Fatal Misconceptions: The Perversion of Justice in Murder-Suicide and Intimate Partner Violence
Join us for a webinar with nationally recognized speaker, educator, and author Dr. Thomas Joiner, as well as Georgia's own SSMS Project Coordinator, Danielle Edwards, on this important topic of murder-suicide and how we can support impacted survivors in our state.
Date: July 24, 2025
Time: 2-4 PM EST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Murder-suicide is a devastating and complex phenomenon that leaves deep scars on families, communities, and systems of justice. In this thought-provoking training, participants will explore the unsettling concept of the Perversion of Justice—a framework created by Dr. Thomas Joiner, that reveals how perpetrators may view their violent acts as morally justified, drawing upon distorted interpretations of virtues like justice, duty, mercy, and even glory.
Through an interdisciplinary lens, this session will examine how murder-suicide is often rooted in intimate partner violence, how suicidality may evolve in the perpetrator's psychological process, and why murder-suicide is not as rare as it seems.
The session will also address how community-based responses can better meet the needs of those left behind and what you can do to help. Special attention will be paid to trauma-responsive postvention strategies and Georgia-specific resources for survivors.
Presenters: Dr. Thomas Joiner and Ms. Danielle Edwards, MSW, LCSW, CFCS
CE: Approved for the following Continuing Education Credit:
2 Commission-Approved FVIP Hours
2 CJCC Approved Advocate Hours
2 POST Law Enforcement Hours
2 GSCSW Hours (LPC, MSW, LMSW, MFT, AMFT, APC)
Registration Closes on July 21, 2025
For questions regarding the training, please contact Kylee Elliott at [email protected]