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Purpose and Overview

Prevent and/or overcome issues of family & domestic violence for people affected by substance abuse and/or mental health.

The purpose of the Conflict Reduction Training is to:

Learn to manage strong emotions like anger.
Stop violence or the threat of violence.
Develop and strengthen skills for self-control over thoughts and actions.
Receive support and feedback from others.

What is included?

Clinician endorsement of successful completion for statutory bodies

This course is designed for participants impacted by violence. It is for individuals with substance use or mental disorders. This can be self-study, without the support of a clinician or a group.

The course provides individuals participating in the 12-week program with a summary of core concepts, worksheets for completing between-session challenges, and space to take notes for each of the sessions.

The concepts and skills presented in the treatment are best learned by practice and review and by completing the between-session challenges in this workbook.

Using this system as you participate in the 12-week program will help you develop the skills that are necessary to successfully manage strong emotions that can lead to domestic violence.

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Do I get a completion certificate?

Yes, for those with a clinical course completion certificate will be issues. This will be the program guided by a professional to endorse your certificate, answers and provide you with 1:1 support. Self-paced program will get a self-paced e-learning completion certificate

Who validates this program?

Acknowledgments Numerous people contributed to the development of this manual (see appendix). It has been adapted by Help Now Group Pty Ltd for Australia delivery of services. The publication was written by Patrick M. Reilly, Ph.D., and Michael S. Shopshire, Ph.D., of the San Francisco Treatment Research Center. Sharon Hall, Ph.D., was the Treatment Research Center’s Principal Investigator. It was customized for the Australian audience by Mental Health Accredited Social Worker Rodney Stanton and Intern Kilian O'Donnell This publication is, in part, a product of research conducted with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant DA 09253, awarded to the University of California–San Francisco. The research for this publication was also supported by funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This publication was updated under contract number 270-14-0445 by the Knowledge Application Program (KAP) for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Suzanne Wise served as the Contracting Officer’s Representative, and Candi Byrne served as Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative. Darrick D. Cunningham, LCSW, BCD, and Arlin Hatch, CDR, USPHS, Ph.D., served as the Product Champions.

Can my justice worker / housing worker / case manager receive my completion?

Yes, only with approved consents to exchange information signed by you

Features

Self paced
Case Support
Clinical Support

Target audiences

Anger Management
Substance Use
Online learning
Mental Health
Clinical Supervision

Conflict Reduction Skills Training