Course Description: This course is based on a comprehensive survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which evaluates the incidence, prevalence and consequences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women in the United States. The study is important because it is comprehensive and utilizes sound methodology which provides the reader with the most accurate numbers to date. It also includes important information regarding the costs of medical care, social services and lost productivity, so that the reader has an understanding of the social and economic consequences of IPV for the United States.
This course will provide the practioner with indepth information regarding the consequences of domestic violence in the United States. This course is appropriate for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, certified addictions counselors, midwives and others working with individuals who may be at risk of domestic violence. This course is targeted for beginning and intermediate practitioners.
Author: The Center for Disease Control
Objectives: This course will provide a professional with information about the costs of Domestic Violence. Specifically, a professional will:
Demonstrate knowledge about who the victims of Intimate Partner Violence are in the United States.
Demonstrate knowledge regarding the costs of domestic violence.
Demonstrate knowledge of the incidence and prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence.
Citation: Centers for Disease Contol, (2003). Costs of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States.
Credits: 2
Exam Fee: $20.00
Format: Online
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Exam Questions for Domestic Violence - Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
1. According to NVAWS, approximately ___________ victimizations occur among US women who are 18+ years old each year. 4.5 million 5.3 million 6.2 million 6.8 million 2. Victims of IPV lose a total of __________ days of paid work each year. 4 million 6 million 8 million 10 million 3. Costs presented in this report are likely to be __________. overestimated accurate overvalued underestimated 4. According to the FBI, nearly __________ of female homicide victims reported in police records are killed by an intimate partner. one third one half one fourth two thirds 5. Abused women experience more health problems and have higher incidence of __________. depression suicide attempts substance abuse all of the above 6. Why has the scope of IPV been so difficult to measure? reluctance to report victimization gaps in data collection limited populations all of the above 7. The survey in this report was conducted by __________. CDC NIJ CDC & NIJ NVAWS 8. This study defined IPV against women as including __________. rape, physical assault and stalking same and opposite sex couples rape, physical assault and sexual assault both A and B 9. This study found that __________ % of respondents had been raped and __________% of respondents had been physically assaulted by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. 7.7 and 22.1 2.4 and 33.2 8.6 and 25.9 5.5 and 27.2 10. Intimate partner victimizations among women 18+ in the US result in __________ injuries and nearly __________ deaths. 1.5 million; 20,000 2.0 million; 1,300 2.5 million; 13,00 1.8 million 1,800
Domestic Violence - Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
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