Domestic & Intimate Partner Violence (DIPV) Awareness & Action Training​

Empowerment through Education: Join Us to Create Safer Homes and Stronger Communities
📍 Location: Integrative Mindfulness Center, 103 Cree Road
📅 Date: May 13–14
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Total Duration: 13 hours)
🔒 Registration Status: Closed
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About the WorkshopThis in-depth, two-day workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to Domestic Violence (DV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Designed for frontline workers, healthcare professionals, educators, and community members, this training unpacks the complex dynamics of abuse and highlights practical, trauma-informed responses.
Participants will explore how cultural, societal, and psychological factors contribute to DV/IPV, and how these intersect with substance use, gender identity, systemic barriers, and more. The training includes specific attention to DV/IPV within LGBTQ+ communities and the compounded impact of stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through a culturally sensitive and healing-centered approach, this program aims to build awareness, empathy, and capacity to support survivors and prevent future harm.

Topics Covered
  • Forms of domestic and intimate partner violence
  • Power, manipulation, and control dynamics
  • Survivor psychology and cultural interpretations of abuse
  • Alcohol and drug dependency as complicating factors
  • Victim-blaming and how to challenge harmful biases
  • Trauma-informed and culturally competent care approaches
  • LGBTQ+ experiences with DV/IPV
  • The ripple effect of DV/IPV on children and families
  • Healthy relationships, fair fighting, and conflict resolution
  • The impact of pandemics and social isolation on DV/IPV
  • Workplace and community responses to DV/IPV
  • Safety planning strategies for survivors and their children
  • Grounding techniques: Mindfulness, relaxation, and guided imagery

What You Will Learn
  • How to process shame, guilt, and anger in survivors
  • How to recognize the profile of an abuser or survivor
  • How to identify personal and systemic biases
  • How to support victims in making and updating a safety plan
  • How to implement fair fighting and nonviolent communication
  • How to engage and mobilize community resources
  • How to build emotional safety and resilience through mindfulness
  • Whether you are a caregiver, counselor, community worker, or ally, this training empowers you to make a meaningful difference. Together, we can create pathways to healing, safety, and justice.