The Certificate for Collaborative Response to Family Violence, offered by the Department of Justice Studies , is available to community professionals of all disciplines who wish to enhance their skills and effectiveness through continued study. It is a 12-14 unit certificate program which integrates knowledge in the areas of family violence and collaboration to inform and improve our response to family violence and enhance innovation and effectiveness. Certificate participants will develop a strong working knowledge and awareness of:

• Family violence
• Dynamics, impacts and meaning of violence across disciplines
• Critical systems involved in responding to family violence
• Skills for collaboration
• Critical analysis of stages and elements of effective collaboration