40-Hour Training Workshops
If you’re interested in completing the 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training to become a direct service volunteer, please visit our volunteer page.
A Safe Place is an approved training site of the Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals Board (ICDVP). ICDVP has established required training topics, fees, and minimum time frames. This is the first step toward becoming and Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional (ICDVP).
40-Hour Domestic Violence Training Requirement
40-hour certification is necessary to provide services in Illinois for survivors of domestic violence, including volunteer work with clients.
- Participants who take part in the full 40 hours of instruction in the required topics and successfully complete the final assessment will receive a certificate of completion.
20 hours of training are completed individually online, and the remaining 20 hours are completed in a classroom setting.
The 20 online hours MUST BE COMPLETED before the first classroom session and confirmation presented to the instructor either via email or in person.
If you HAVE NOT completed your 20 hours of online training before the first in-person class, you will not be able to attend the classroom training sessions.
Training Fee:
The total cost for external participants is $450:
- $250 for the online modules (paid to ICADV) and
- $200 for the in-person portion (paid to A Safe Place).
Registration Process:
- Step 1: Register for the online modules as a non-member using this link: ICADV Online Trainings.
Step 2: After registering and receiving confirmation emails from ICADV, you can register for the in-person portion through A Safe Place. In person Registration
Step 3: Once registration and payment are received, you will be emailed information on the location, dates, and times.
40-Hour Session Dates For 2026
February 2026
- February 16th: 8:30 – 4:30
- February 18th: 8:30 – 4:30
- February 20th: 8:30 – 3:30
* Registration Deadline: February 4th
June 2026
- June 8th: 8:30 – 4:30
- June 10th: 8:30 – 4:30
- June 12th: 8:30 – 3:30
* Registration Deadline: May 27th
- September 2026
- September 14th: 8:30 – 4:30
- September 16th: 8:30 – 4:30
- September 18th: 8:30 – 3:30
* Registration Deadline: September 2nd
- November 2026
- November 16th: 8:30 – 4:30
- November 18th: 8:30 – 4:30
- November 20th: 8:30 – 3:30
* Registration Deadline: November 4th
40-Hour Training Location:
**Please note: The location is subject to change based on number of participants**
Gorton Community Center
400 East Illinois Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
For more information, please contact the Outreach Department
(847) 731-7165, ext. 1401
info@asafeplaceforhelp.org