Certificate in Violence Prevention and Awareness

Every year across the globe, millions of individuals are affected by violence. In addition to the tremendous physical and emotional toll, violence has substantial medical, lost productivity, societal, and environmental costs. Young people and women are disproportionately affected by violence. This certificate program examines workplace violence, domestic (intimate partner) violence, elder abuse, child abuse, pediatric abusive head trauma, and sexual assault, gender violence, and rape.

Courses Included

Purpose/GoalThe outcome of this certificate program is for the learner to describe several key types of violence, risk factors specific to those types of violence, assessment and treatment options, and prevention measures to reduce the incidence of violence.

Certificate Objectives – Upon completion you will be able to do the following:

• Identify types of workplace violence, interventions, and prevention strategies.
• Describe how to recognize and prevent domestic (intimate partner) violence.
• Explain the types of elder abuse and methods of prevention.
• Discuss the causes, symptoms, treatment methods, and prevention strategies for child abuse.
• Explain the causes, symptoms, treatment methods, and prevention strategies for pediatric abusive head trauma.
• Discuss the symptoms, risk factors, treatment methods, and prevention strategies for sexual assault, gender violence, and rape.