Working with Mothers Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence with their InfantsSession Details
Infants and young children are developmentally impacted directly by their environments. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in families where violence and trauma are regular occurrences, specifically when caregivers are harming others or being harmed. Nearly 1 million Canadian children are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) annually with the majority of reports to child protection services being for children under the age of 3 years. Experiencing IPV was exacerbated globally by the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time, real-life practice opportunities to learn how to appropriately respond to infants experiencing this violence against their mothers was reduced. This session will first cover the fundamentals of the impact of experiences of intimate partner violence on infants and young children, then participants will have the opportunity to interact with a virtual gaming scenario involving a home visit to a mother with an infant who may be experiencing intimate partner violence.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about the potential impacts of exposure to intimate partner violence on infants and young children.
- Identify signs and symptoms of impact for young children and their caregivers.
- Learn and practice skills of recognition and intervention with caregivers and their young children.
Date: October 15, 2026
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Cost: $130.00 (per individual)
Recording: The session will be recorded. Participants will be given access to the recording following the session.Registering for the Session
Individuals must register using their own IEMHP Learning Portal Accounts. For organizations that wish to register 10 or more participants, please reach out to iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca to request a bulk enrollment and invoice. There are no discounts available for this offering.
About the Speaker
Angelique Jenney, MSW, PhD, RSW is an Associate Professor and the Wood's Homes Research Chair in Children's Mental Health in the Faculty of Social Work, at the University of Calgary. Dr. Jenney has 25 years of experience in intervention and prevention services within the gender-based violence, child protection and children's mental health sectors. Her community-based research and practice interests focus on the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on children and families including: family-based interventions for childhood trauma; child protection responses to IPV cases; and the use of reflective, simulation-based learning approaches to training both social work students and practitioners in the field.
Session Materials
Materials will be posted to the 'Materials' tab closer to the live session date.Session Details
Infants and young children are developmentally impacted directly by their environments. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in families where violence and trauma are regular occurrences, specifically when caregivers are harming others or being harmed. Nearly 1 million Canadian children are exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) annually with the majority of reports to child protection services being for children under the age of 3 years. Experiencing IPV was exacerbated globally by the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time, real-life practice opportunities to learn how to appropriately respond to infants experiencing this violence against their mothers was reduced. This session will first cover the fundamentals of the impact of experiences of intimate partner violence on infants and young children, then participants will have the opportunity to interact with a virtual gaming scenario involving a home visit to a mother with an infant who may be experiencing intimate partner violence.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about the potential impacts of exposure to intimate partner violence on infants and young children.
- Identify signs and symptoms of impact for young children and their caregivers.
- Learn and practice skills of recognition and intervention with caregivers and their young children.
Date: October 15, 2026
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Cost: $130.00 (per individual)
Recording: The session will be recorded. Participants will be given access to the recording following the session.Registering for the Session
Individuals must register using their own IEMHP Learning Portal Accounts. For organizations that wish to register 10 or more participants, please reach out to iemhp.learning@sickkids.ca to request a bulk enrollment and invoice. There are no discounts available for this offering.
About the Speaker
Angelique Jenney, MSW, PhD, RSW is an Associate Professor and the Wood's Homes Research Chair in Children's Mental Health in the Faculty of Social Work, at the University of Calgary. Dr. Jenney has 25 years of experience in intervention and prevention services within the gender-based violence, child protection and children's mental health sectors. Her community-based research and practice interests focus on the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on children and families including: family-based interventions for childhood trauma; child protection responses to IPV cases; and the use of reflective, simulation-based learning approaches to training both social work students and practitioners in the field.
Session Materials
Materials will be posted to the 'Materials' tab closer to the live session date.Duration
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Working with Mothers Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence with their Infants - Thursday, October 15, 2026: 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST | Instructor Led Course |
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