Here you will find the various trainings and toolkits researched and created by the Institute. The Institute is a national resource for trauma-informed services that promote the safety, resilience, and well-being of individuals and families.
Free Trainings & Toolkits:
Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce
The Successful Co-Parenting after Divorce project, funded by the Vandermark Foundation, teaches parents about the effects of divorce and helps them build healthy co-parenting relationships for the benefit of the children involved. The Toolkit contains a variety of research-informed interactive exercises, multimedia material, and videos, and is accessible 24/7. This training is available in both English and Spanish.
Domestic Violence Intervention & Prevention for Church Leaders
Revised in 2025,This 2-hour, self-paced course can help provide leaders in religious communities with the tools and resources necessary to support, protect, and serve victims of domestic violence. An FSU Certificate of training and digital badge is available for those who complete the course.
Medical Professionals
The National Prevention Toolkit on Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking for Medical Professionals is a multi-disciplinary project of the Institute for Trauma & Resilience Studies within Florida State University’s College of Social Work. The Toolkit is part of a broad-based effort to prevent violence and support healthy families and communities.
Law Enforcement Families Partnership
The Law Enforcement Families Partnership seeks to end and prevent all forms of domestic violence in the homes of criminal justice officers. Here you will find tools for agencies, officers, and families designed to save lives, careers, and the public trust in agencies.
Understanding Domestic Violence as a Social Services Professional
As social service professionals, there will come a time (if there hasn’t been one already), when you are working with a client who is or has been a victim of domestic violence. After this training, you will possess a working knowledge about domestic violence which will allow you to better understand the situations of some of your clients.
This is the FREE version of this training. The updated 2025 version of this training is available for purchase on our Professional Development Catalog.