivor and the advocate.
- Stages of Change: Delineate resistance at various stages of change among domestic abuse and coercive control survivors.
- Survivor-Centered Model: Understand the survivor-centered model and its relationship to Motivational Interviewing.
- Practical Techniques: Learn and demonstrate survivor-centered/Motivational Interviewing techniques to effectively address and work with survivor resistance.
Course Highlights:
Interactive sessions with practical exercises
Real-world examples and role-playing scenarios
Expert instructors with extensive experience in advocacy and motivational interviewing
Register Now:
Sign up now to reserve your spot and gain valuable skills to enhance your advocacy work.
Fee $89
Reduced fee and full scholarships available during registration.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of the Advocacy Interviewing Course (#5) in our series.
Class dates: August 1, 8, 15, 2024 at 2:30 -4:30 p.m. EST
(Note: Replay Available to Registrants).
For more information, email us at faith.advocacy8@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you,
Dr. Debra Wingfield and the House of Peace Training Team
Meet the instructors
Debra Wingfield, Ed.D
Founder & CEO
House of Peace Publications
Jessica Evans, PsyD
Clinical Psychology
Joy Forrest, MA
Biblical counseling
