ODVN – Seeing Beyond the Behavior: A Trauma-Informed Look at Youth Exposed to a Battering Partner/Parent

Hosted by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network

Behaviors are messages that help adults determine appropriate ways to support children. Experiences of trauma affect children and teens in the present moment, shaping how they think, feel, and respond. This session challenges the outdated belief that certain behaviors are merely attention-seeking or manipulative, and equips advocates with practical, trauma-informed strategies to reduce secondary victimization and better support child and teen survivors.

Advocates will explore how exposure to domestic violence can create toxic stress, trauma, grief, and fear, and how batterers impact both children and adult victims. Advocates will gain a foundational understanding of how children may respond cognitively, developmentally, and emotionally to living with a batterer as a parent, and how environments can sometimes exacerbate stress. Trauma-informed resources for children and adult victims will be shared to support families holistically.

Cost: Free for members (DV member program, Organizational, Individual); $25 for non-members

Registration ends March 26th 

This training is offered by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Please contact ODVN at training@odvn.org with any questions.