Research Terms
Law Family Violence and Child Abuse Criminal Justice Social Welfare Social Services Social Work
Industries
Oehme, K., Donnelly, E. A., & Summerlin, Z. (in press). Agency innovation to promote change: A model policy on officer-involved domestic violence provides a starting point to foster healthy police families. In L. Territo & J. D. Sewell (Eds.), Stress Management in Law Enforcement, Third Edition. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Oehme, K., and Martin, A. (2011). A practical plan for prevention and intervention: Florida’s new model policy on officer-involved domestic violence. Criminal Justice Studies, 24(4), 395-408.
Oehme, K., (2011). Siebert, D. C., Siebert, C. F., Stern, N., Valentine, C., & Donnelly, E. Protecting lives, careers, and public confidence: Florida’s efforts to prevent officer-involved domestic violence. Family Court Review, 84-106.
Oehme, K. & Thyer, B. A. (2010). What church leaders need to know about domestic violence. In C. S. Franklin & R. Fong (Eds.), Church leaders’ resource book for mental health and social problems. New York: Oxford University Press, 231-244.
Stern, N. & Oehme, K. (2010). A comprehensive blueprint for a crucial service: Florida’s new supervised visitation strategy. Journal of Law and Family Studies, 12, 199-223.
Summerlin, Z., Oehme, K., Stern, N. & Valentine, C. (2010). Disparate levels of stress in police and correctional officers: Preliminary evidence from a pilot study on domestic violence. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 20, 762–777.
Stern, N., Crook,W. & Oehme, K. (2008). Visitation decisions in domestic violence cases: Seeking lessons from one state’s experience. The Wisconsin Law Journal of Gender and Society, 23, 113-134.
Crook, W. & Oehme, K. (2007). Characteristics of supervised visitation programs serving child maltreatment cases. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 7, 291-304.
Stern, N. & Oehme, K. (2007). Defending neutrality in supervised visitation to preserve a crucial family court service. Southwestern University Law Review, 35, 37-60.
Stern, N. & Oehme, K. (2007). Increasing safety for battered women and their children: Creating a privilege for supervised visitation intake records. University of Richmond Law Review, 41, 499-534.
Oehme, K., & Maxwell, S. (2004). Supervised visitation in Florida, the next phase. Florida Bar Journal, 72(1), 44-49.
Stern, N., & Oehme, K. (2003). Toward a coherent approach to tort immunity in family court services. Kentucky Law Journal, 92(2), 373-438.
Oehme, K., & Stern, N. (2002). The troubling admission of supervised visitation records in custody proceedings. Temple University Law Review, 75(2), 271-311.
Leon County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, Member; 2011 - present
Attorney General's Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, Member; 2009 - present
Tallahassee Women Lawyers, Member; 2000 - present
Supervised Visitation Network, Member; 1997 - present
The Florida Bar, Member; 1987 - present
Officer-Involved Domestic Violence; 16th Annual International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma; San Diego, California; 2011
Institute for Family Violence Studies
| Director |
Karen Oehme |
| Phone | (850) 644-6303 |
| Website | http://familyvio.csw.fsu.edu/ |
| Mission | The mission of the Institute for Family Violence Studies (IFVS) within Florida State University’s College of Social Work is to conduct rigorous research, build comprehensive national trainings, and develop and promote sound public policy to support healthy families and reduce all forms of family violence. |
The National Prevention Toolkit on Officer Involved Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking is a project of the Law Enforcement Families Partnership (LEFP) at the Institute for Family Violence Studies within Florida State University’s College of Social Work. The Toolkit is part of a broad-based effort to educate officers and support healthy families and communities. Please note that the domestic violence training is not a batterer intervention program and is not for use when violence has already occurred.
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This professionally certified curriculum was designed to convey to the public a better understanding of human trafficking. It has been organized in a unique manner that presents a public health approach to human trafficking. There are currently seven chapters organized with original content, clear objectives, and a thought-provoking quiz.
This novel evidence-based approach is a skills-based training which teaches divorcing parents how to lower conflict and increase cooperation. This toolkit consists of beloved videos including showing parents using effective communication and communication which is not helpful. The toolkit teaches families and professionals about the effects of divorce and helps them build and support healthy co-parenting relationships for the benefit of the children involved. The training and videos are applicable to parents, family members, social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and other professionals.
