Family Violence Education: Build Safer Patterns and Relationships

  • Author: Stacy Reynolds, M.MFT
  • Level: All Levels
  • Study time: 6 hours
  • Exams: 9 (8 Module Checks & 1 final exam)
    Brain & Heart Healing

    Read This Before You Enroll

    This course is Family Violence Education. It is not a Battering Intervention and Prevention Program, and it does not satisfy a BIPP order.

    In Texas, BIPP is a distinct, state-regulated program under Article 42.141 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. A BIPP requirement can only be met by a program that is:

    • Accredited by TDCJ‑CJAD (the Community Justice Assistance Division)
    • A minimum of 36 hours of programming
    • Delivered in a facilitated group, not self-paced or independent
    • Completed in person or in a live facilitated format, as your court or supervision officer directs

    This course meets none of those criteria and is not offered as a substitute for one. Brain & Heart Healing is not currently a CJAD-accredited BIPP provider.

    Family Violence Education is appropriate when you are seeking psychoeducation on your own, or when a court, attorney, probation officer, or CPS caseworker has asked for family violence education rather than BIPP. Confirm with the person requiring it that a self-paced online course will be accepted before you enroll.

    Not sure which course you need? If your order or referral says "anger management," you likely need Understanding Your Anger: A Self-Paced Anger Management Course instead. If it says "family violence," "family violence education," or "FVE," this is the right course. Confirm with whoever is requiring it before you buy.

    Sliding scale available. I want everyone who needs this course to be able to take it. Reduced fees are available based on household size and income, using the current Federal Poverty Guidelines, with prices as low as $20. To apply, email inquiry@brainandhearthealing.com before you enroll. You'll complete a short application with your last three pay stubs, and once you're approved you'll receive a one-time discount code to use at checkout.

    Questions before you enroll? Courses can't be refunded once purchased, so please make sure this course meets your court, agency, or employer requirements before you buy. Send me your question here and I'll reply by email.
    Refund Policy

    The full course opens to you the moment you enroll and every module is available right away, so purchases are non-refundable. Please take a moment before you buy. If you were ordered to complete a program, confirm with your court, probation officer, or caseworker that a self-paced online course meets your requirement. If you have a question about whether this course is the right fit, email inquiry@brainandhearthealing.com before enrolling and I will answer honestly.

    What's included?

    • 1 Final comprehensive assessment
    • 8 Comprehensive modules
    • 6 Hours self-paced content
    • Certificate of Completion
    • Lifetime access

    Understand the patterns

    Learn the research-based frameworks that explain how family violence develops — including the cycle of violence, power dynamics, and the impact of trauma. This course draws from Gottman, motivational interviewing, and evidence-based clinical practice to help you understand what's happened and why.

    Build safer patterns forward

    Move beyond understanding into practical skills — emotional regulation, healthy communication, accountability, and relationship repair. Every module includes knowledge checks so you can integrate the material at your own pace. Complete the final assessment to earn your Certificate of Completion.
    Meet the instructor

    Stacy Reynolds, M.MFT

    I'm Stacy Reynolds, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern in Abilene, Texas. I've spent over four years working with families navigating relationship harm, addiction, and trauma, and my doctoral research focuses on intimate partner violence within the queer community.

    This course is what I wish existed when I started this work. Family violence education is too often delivered as punishment, as a checkbox for the court to mark. My approach is different. This course treats you as a person capable of insight and change. The material is clinical, evidence-based, and grounded in respect. What you do with it is up to you.

    Licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#205804) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (#72791). Supervised by Lisa Powell, Ph.D., LMFT-S.
    Stacy Reynolds, M.MFT