Supporting and Advocating for Families in Contact

Module Purpose

The purpose of this module is to:

• Understand why people may remain in contact with partners/ex-partners and why children may remain in contact with a parent who is or has been abusive.

• Articulate the importance of enhancing advocacy with families who stay in contact with their partners or parents who were or are abusive.

• Advocate and provide holistic and culturally appropriate services families in contact.

• Make the connection between meeting the needs of all family members including services and interventions for people who abuse and the role of advocates in those interventions.

• Describe why it is important to provide meaningful opportunities to work with people who abuse.

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