Date: November 13, 2026
Time: 1 PM -4 PM
Modality: Zoom
Instructor: Quin Marilyn Rich, MSW, LCSW
This is a virtual course, and will take place over Zoom.
A link to this virtual course will be sent one week prior to the event.
$45.00 SLU Alumni and pre-registered SLU practicum instructors
$65.00 All others
Title: Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy Beyond the Basics: Suicide Risk Assessment, Culturally Competent Practice, and Ethical Engagement with Systems
*Meets Ethics, Suicide, and Cultural Requirements (1 CEH each)
Learning Objectives:
Explain the ethical dilemmas of dual roles (e.g., as therapist and advocate) that emerge when working with IPV survivors
Apply a trauma and attachment-informed, strengths-based model to assess and manage IPV survivor suicidality in safety planning and for suicide/IPV risk assessment
Identify relevant adaptations of survivor-centered practice to address the needs of neurodivergent, LGBT, and nonmonogamous survivors and to support culturally competent social work practice
Course description: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) advocacy trainings typically focus on the basics of survivor-centered safety planning, but they often leave out some of the more complicated aspects of working with victims who may also be at risk for suicide and/or whose identities fall outside of traditional advocacy approaches. This CE course addresses advanced topics clinicians routinely encounter when working with survivors of violence, but for which there is little guidance in mainstream advocacy materials. We will begin with a focus on the ethical considerations related to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) guidelines that accompany the dual role of therapist and advocate, one must adopt when working with victims, as well as the benefits of a trauma-informed approach for enhancing survivor self-determination. We will then address core clinical issues of attachment and suicidality before addressing special considerations for safety planning and suicide/IPV risk assessment with neurodivergent, LGBT, and nonmonogamous survivors. Finally, we will address system-level issues that impact survivors and their children, such as bias in the family court system and the ethical dilemmas of mandated reporting of child abuse and suicide. Participants will leave with an enhanced understanding of holistic approaches of culturally competent social work practice that incorporates practical, clinical, and contextual factors
Bio: Quin Marylin Rich, MSW, LCSW, is a Saint Louis University School of Social Work alum and expert in intimate partner violence. In addition to her current role as the full-time Adult Therapist at ALIVE Inc., she has experience with sex trafficking survivors, neurodivergent adults, and the LGBT community. She is certified in EMDR, is level 2 IFS trained, and holds a Specialty Certificate in Litigation and Evaluation in Family Court Cases Involving Abuse Allegations from the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma.
Price:
$65.00