THE 57th ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. SIGN UP NOW!
THE 57th ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION. SIGN UP NOW!
ACE Foundation Programs
This training provides a trauma-informed, clinically grounded examination of men’s violence against women, integrating neurobiological, relational, cultural, and systemic perspectives. Participants will explore the continuum of violence, the role of developmental and attachment trauma, and the ethical foundations of accountability-based intervention. The course includes an overview of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), survivor-centered frameworks, and evidence-informed intervention strategies for individual, group, and community contexts.
The training emphasizes safety, responsibility, and healing, while explicitly distinguishing effective intervention from shame-based, punitive, or minimizing approaches.
*NYSSCSW Discount applies to NYSSCSW current members only.
**Student Discount only applies to full time students currently enrolled in social work and MHP master level programs.
If this is your first time taking an ACE Foundation program not not shared with the NYSSCSW, you will be prompted to make your complimentary account on the ACE Foundation Learning Center platform, where you will be able to access all current and future programs and course materials from your dashboard. You will be asked to set a password for your new ACE Foundation Learning Center account.
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The Advanced Clinical Education (ACE) Foundation of the NYS Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0028; licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0045; licensed psychoanalysts #P-0017; licensed psychologists #PSY-0121; licensed social workers #SW-0056; and licensed creative art therapists #CAT-0120.
Out-of-state providers are welcome to request a certificate upon completion of the presentation evaluation but must check with their own state licensing boards to inquire about whether or not the certificate is recognized as transferrable for CEs in their state’s jurisdiction.
After attending this lecture, participants will able to:
1. Identify and describe at least five forms of men’s violence against women, including coercive control and psychological abuse.
2. Explain the historical context, purpose, and key provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
3. Apply trauma-informed frameworks to understand how unresolved trauma and attachment disruptions contribute to violent and controlling behaviors.
4. Differentiate accountability-centered interventions from ineffective or harmful approaches (e.g., shaming, collusion, spiritual bypass).
5. Integrate ethical and clinical strategies for prevention, intervention, and referral that prioritize survivor safety and offender responsibility.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed psychoanalysts, nurse practitioners and family and marriage/couple therapists, mental health counselors and licensed creative art therapists.
This seminar is appropriate for clinicians with all levels of experience.
Peter K Navratil, MSW, LCSW-R (NY) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over forty years of experience in clinical practice, education, and community-based systems work. He is a speaker, educator, psychotherapist, and cultural worker whose work integrates trauma-informed care, depth psychology, ethics, and social justice. Peter is the founder and co-director of Tree of Hope Counseling and maintains a private practice as a Jungian-oriented psychotherapist. He is a retired Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor and recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Analytical Psychology and Neo-Jungian Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
Contact Hours will be awarded once the entire course is completed, as evidenced by signing in and out and completing a course evaluation. Instructions for evaluating the presentation will be emailed within 5 days of the course date. Once evaluation is complete, CE certificate will be emailed to you.
ACE welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact Kristin or Debbie at info.acefoundation@gmail.com, at time of registration, to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities ACT (ADA), Section 505 of the Rehabilitation ACT.
Cancellations made at least five days before the event will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. For cancellation please call 1-800-288-4279, or email us at info.acefoundation@gmail.com.
Should Inclement weather occur, we will be notifying all registrants via the email by which the registrant signed up. Please be sure to check your email before you leave for the course.
