Domestic Violence Training Project

• Approximately 20 students recruited and graduated from program since 1997.

• Students completed independent studies and submitted final papers on aspects of domestic violence.

• Students and project staff attended a series of seminars and conferences on domestic and family violence.

• Five students received the Duluth Model training that was funded by the DC Superior Court.

• Surveys conducted to determine how prepared second year students and professional social workers were to work with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.

• Several major conferences were sponsored to disseminate information on domestic violence to over 600 attendees representing the field of social work and community mental health.

• An annotated bibliography on domestic violence was developed to infuse domestic violence content in specific courses of study taught in the School of Social Work.

• Project investigators presented at conferences, served on task forces and committees, and provided consultation for research design related to domestic violence.

• Staff and students of the project attended and presented at the Grantees. Meetings for the Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal Colleges and Universities Grant sponsored by the Family violence Prevention & Services Program, Administration for Children & Families.