This training explores how to work ethically and effectively with families and couples impacted by domestic violence, with particular attention to refugee and immigrant contexts. Drawing from Narrative therapy, community-based work with refugees, and clinical practice, participants will examine how violence operates within relational, cultural, and structural systems. The training balances conceptual grounding with concrete practice strategies, offering clinicians ways to assess safety, violence, and support accountability while remaining culturally responsive and relationally attuned. The Down and Forward Approach (DFA) will be offered as one particular model in which therapists can work with couples/families in active violence.

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