More women who use force, including those engaging in resistive violence, are finding themselves entangled in the criminal legal system and even referred to abusive partner intervention programs. Black women are overrepresented among survivor-defendants. Dr. West is an expert witness and consultant for the innovative Survivors First Program, a partnership between the YWCA and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which identifies justice-involved survivors of gender-based violence and connects them to culturally specific services. Using an interactive format, that includes actual case studies and recent data, participants will learn ways to identity this population and create social service and criminal justice interventions that enhance the safety of survivor-defendants.

 

For more information about Dr. West visit https://drcarolynwest.com.

 

Task force members and SSMS clinicians can attend the training for free, but will not receive any continuing education hours for attending. 

 

If you are seeking hours for FVIP certification, you will have to pay the $60 registration fee. If you do not pay the fee and attend the training as a task force member or SSMS clinician, you will not receive hours. Certificates for completion of this training will only be given to those who are receiving GCFV-approved hours. 


Registration closes March 13, 2023 and payment must be received by March 15 , 2023.
Payment must be received to confirm registration.
Zoom links for training sessions will be emailed 2 days prior to the training.

There is no refund or credit for this training. Registration can be transferred to another attendee.