Staying Safe: Interventions & Strategies for Domestic Violence Survivors

Staying Safe: Concrete Interventions and Strategies for System-Involved Domestic Violence Survivors Who Are Not Ready to Leave Their Homes and Relationships

Trainer: Marya Wright, MSW, ASW #81167

Date: October 1, 2024

Time: 9:15am - 4:15pm

Location: Virtual – Zoom

Agency: A Better Way Inc.

Participants must complete registration via the A Better Way Inc. website in order to gain full access to the training course.

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A Better Way is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor Continuing Education for LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, LEP (62361). This course meets the qualifications for Continuing Education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. A Better Way maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Description:

This training is designed for healthcare professionals, social workers, educators, and others who work with system-involved youth and families who have experienced trauma. The training will cover the principles of trauma-informed care, the effects of trauma on the brain and body, common responses to trauma, screening and assessment for trauma, trauma-informed communication, and language, implementing trauma-informed care in organizations and practices, and self-care for providers. The material will be delivered by PowerPoint presentation, short video clips, group discussion, breakout (small group) discussions and participant workbook (handout).

Objectives:

• Identify at least 1 effect that trauma has on the brain and body for system-involved youth and families.
• Develop at least 2 skills in trauma-informed communication and language skills for working with system-involved youth and families in DV situations.
• Acquire at least 2 tools and/or strategies to provide trauma-informed practices when working with system-involved youth and families in DV situations.
• Obtain at least 2 skills for recognizing signs of domestic violence in system-involved clients.

Transfer of Learning:

• Participants will be able to describe the principles of trauma-informed care and how it can be applied in their work with system-involved youth and families.
• Participants will be able to recognize common response to trauma and understand how to respond with empathy and sensitivity when working with system-involved youth and families.

Marya Wright, DSW, MSW

Marya Wright, DSW MSW BSW, is a nationally recognized social worker, consultant, educator, and facilitator with extensive experience in organizational leadership, child welfare services, and curriculum development. As the President and CEO of Wright Community Services LLC, Dr. Wright is dedicated to empowering system-involved families through awareness, services, and education. She also provides consultation, training, and facilitation to agencies serving these communities.

Dr. Wright earned her master’s in social work from Cal State East Bay, specializing in Child Welfare Policy and Research, and a bachelor’s in social work with a focus on Child Welfare Services and Motivational Interviewing from San Diego State University. She holds a Doctorate in Social Work from the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, focusing on achieving equal opportunity and justice in the child welfare system.

As a community leader, Dr. Wright prioritizes building relationships, networking, and collaborating with stakeholders to address social and economic issues faced by clients, aiming for justice and peace. She serves as a qualified expert witness and forensic social worker. Additionally, Dr. Wright sits on the Board of Directors for the California Society of Clinical Social Work and is actively involved with the National Association of Social Workers and California Chapter.

Dr. Wright’s research interests include child sexual exploitation, foster care, and algorithmic decision-making in child welfare. She has published articles and lectured extensively on these topics. Dr. Wright’s teaching experience includes courses in sociology and social work at Cal State East Bay, focusing on sexualities, child welfare policy, family sociology, and sexual violence. Currently, she serves as a professor in the graduate program teaching generalist practice, human behavior and social environment, and advance practice children youth and families.

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