Guardians ad Litem: A SAFeR Approach to Enhancing Domestic Violence Practice

Survivor Safety Legal & Policy

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Certificate Certificate of Completion - BWJP

BWJP, in partnership with NCJFCJ, has created an online course titled Guardians at Litem: A SAFeR Approach to Enhancing Domestic Violence Practice.

The course consists of five self-paced modules. Throughout the modules, there are opportunities to improve skills, connect with peers, hear from subject matter experts, and gain practical experience through course exercises. Additionally, there are other helpful resources under course materials. This course is specifically designed to enhance GAL work on cases with domestic violence while highlighting how to use the SAFeR approach in everyday work.

Being a Guardian ad Litem is a difficult yet rewarding job. At the end of this course, GALs will be better able to screen for domestic violence, assess the nature, context, and effects of domestic violence, and tailor your recommendations to respond to the lived experience of the survivor.

This course, and related materials, was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GK-04032-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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Welcome!	Pending
Demographic information for Office on Violence Against Women	Pending
Course syllabus	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 1: Domestic Violence 101
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Section A: Introduction	Pending
Link to Discussion Board	Pending
Section B: Context means	Pending
Section C: Coercive control	Pending
Section D: Parenting in context	Pending
Section E: SAFeR domestic abuse interview guide	Pending
Knowledge assessment: Script assignment	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 1 Resources
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Additional Facts for Hiroko’s Case	Pending
Guardian ad Litem 50 State Matrix	Pending
Informed Consent Script	Pending
SAFeR Domestic Abuse Interview Guide	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 2: The language and logic of coercive control
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Section A: Assessing the nature and context	Pending
Section B: Contexts	Pending
Section C: Features of coercive control	Pending
Section D: Parenting in context	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 3: Effects of coercive control
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Section A: What does it mean?	Pending
Section B: Focus on the effects	Pending
Section C: Using the SAFeR effects worksheets	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 4: Responses and recommendations
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Section A: Underlying reasons	Pending
Section B: Accounting for abuse	Pending
Section C: Priorities to consider	Pending
Section D: SAFeR informed reports	Pending
Link to Discussion Board	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 4 Resources
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Responding to abuse SAFeR worksheets	Pending
SAFeR informed GAL report	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Module 5: Enhancing domestic violence practice with SAFeR
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Section A: Applying SAFeR	Pending
Knowledge assessment: SAFeR Recommendations	Pending
SAFeR informed GAL report	Pending

Table of lessons and activities for Guardians ad Litem SAFeR Course Evaluation
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Course Evaluation: Guardians ad Litem: A SAFeR Approach to Enhancing Domestic Violence Practice	Pending

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Practitioner’s manual	Pending
Slide Deck from Mindy Mitnick's Supplemental Webinar	Pending
Course reference list	Pending
Interviewing tips from M. Mitnick	Pending
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