The Department of Corrections, County Probation Officers, Community Corrections Act Counites, Violence Free Minnesota and community-based victim advocacy have developed a set of guiding principles specific to the issue of reunification between victims/survivors, at-risk persons, and clients when there is a history of domestic violence and the client is being released from a Minnesota correctional facility, requesting an intrastate transfer, or is on probation. The IPV Reunification Principles provide guidance for approaching reunification through a victim-centered lens. 

This training provides an in depth review of the IPV Reunification Principles from a victim-centered lens as well as provides opportunities to work through real reunification request cases. Topics covered include: 

• Dynamics of intimate partner violence 
• Hallmarks of a victim-centered approach 
• Working with clients with IPV histories 
• Considerations for reunification 
• Best practices when working with victim/survivors 
• Safety planning and safety wrap-around services
• And more.. 

The training is divided into four modules:

• Module 1: A Victim-Centered Approach to Corrections 
• Module 2: Intimate Partner Violence Reunification Principles 
• Module 3: Working with IPV Clients and Survivors 
• Module 4: Putting it into Practice