Leaving a toxic relationship isn’t easy. Manipulation, coercion, shame, self-doubt, and a sense of losing oneself can keep clients trapped in the abuse. And when they do make the decision to leave, the fear of dangerous explosive reactions can be very real. You need knowledge and interventions targeted at this population to help clients exit these relationships safely. View Katelyn Baxter-Musser, licensed clinical social worker and expert on intimate partner violence for this session and get the tools and interventions you need to increase your clinical competency in supporting clients exiting abusive relationships.
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship (5.2 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | Transcript - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship (33.9 KB) | 24 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - French (5.2 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | Transcript - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - French (33.9 KB) | 24 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - Italian (5.2 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Text Document | Transcript - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - Italian (33.9 KB) | 24 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Manual - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - German (5.2 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Safely Leaving the Abusive Relationship - Spanish (5.2 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Katelyn Baxter-Musser, LCSW, C-DBT is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Maine where her areas of expertise include domestic violence, abuse, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, personality disorders and relationship issues.
Her clinical experience includes working for ten years in various roles as a case manager, child and family therapist, and trauma therapist for several agencies and Native American reservations. Ms. Baxter-Musser served as the Trauma Healing Services Clinical Coordinator for La Frontera Arizona, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention and support to families and individuals facing domestic violence, abuse, hate crimes and other issues.
Ms. Baxter-Musser is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management and EMDRIA. She sits on the EMDRIA Standards and Training Committee and part of the Southern Maine EMDR Coalition.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is the owner, operator, trainer of Inner Awakening Counseling & Consulting and receives royalties a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Katelyn Baxter-Musser is a member of EMDRIA, the National Association of Social Workers, the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, the National Center for Crisis Management, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
PESI and Katelyn Baxter-Musser are not affiliated or associated with Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, or her organizations.
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