Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Masterclass 

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an important opportunity for raising awareness about domestic violence.

To help gain awareness this month, Sophie Bull, Trainee Forensic Psychologist at Chadwick Lodge, Elysium Healthcare, shares her Masterclass formed of a series of four episodes, exploring the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). 

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1. Introduction to Intimate Partner Violence

  • Explore terminology relating to intimate partner violence
  • Consider the importance of understanding and exploring the perpetration of intimate partner violence
  • Look at the prevalence of intimate partner violence both globally and within the UK
  • Think about limitations in the literature relating to intimate partner violence
  • Explore some typologies of intimate partner violence
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2. Understanding what contributes to the perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence

  • Explore factors that might contribute to someone perpetrating intimate partner violence
  • Consider the relationship between mental illness and intimate partner violence
  • Consider the relationship between personality disorder and intimate partner violence.

 

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3. Formulation and Trauma informed approaches to understanding Intimate Partner Violence

  • Explore a formulation based approach to understanding IPV
  • Consider a trauma informed approach to understanding IPV and working with individuals who have perpetrated IPV

 

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4. Assessing Risk and Exploring Offence Paralleling Behaviours for Intimate Partner Violence

  • Consider risk assessments that can be used in relation to IPV
  • Explore what is meant by ‘offence paralleling behaviours’ and how this can relate to individuals who have perpetrated IPV