The Impact of Family Violence & IPV on Families and Children

"The Impact of Family Violence & Intimate Partner Violence on Families and Children"

Includes 2 Hours of Continuing Education Credit for LPC, LMFT, SW and Psychologists - NBCC Approved. (This training meets the requirements for professional development as outlined in the Texas board rules for LPC, LMFT, SW, and Psychologists, and Trauma Care Institute is an Approved Continuing Education Provider through NBCC.)

Presented by: Sarah Glenn from The Women's Center of Tarrant County

Date: October 19th, 2023

Time: 10:00pm - 12:00pm CDT

Location: Grand Prairie Public Safety Building - Community Room (1525 Arkansas Ln, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, USA)

Cost: Free

This training for Grand Prairie Police Department will describe Family/Domestic/Intimate Partner violence and the associated impacts of abuse on the victim/survivor, discuss how IPV can affect parenting, child development, and children’s ability to learn, and identify risk factors to consider in assessment of families. This event is ideal for community members and lay people who wish to become more trauma-informed. *Limited to 60 Seats*

About Our Speaker:

Sarah Glenn is the Community Education Specialist at The Women’s Center of Tarrant County. In this position, Sarah provides survivor-centered, sexual violence trainings to professionals throughout Tarrant County. She works to ensure that professionals from various disciplines are equipped with the tools to provide services in an intersectional, trauma-informed way. Sarah has a passion for prevention, and works to help children, adults, and professionals understand their roles in preventing sexual violence through trainings and awareness events. Sarah evaluates the effectiveness of The Women’s Center’s sexual abuse risk reduction program, Play it Safe!®, and assisted with research to establish Play it Safe!® as a nationally recognized, evidence-based program.

Sarah graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. She has been with The Women’s Center since 2015.