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Course Detail: WELL-9299 - Love Shouldn't Hurt - Teen Dating Violence
Love Shouldn't Hurt is a three-hour, interactive professional training that builds awareness and practical skills for recognizing and responding to teen dating violence. Participants examine the dynamics of physical, emotional, sexual, and digital abuse within adolescent relationships, with attention to power and control, developmental factors, peer influence, culture, and technology. Through a trauma-informed, youth-centered approach and the immersive Their Story: Teen Dating Violence scenario-based experience, the course strengthens participants' ability to respond to disclosures, navigate ethical and reporting responsibilities, and connect teens to supportive resources-prioritizing safety, empowerment, and effective adult intervention.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the core dynamics and indicators of teen dating violence, including physical, emotional, sexual, and digital forms of abuse, and identify patterns of power and control within adolescent relationships.
- Differentiate between healthy, unhealthy, and abusive behaviors in teen dating relationships, including behaviors that may be normalized due to developmental, social, or cultural influences.
- Examine key developmental, social, cultural, and technological factors that impact teen relationships, risk exposure, and willingness or ability to seek help.
- Apply trauma-informed, youth-centered response strategies when a teen discloses dating violence, with an emphasis on communication techniques that promote safety, trust, and autonomy.
- Demonstrate ethical and legal decision-making related to confidentiality, documentation, and mandated reporting requirements when responding to concerns or disclosures of teen dating violence.
- Identify appropriate referral pathways and community-based resources to support teens experiencing dating violence and facilitate coordinated, multidisciplinary responses.
- Reflect on professional roles and responsibilities in recognizing early warning signs, interrupting harmful relationship patterns, and supporting prevention efforts among youth.
This seminar is being held in partnership with Harbor House and Clove Alliance.
Class note: Upon successful completion, three (3) contact hours will be awarded to nurses, counselors, social workers and teachers.
