Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse: Overview and Legal Updates, 3 CE

There are very limited seats available for onsite registration. Please note that spaces for this workshop will be first-come first-serve.

New Domestic Violence Laws:  What every Kentucky mental health provider needs to know...

Workshop Details

Presented by David Hanna, Ph.D.

This workshop will meet the requirements of KRS 194A.540 requiring training on domestic violence and elder abuse and will cover the dynamics of each, risk factors, treatment considerations, and legal aspects. This workshop will provide a critical overview of the mandated reporting and other changes to the law passed by the 2017 General Assembly. Skill Level:Intermediate.   

Workshop Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify new legal responsibilities required by changes to domestic violence law in Kentucky.
• Participants will identify model protocols for intervention for both domestic violence and elder abuse.
• Participants will recognize the dynamics and effects of domestic violence and elder abuse on both adult and child victims.
• Participants will be able to identify community resources for individuals who are victims of domestic violence or elder abuse.

About the Presenter:  

 Dr. David Hanna is a licensed clinical psychologist and since January, 2015 a behavior health program manager with Passport Health Plan. Previously, he worked in community mental health settings including 27 years for Bluegrass.org, which serves the 17 counties of the Central Kentucky Bluegrass region. Prior to his retirement from Bluegrass in August 2014, he held a variety of positions including service area manager, director of quality assurance, and chief clinical officer. From January, 2013 through April, 2014, he was the Interim CEO. Dr. Hanna has had broad clinical practice in community settings including services to perpetrators and victims of violence. In 2012, he received the American Psychological Association’s Heiser Award for Advocacy and in 2013 was named the Psychologist of the Year by the Kentucky Psychological Association. Dr. Hanna received his bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University and his M. S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kentucky. He completed a post-doc in developmental disabilities at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.                                  

​Audience

This workshop is appropriate for Psychologists, Social Workers, Art Therapists, and Other Mental Health Professionals.

​Registration Fees

There are very limited seats available for onsite registration. Please note that spaces for this workshop will be first-come first-serve.

  +Any student member needing CE credit must register at the KPA member rate. Contact the KPA office at 502-894-0777 to register.

Event Location

Foundation for a Health Kentucky
1640 Lyndon Farm Ct #100
Louisville, KY 40223

It is important to note that APA continuing education rules require that KPA only give credit to those who attend the entire workshop.  An evaluation of the workshop must be completed. Those who arrive more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leave before the workshop is complete will not receive CE credit. Partial credit may not be given.

​Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received on/before June 16, 2017 will receive a 90% refund. Cancellations received between June 17 and June 19, 2017, will receive a 50% refund and cancellations between June 20 and June 22 with receive a 20% refund.   No refunds available after June 22, 2017. All refund requests must be in writing to KPA, 120 Sears Ave, Ste. 214, Louisville, KY 40207 or [email protected].

CE Credits/Attendance

This program has been approved for 3 CE credits by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA).

​Psychologists: 
KPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. KPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. KPA is also an approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology. 

Social Workers & Art Therapists:
KPA is an  approved sponsor for the Kentucky Board of Social Work, the Kentucky Board of Professional Art Therapists . (Provider #1004)

The Board of Licensed Professional Counselors approved this workshop on 5/19/2017

The Board of Licensed Professional Counselors approved this workshop on 5/25/2017