Interpersonal Violence (SW 4760 00)

Term: 2025-26 Winter

Faculty

LaToi S Smith
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Schedule

Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (1/14/2026 - 1/14/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (1/28/2026 - 1/28/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (2/11/2026 - 2/11/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (2/25/2026 - 2/25/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (3/25/2026 - 3/25/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (4/8/2026 - 4/8/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (4/22/2026 - 4/22/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419
Wed, 6:00 PM - 8:55 PM (5/6/2026 - 5/6/2026) Location: AMAIN ADMIN 2419

Description

Focuses on context and dynamics of interpersonal violence, with a focus on theories for prevention and intervention in addressing interpersonal violence. It emphasizes using an ecological systems perspective to assess and engage the multiple influences that contribute to interpersonal violence, including social, psychological, biological, cultural, and institutional. A variety of forms of interpersonal violence, the dynamics of those social relationships will be explored. The impacts of abuse on victims, perpetrators, families, communities and the most common forms of prevention and intervention in interpersonal violence.