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Become Certified as a
Christian Domestic Violence
Specialist
Training and Certification
offered through joint venture of:
Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute
&
The American Association of Christian Therapists (AACT)
Dear Prospective Domestic Violence Specialist
Jubilee Enterprises &
the American Association of Christian Therapists
Are pleased to announce a cooperative program
for the training and certification of
Christian Domestic Violence Specialists
Who are trained in, and employ, an integrative,
biopsychosociospiritual approach to
personhood wholeness and family restoration
The first step in determining whether certification as a Domestic Violence Specialist
is right for you lies in gaining a first hand understanding of the nature and scope of the problem, the opportunities, roles
and duties thereof. Work in this area is both rewarding and demanding. In developing this understanding, it is essential to
separate research from rhetoric, fact from fiction, and pragmatic exactness from political correctness.
The domestic violence statistics
promulgated during the past few years indicate that family abuse and violence is basically an issue of gender differences
in power and control, featuring male perpetrators and female victims. Typical statistical reports published by women advocacy
groups include the following:
Nearly one-third of women will be abused
by their intimate partner.
Violence inflicted by an intimate partner
accounts for approximately 21% of all violence suffered by women and only about 2% of all violence suffered by men.
Roughly 92% of all domestic violence incidents
involve crimes against women by men.
Approximately 28% of all female homicide
victims are killed by their male partners while just over 3% of males are killed by their female partners.
Women are attacked six times more often
than males in incidents of intimate violence.
We have become so accustomed to hearing these and similar statistics that few of
us ever take time to question their validity. But, to understand the problem, it is essential to momentarily set aside these
familiar statistics and our preconceived ideas, in order to examine current research findings. Following are selected exerts
from recent research articles as reported in an annotated bibliography on the subject prepared by Martin S. Fiebert, Department
of Psychology, California State University, Long Beach. The referenced bibliography examines 155 scholarly research articles;
126 empirical studies and 29 literature reviews or analyses. The aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 116,000.
For more details the reader is recommended to refer to the entire annotated bibliography @ http://www.csulb.edu/mfiegert/assault.htm.
A sample of actively dating college students -- 204 females and 140 males -- responding
to a survey examining courtship violence indicated that there were no significant differences between the genders in self-reported
perpetration of violence. Aizenman, M., & Kelly, G. (1988).
Meta-analyses of gender differences in agressivity between heterosexual partners
indicate that women are more likely than men to use acts of violence, and to use such acts in greater frequency. In terms
of injuries sustained, women were more likely to suffer injuries, analyses indicating that 62% of those injured were women.
Archer, J. (2000), Psychological Bulletin, 126, 651-680.
Analyzing responses to a “Conflict Tactics Scale, women are more likely than
men to throw things at their partner, as well as to slap, kick, bite, punch and hit with objects, while men are more likely
to strangle, choke or beat up their partners. Archer, J. (2002).
Of those completing the Conflict Tactics Scale, women were significantly more likely
than their male partners to express their violence physically. Archer, J. & Ray,
N. (1989), Aggressive Behavior, 15, 337-343.
Using the Conflict Tactics Scale with a sample of 270 undergraduates -- 95 men
and 175 women -- researchers found that 30% of men and 49% of women reported using aggression during their dating history
with a greater percentage of women engaging in severe physical aggression. Arias, I,
Samios, M & O’Leary, K. D. (1987)
In another study employing this scale with a sample of 103 males and 99 females,
19% of women and 18% of men admitted being physically aggressive with their partners. Arias
I, & Johnson P. (1989).
A study in “Violent Intimacy” surveying 461 college students, found
that 15% of the men and 21% of the women acknowledged physically abusing their partners. Bernard,
M. L. & Bernard, J. L. (1983).
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (31, 129-137) reporting on a survey among 1,200
randomly selected Canadians, that women both initiated and engaged in violence at higher rates than their male partners. Bland, R. & Orne, H. (1986).
While most violence in relationships appears to be mutual -- 36% reported by women
and 38% by men -- women report initiating violence with their nonviolent male partners more frequently than men with their
female partners (22% vs. 17%). Bookwala, J., Frieze I. H., Smith, C. & Ryan K.
(1992).
A large national study involving only married couples, employing the Conflict Tactics
Scale, found that women engage in about the same amount of spousal abuse and violence as men. Brush, L. D. (1990).
In a community wide sample of at-risk young couples, employing the Conflict Tactics
Scale, reported these gender comparisons: 9.4% of men and 13.2% of women perpetrated frequent acts of physical violence against
their partner. And, contrary to what was expected, 13% of the men and 9% of the women indicated they had been physically injured
at least once, while 2% of the men and none of the women indicated that they had been injured by their partner between five
and nine times. Capaldi, D. M. & Owen, L. D. (2001).
While most domestic violence literature being promulgated today portrays women
as the “recipients of domestic violence -- epidemiological surveys on the distribution of violent behavior between adult
partners suggest gender parity.” Coney, N. S. & Mackey, W. C. (1999).
Contrary to the frequently touted assertions that certain minority ethnicities
practice more domestic violence than others, research indicates otherwise. A sample involving 1440 couples -- 565 white, 358
black and 527 Hispanic, indicates that the overall incidence of aggression and violence is similar for all ethnicities. In
terms of gender, white men and women demonstrated a parity of partner aggression, while Hispanic women were more aggressive
than their male partners, and black men were more aggressive than black women. Cunradi,
C. B., Caetano, R., Clark, C. L. & Schafer, J. (1999).
When domestic violence is not reciprocal, or mutual, men were three times more
likely than women to report being victimized, and violence in past relationships was the best overall predictor of violence
in current relationships. Deal, J. E. & Wampler, K. S. (1986).
When one partner could be labeled as the usual initiator, or primary aggressor,
of violence in a relationship, that partner is most frequently the woman -- regardless of race. DeMaris, A, (1992).
One study found that women were more likely to act out aggressively in relationships
than men because they don’t believe their male partners will be injured or retaliate. Women also claim that they assault
their male partners because they want their attention and involvement, particularly emotional. Feibert, M. S., & Gonzales, D. M. (1997).
Gender differences are also evident in aggression motivation. In a broad base study,
women were found to be twice as likely to report having perpetrated violence as men and women attribute their male partner’s
violence to a desire to gain control or retaliate for having been hit first. In contrast, most men believe that female aggression
emanates from a female’s desire to demonstrate just how angry they are, thereby retaliating for feeling emotionally
mistreated. Follingstad, D. R.. Wright, S., & Sebastin, J. A. (1991).
One of the more renowned researchers in the field, R. J. Gelles, laments the complete
lack of objectivity on the part of the “feminists” concerning research demonstrating female perpetrated domestic
violence. Gelles, R. J. (1994).
A study of domestic violence in the United Kingdom found that the single highest
at-risk group for being victimized in domestic violence incidents are single men, abused by their partners or former partners.
George, M. J. (1999).
A research project surveying adolescent dating violence found that mutual combat
was present in 66% of the cases and when there was a clear perpetrator, or primary aggressor, 29% of the women and 4% of the
men reported being the sole perpetrator, while 8% of the women and 26% of the men reported being the victim of intimate violence.
Gray, H. M., & Foshee, V. (1997).
The rate of severe violence of husbands against wives decreased 33% from 1975 to
1985, while the rate of severe violence of wives against husbands increased 42% during that same period. Hampton, R. L., Gelles, R. J., & Harrop, J. W. (1989).
A reexamination of the data from the current National Violence Against Women survey
(Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998) indicates that “assaulted men are more likely than assaulted women to experience serious
attacks by being hit with an object, beat up, threatened with a knife or being knifed.” Hoff, B. H. (1999).
A study in the Journal of Family Violence reported that 25% of husbands and 11%
of wives could be identified as being mildly aggressive while 53% of wives and 36% of husbands could be classified as being
severely aggressive. Moreover, 68% of the couples surveyed were in agreement on the gender specificity of aggression in their
relationship. Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., & Vivian, D. (1994).
An examination of domestic violence based on an analysis of official data and national
victimization, as reported in the Justice Quarterly, 1, 171-193, reviewing 6,200 cases of spousal abuse in the Detroit Michigan
area, found that men had used a weapon 25% of the time while female assailants used weapons 86% of the time. McLeod, M. (1984).
A ten year study in the United States, culminating in 1989, found higher murder
rates of wives than husbands -- 43.4% vs. 56.6%. Black husbands were at the greatest risk of victimization, and homicide rates
among interracial marriages was 7.7 times higher. Husbands and wives were equally likely to be killed by firearms -- about
72% of the time -- while husbands were more likely to be stabbed while wives were more likely to be bludgeoned to death. Mercy J. A. & Saltzman, L. E. (1989).
A broad based study conducted in six different countries, including the United
States, found that in all societies, the percentage of husbands who used violence was similar to the percentage of violent wives. The major exception noted was that “wives who used violence . . . tended to use greater
amounts.” Stets, J. E. & Henderson, D. A. (1991).
Contrary to a popular notion about women’s violence against men, researchers
have concluded that the violence perpetrated by women is not primarily defensive in nature. Stets, J. E. & Strass, M. A. (1990).
A feminist analysis of the problem, published in the Psychology of Women Quarterly,
18, 487-508, acknowledges that “women equal or exceed men in number of reported aggressive acts committed within the
family.” White, J. W., & Kowalski, R. M. (1994).
And, despite the popularly promulgated statistics on spousal homicide, an article
published in Criminology, 30, 189-215, indicates that for every 100 men who kill their wives, about 75 wives killed their
husbands. Wilson, M. I. & Daley, M. (1992). [With the current trend involving
a reduction in the incidence of violent acts of men against women and a corresponding increase in the incidence of violent
acts of women against men, the gender ratio in spousal homicide is nearly equal.]
Children are also at risk and are frequently victims in family violence. The Heritage
Foundation reports that an average of six (6) children die as a result of domestic violence each day. This equals nearly 2,000
per year. Moreover, a detailed analysis of the perpetrator in these child deaths is disturbing. The Heritage Foundation reports
estimates that 1,100 of these children are killed by their mothers compared to only 137 by their biological father! Stepfathers
account for an estimated 250 of these deaths and live-in boyfriends are responsible for 513. This means that nearly 81% of
children killed in family violence incidents are killed by their own mothers and/or their mother’s live-in boyfriend.
The purpose in providing this information is not to indicte women and exonerate
men, but rather to uncover truth in hopes of improving society’s response to domestic violence. Hopefully, the citations provided above have pierced the veil of political correctness that has been erected
to shroud the truth: that domestic violence is a human issue rather than a gender issue. Research indicates that nearly 95%
of all domestic violence is expressive violence as compared with instrumental violence. That is to say that most violence
is an aberrant expression of one’s emotions rather than an intentional and instrumental use of power and control to
hurt, control and/or punish.
Associated with our misunderstanding of the problem, is our inappropriate and ineffective
response as peace officers, the judiciary and society in general. The typical response has been to vilify the male and identify
as a victim the female. This conceptualization of the problem has resulted in a typical scenario where the father and husband
-- usually the primary income generator -- is removed from the home and incarcerated while the wife and mother is subjected
to undue financial hardship. This serves to contribute to undue stress resulting in the development of other relationships
that might help meet her financial needs, with the end result being an alarming increase in child abuse and fatality -- instigated
by both mother and boyfriend. Moreover, there are numerous other outcomes of this mishandling of the problem, as indicated
in the following statistics:
63% of all youth suicides are from fatherless
homes (Bureau of the Census).
90% of all homeless and runaway children
are from fatherless homes.
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral
disorders come from fatherless homes (Center for Disease Control).
80% of rapists motivated by displaced anger
come from fatherless homes (Criminal Justice & Behavior, Vol. 14. P. 403-416, 1978).
71% of all high school dropouts come from
fatherless homes (National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools).
75% of all adolescent patients in chemical
abuse/dependency treatment centers come from fatherless homes (Rainbows for all God’s Children).
70% of all juveniles in state-operated
mental health institutions come from fatherless homes (U.S. Department of Justice, special Report, Sept. 1988).
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew
up in a fatherless home (Fulton Co., Georgia - Jail Populations, Texas Department of Corrections, 1992)
To correct this historic misunderstanding that has guided decades of ineffective
policy and procedure development, prevention and treatment; Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a., AFS Family Skills Institute, has
developed and clinically tested an anger-management/batterers’ intervention technique that is based on sound research
and clinical experience rather than rhetoric and political correctness. This program, the “Save Our Families”
Program has a proven recidivism rate of less than 10% in the first year following treatment to clinical discharge. This compares
with the average recidivism of 50% claimed by some of the more prominent, well known domestic violence and abuse prevention
and treatment programs.
Recognizing the importance of treatment outcomes, and knowing experientially that
better outcomes are possible, the AFS Family Skills Institute began an aggressive training program to equip other Christian
counselors to: effectively treat perpetrators and victims of family abuse and violence; participate in policy and procedure
development; conduct public awareness, education and prevention programs; and advocate for appropriate change at the legislative,
judiciary and regulatory levels. This effort, once developed and replicated through other trained counselors, led to the need
for more specific recognition through certification. To effect this, Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute,
has partnered with the A.A.C.T., the American Association of Christian Therapists, to provide systematic training and professional
certification of Christian Domestic Violence Specialists.
The American Association
of Christian Therapists, or A.A.C.T. For short, is an inclusive organization
of Christian counselors and therapists certified at various levels of expertise. AACT
seeks to offer an opportunity for membership, commensurate to each individual’s education, training, and experience.
In the way the credentialing levels have been structured, we have sought to maintain quality and integrity regarding qualifications,
while respecting, and providing for, those who are in the process of obtaining requisite skills in the fields of pastoral
counseling and/or Christian counseling and therapy.
The A.A.C.T. is a conservative but multidisciplinary group, with a firm belief
that there can be “unity through diversity” within the body of Christ, and within the Christian counseling community.
This diversity is reflected in our respect for differing models of Christian worship, service, counseling and therapy, and
in the unique manner God has gifted each of us as ministers. Our unity is represented
in our end purpose and goals. These goals include offering a means for counseling training for pastors, and sound, integrative
theological/ psychological training for Christian therapists. This will better equip Christian therapists to assist clients
in their desire to experience the abundant life the Lord has offered them, and to facilitate the removal of the “roadblocks”
that inhibit their ability to be all that God is calling them to be.
Whether you are a member of the body of Christ seeking training for a lay counseling
ministry, a student pursuing training in ministry, counseling or a combination thereof, a church pastor desiring to expand
your counseling skills, a chaplain, a pastoral counselor, or a Christian who is a state licensed therapist, or one seeking
licensure, the A.A.C.T. has a place for you. In addition to the credentialing
process, we offer an interactive e-mail group, a membership directory for referrals, training, fellowship, and information
on beginning a counseling ministry. The AACT ties to Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. The AFS Family Skills Institute, and the
Institute of Theology and Christian Therapy (I.T.C.T.) provide you opportunities for career development training; college
degrees; and continuing education -- all at and affordable cost. Finally, our relationship with churches and ministries, such
as the Evangelical Christian Church (E.C.C.), offers qualified individuals the opportunity for ministerial licensing or ordination
for pastoral counseling.
We welcome you to join our growing group, pursue your career goals through expert
training, and gain the recognition you deserve through professional testing and certification.
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Certified Christian Domestic
Violence Specialist
Job Description
A Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist is an individual specially qualified
in integrative, biopsychospiritual therapy through specific training and experience to provide the following professional
services:
Batterers’ Intervention Treatment
Client advocacy
Community Education and Awareness
Counselor / Facilitator Training
Christian and Chaplaincy Training and Supervision
Domestic Violence Prevention Services
Domestic Violence Abatement Training
Domestic Violence Counseling for Offenders
and Victims
Education of the public, policy-makers
and the judiciary on the subject
Expert witness testimony before the courts
and legislative bodies
Policy, procedure and regulation development
and promulgation
Political action related to the profession
Employment Opportunities
Employment opportunities for Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialists
are subject to verifiable training and experience in the profession, and such opportunities include:
Public
and quasi-public agencies, including but not limited to:
Chaplaincy Services in Military and Federal
and State facilities
Child Protective Services
Churches, Synagogues and Temples of all
faiths
Health and Human Services
Hospitals and clinics
Legislative councils
Probation and Parole Departments
Schools
Social Services
The courts and associated judiciary offices
Victim Witness Services
Private
Commerce and Industry, including but not limited to:
Client Counselor and Facilitator services
in various agencies and organizations
Educational opportunities in schools, colleges,
universities and training institutes
Employment Assistance Programs
Ministerial Positions
Private practice
Recovery and Rehabilitation Programs
School and Vocational Counseling
Certification Requirements
Certification in the profession is offered at four levels, each level of certification
based on specific training, internship and experience prerequisites, testing; verifiable recommendations, and payment of prevailing
testing and certification fees; with each level offering specific rights and privileges that appertain thereto. The four levels
of certification and the requirements, rights and privileges appertaining thereto, are as follows:
Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I
Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II
Certified Domestic Violence Specialist III
Certified Domestic Violence Specialist IV
Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
I
A Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I shall be eligible to serve as a co-facilitator
in group therapy, or an assistant in paraprofessional, technical and administrative activities in the field, working under
the clinical supervision of a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist IV, and under the direct supervision and direction
of a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist II, III or IV.
General
Requirements:
The applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
I shall certify, and shall upon request be able to verify, that he/she meets the following criteria:
Is, and has been for
at least two years, free from all substance abuse (including alcohol, illicit drugs, misuse of prescription drugs, and all
other psychoactive substances);
Is not on probation, parole, or under the
sanctions of any child-protective or adult-protective agency, or under other court/judiciary sanctions.
Has not been convicted of any felony within
the last five years, nor any misdemeanor within the last two years.
Is living, and has for at least two years
lived, a violence-free life in all relationships.
Is, and has been for at least one year,
personally accountable to a pastor, priest or chaplain of his/her persuasion and choice; and is submitting as part of his/her
application a letter of reference from said Christian member.
Educational
and Experience Requirements:
An applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
I shall meet or exceed one of the following:
Hold a Bachelors degree,
from an approved college, university or institute of higher learning, in Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family
Therapy, Addiction Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; and have completed the training courses:
“Mastery Over Anger”, “Assertiveness & Self-ownership”, and “Codependency to Self-identity”
(developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute.
Hold an Associate of Arts or Associates
of Sciences Degree, from an approved college, university or institute of higher learning, in a program of study leading toward
certification in domestic violence counseling, addiction rehabilitation counseling, pastoral care, or other approved curriculum;
have completed the training courses: “Mastery Over Anger”, “Assertiveness & Self-ownership”, “Codependency
to Self-identity” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through
various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute; and have completed
a six month training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic
violence.
Hold a high school diploma or General Education
Development certificate; have successfully completed the training courses: “Mastery Over Anger,” “Assertiveness
& Self-ownership,” “Codependency to Self-identity” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family
Skills Institute and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS
Family Skills Institute; and have completed a one year training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators
and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Continuing Education Requirements
In addition to fulfilling all prerequisites for initial certification at this level,
the applicant shall annually meet the requirements for continuing education, as hereinafter specified.
Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist II
A Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II shall be eligible to serve as a co-facilitator
or facilitator in group therapy, as a conjoint counselor, or an assistant in paraprofessional, technical and administrative
activities in the field, working under the clinical supervision of a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist IV,
and under the direct supervision and direction of a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist III or IV.
General
Requirements:
The applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
II shall certify, and shall upon request be able to verify, that he/she meets the following criteria:
Is, and has been for
at least two years, free from all substance abuse (including alcohol, illicit drugs, misuse of prescription drugs, and all
other psychoactive substances);
Is not on probation, parole, or under the
sanctions of any child-protective or adult-protective agency, or under other court/judiciary sanctions.
Has not been convicted of any felony within
the last five years, nor any misdemeanor within the last two years.
Is living, and has for at least two years
lived, a violence-free life in all relationships.
Is, and has been for at least one year,
personally accountable to a pastor, priest or chaplain of his/her persuasion and choice; and is submitting as part of his/her
application a letter of reference from said Christian member.
Educational
and Experience Requirements:
An applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
II shall meet or exceed one of the following:
Hold a Masters degree, from an approved
college university, or institute of higher learning, in Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Addiction
Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as
a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: “Arrested-development & Dual-personalities,”
“Healing Inner-child Wounds,” and “Toxic Shame & the Journey Out” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered through various colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have completed a six month training in
a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Bachelors degree, from an approved
college, university, or institute of higher learning, in Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Addiction
Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as
a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: “Arrested-development & Dual-personalities,”
“Healing Inner-child Wounds,” and “Toxic Shame & the Journey Out” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto
and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have completed a one year training in a program providing direct
client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold an Associate of Arts or Associates
of Sciences Degree, from an approved college, university, or institute of higher learning in a program of study leading toward
certification in domestic violence counseling, addiction rehabilitation counseling, pastoral care, or other approved curriculum;
have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training
courses: have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed
the training courses: “Arrested-development & Dual-personalities,” “Healing Inner-child Wounds,”
and “Toxic Shame & the Journey Out” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute
and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute
Board; have completed a one year training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of
family abuse and domestic violence; and have not less than six months experience serving as a co-facilitator of groups in
an anger-managment, domestic violence abatement, batterers intervention, or family abuse victims program.
Hold a high school
diploma or General Education Development certificate; have successfully completed the training courses: have completed all
prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: have completed
all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: “Arrested-development
& Dual-personalities,” “Healing Inner-child Wounds,” and “Toxic Shame & the Journey Out”
(developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; have completed a one year training in a program
providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence; and have not less than
one year experience serving as a co-facilitator of groups in an anger-managment, domestic violence abatement, batterers intervention,
or family abuse victims program.
Continuing Education Requirements
In addition to fulfilling all prerequisites for initial certification at this level,
the applicant shall annually meet the requirements for continuing education, as hereinafter specified.
Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
III
A Certified Domestic Violence Specialist III shall be eligible to serve as a facilitator
in group therapy, as a conjoint counselor, or an assistant in paraprofessional, technical and administrative activities in
the field, and provide direct supervision to Domestic Violence Specialists I and II, while working under the clinical supervision
and direct supervision and direction of a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist IV.
General
Requirements:
The applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
III shall certify, and shall upon request be able to verify, that he/she meets the following criteria:
Is, and has been for
at least two years, free from all substance abuse (including alcohol, illicit drugs, misuse of prescription drugs, and all
other psychoactive substances);
Is not on probation, parole, or under the
sanctions of any child-protective or adult-protective agency, or under other court/judiciary sanctions.
Has not been convicted of any felony within
the last five years, nor any misdemeanor within the last two years.
Is living, and has for at least two years
lived, a violence-free life in all relationships.
Is, and has been for at least one year,
personally accountable to a pastor, priest or chaplain of his/her persuasion and choice; and is submitting as part of his/her
application a letter of reference from said Christian member.
Educational
and Experience Requirements:
An applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
III shall meet or exceed one of the following:
Hold a Doctoral degree from an approved college, university, or
institute of higher learning in Psychology, Psychiatry, Pastoral Care, Marriage & Family Therapy, Domestic Violence Counseling,
Addiction Rehabilitation Therapy, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified
Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: “Adolescence & Beyond: Growing Beyond Our
Genetics,” “Bonding vs. Bondage: Keys to Successful Marriages,” and “Positive Parenting” (developed
by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered through various colleges, universities and institutes
of higher learning), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have not less than
one year experience as a administrator, assistant administrator, or facilitator in a program providing direct client services
to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Masters degree, from an approved
college university, or institute of higher learning, in Psychology, Premed, Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family
Therapy, Addiction Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for
certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: have completed the training
courses: “Adolescence & Beyond: Growing Beyond Our Genetics,” “Bonding vs. Bondage: Keys to Successful
Marriages,” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered through various colleges,
universities and institutes of higher learning), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute
Board; has completed a six month and has at least one year post-training experience as a facilitator or co-facilitator in
a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Bachelors degree, from an approved
college, university, or institute of higher learning, in Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Addiction
Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as
a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: have completed the training courses: “Adolescence
& Beyond: Growing Beyond Our Genetics,” “Bonding vs. Bondage: Keys to Successful Marriages,” (developed
by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have completed a one year training and
have at least six months experience as a facilitator in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or
victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold an Associate of Arts or Associates
of Sciences Degree, from an approved college, university, or institute of higher learning in a program of study leading toward
certification in domestic violence counseling, addiction rehabilitation counseling, pastoral care, or other approved curriculum;
have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training
courses: have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed
the training courses: “have completed the training courses: “Adolescence & Beyond: Growing Beyond Our Genetics,”
“Bonding vs. Bondage: Keys to Successful Marriages,” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills
Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS
Family Skills Institute Board; have completed a one year training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators
and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence; and have not less than one year experience serving as a co-facilitator
of groups in an anger-managment, domestic violence abatement, batterers intervention, or family abuse victims program.
Hold a high school diploma or General Education
Development certificate; have successfully completed the training courses: have completed all prerequisites for certification
as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: have completed all prerequisites for
certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: have completed the training
courses: “Adolescence & Beyond: Growing Beyond Our Genetics,” “Bonding vs. Bondage: Keys to Successful
Marriages,” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various
colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; have completed
a one year training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic
violence; and have not less than eighteen months experience serving as a co-facilitator of groups in an anger-managment, domestic
violence abatement, batterers intervention, or family abuse victims program.
Continuing Education Requirements
In addition to fulfilling all prerequisites for initial certification at this level,
the applicant shall annually meet the requirements for continuing education, as hereinafter specified.
Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
IV
A Certified Domestic Violence Specialist IV shall be eligible to serve as an Administrator
and Clinical Supervisor, facilitator in group therapy, individual, couple and family counselor, provide client advocacy services,
policy and program development and political action services, serve as an educator in the field, and provide direct supervision
to Domestic Violence Specialists I, II and III.
General
Requirements:
The applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
IV shall certify, and shall upon request be able to verify, that he/she meets the following criteria:
Is, and has been for at least two years,
free from all substance abuse (including alcohol, illicit drugs, misuse of prescription drugs, and all other psychoactive
substances);
Is not on probation, parole, or under the
sanctions of any child-protective or adult-protective agency, or under other court/judiciary sanctions.
Has not been convicted of any felony within
the last five years, nor any misdemeanor within the last two years.
Is living, and has for at least two years
lived, a violence-free life in all relationships.
Is, and has been for at least one year,
personally accountable to a pastor, priest or chaplain of his/her persuasion and choice; and is submitting as part of his/her
application a letter of reference from said Christian member.
Educational
and Experience Requirements:
An applicant for certification as a Certified Christian Domestic Violence Specialist
IV shall meet or exceed one of the following:
Hold a valid State license as a Psychologist,
Psychiatrist, Licensed Professional Counselor, or Marriage & Family Therapist, or valid license as an ordained member
of the clergy; have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist III; have completed
the training courses: “Soul Care & Psychospiritual Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders:
A Guide to Criminal Justice Counseling,” and “Clinical Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered
through various colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS
Family Skills Institute Board; and have not less than one year experience as a administrator, assistant administrator, or
facilitator in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Doctoral degree
from an approved college, university, or institute of higher learning in Psychology, Psychiatry, Pastoral Care, Marriage &
Family Therapy, Domestic Violence Counseling, Addiction Rehabilitation Therapy, or other approved curriculum; have completed
all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist III; have completed the training courses:
“Soul Care & Psychospiritual Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders: A Guide to Criminal Justice
Counseling,” and “Clinical Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered through various colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have not less than one year experience
as a administrator, assistant administrator, or facilitator in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators
and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Masters degree, from an approved
college university, or institute of higher learning, in Psychology, Premed, Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family
Therapy, Addiction Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for
certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist III; have completed the training courses: have completed the training
courses: “Soul Care & Psychospiritual Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders: A Guide to Criminal
Justice Counseling,” and “Clinical Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Institute and offered through various colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning),
or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; has completed a one year training, and has
at least two year post-training experience as an assistant director or facilitator in a program providing direct client services
to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold a Bachelors degree, from an approved
college, university, or institute of higher learning, in Domestic Violence Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Addiction
Rehabilitation Therapy, Pastoral Care, or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as
a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: have completed the training courses: “Soul
Care & Psychospiritual Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders: A Guide to Criminal Justice Counseling,”
and “Clinical Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family
Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by
the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; and have completed a one year training and have at least three years experience as
a facilitator in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence.
Hold an Associate
of Arts or Associates of Sciences Degree, from an approved college, university, or institute of higher learning in a program
of study leading toward certification in domestic violence counseling, addiction rehabilitation counseling, pastoral care,
or other approved curriculum; have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist
II; have completed the training courses: have completed all prerequisites for certification as a Certified Domestic Violence
Specialist I; have completed the training courses: “have completed the training courses: “Soul Care & Psychospiritual
Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders: A Guide to Criminal Justice Counseling,” and “Clinical
Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises, d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute
and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute
Board; have completed a one year training in a program providing direct client services to perpetrators and/or victims of
family abuse and domestic violence; and have not less than four years experience serving as an assistant administrator, facilitator,
or co-facilitator of groups in an anger-managment, domestic violence abatement, batterers intervention, or family abuse victims
program.
Hold a high school diploma or General Education
Development certificate; have successfully completed the training courses: have completed all prerequisites for certification
as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist II; have completed the training courses: have completed all prerequisites for
certification as a Certified Domestic Violence Specialist I; have completed the training courses: have completed the training
courses: “Soul Care & Psychospiritual Counseling,” “Counseling Addicts & Offenders: A Guide to Criminal
Justice Counseling,” and “Clinical Supervision in Criminal Justice Counseling” (developed by Jubilee Enterprises,
d.b.a. AFS Family Skills Training Institute and offered through various colleges and universities), or courses equal thereto
and approved by the AFS Family Skills Institute Board; have completed a one year training in a program providing direct client
services to perpetrators and/or victims of family abuse and domestic violence; and have not less five years experience serving
as an assistant administrator, a counselor, facilitator or co-facilitator of groups in an anger-managment, domestic violence
abatement, batterers intervention, or family abuse victims program.
Continuing Education Requirements
In addition to fulfilling all prerequisites for initial certification at this level,
the applicant shall annually meet the requirements for continuing education, as hereinafter specified.
Certification Renewals
Certification is valid for one year from the date of issuance. Each certificate
holder will receive a renewal notification not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of their certificate.
Certification renewal shall require substantiation that applicant has acquired thirty (30) or more renewal credits per year,
which shall be computed as follows:
Current membership in AACT
05
Full-time employment in the field 10
Part-time employment (not less than 20
hrs. Per week) 05
College studies, per semester credit 05
Save Our Families training, per course 15
Continuing Education, per contact hour
01
Published Professional Paper
10
Prevailing
Testing Certification Fees (Effective 01/01/2005)
Note: Testing fees will be waived for individuals who have successfully completed
the requisite AFS Family Skills Training for the level of certification sought, in view of the fact that the completion of
said courses incorporates this testing.
Certification
Description Testing Initial Renewal
Level
Fee
Certification
I
CDVS-I
$150.00
$119.00 $109.00
II CDVS-II
$150.00 $129.00 $119.00
III CDVS-III
$150.00
$139.00
$129.00
IV
CDVS-IV
$150.00
$159.00 $149.00
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