About This Webinar:
Many professionals work with victims of abuse every day, but just may not know it. Domestic abuse presents in many forms, such as emotional, physical, and financial abuse. Understanding the financial considerations for domestic abuse is essential for service providers across the spectrum of family readiness coordinating care for abuse victims.
The webinar covers the demographics of the military community with a focus on recent Department of Defense data on domestic abuse and child abuse and neglect. Light will be shed on the perspectives and experiences of victims of abuse. Benefits of collaborating with the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) to best support victims will be covered. The briefing will wrap up providing clarity on what resources are available and how to connect a victim to these resources.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe the Family Advocacy Program’s (FAP) vision and mission
2. Understand the Department of Defense (DoD) definition of domestic abuse and its connection to financial abuse
3. Identify the DoD’s child abuse and neglect statistics and identify client risk factors
4. Learn the benefits of collaborating with FAP and how to connect clients with FAP resources through a multidisciplinary approach
Presenter:
Lisa Eaffaldano, LCSW
Lisa Eaffaldano has over 20 years of experience working in prevention and response in the fields of domestic violence and child abuse. Her experience ranges from providing medical and non-medical counseling to victims, alleged abusers, and youth impacted and exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors to writing policy, testifying to Congress, and managing large-scale programs.
In March 2022, Ms. Eaffaldano joined the Military and Community Advocacy Directorate (MCA) at the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Family Advocacy Program (FAP) as the Associate Director where she has direct oversight of the team responsible for prevention and response to domestic abuse and child abuse, and neglect.
Prior to joining OSD FAP, Ms. Eaffaldano dedicated 15 years to working for the Marine Corps with her most recent billet being the Prevention and Clinical Services Assistant Branch Head for Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Marine and Family Programs Division, Behavioral Programs, Quantico, VA. She also worked in the FAP at Camp Lejeune in multiple roles from 2007-2017.
Continuing education credit is available.
Register: https://oneop.org/learn/160067/
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