This is not a KLETC class.

About the Presenters 

Dorthy Stucky Halley, LMSW, has been addressing domestic violence since 1986 when she became the Director of a domestic violence shelter. Her work with those who batter lead her to the development of a motivation typology for those who batter has opened the door to a new understanding for judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, advocates, and others working in the domestic violence field. She has provided expert witness testimony in Domestic Violence cases since 1989. In addition to co-founding the Family Peace Initiative, Dorthy recently retired from her position as the Director of the Victim Services Division of the Kansas Office of the Attorney General, a position that she held for 13 years. Just this year she was honored as the first recipient of the Dorthy Halley Lifetime Service Award by the Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt (2020). She also was recognized with the Exemplary Service to Children and Families Award by the Kansas Children’s Service League (2020).



Steve Halley, LSCSW has been visionary in the development of a trauma-focused approach for intervening with those who batter.  He is nationally recognized for his expertise in using a trauma-focused approach to intervene with those who batter, and in training others in this approach. He publishes a monthly blog post, the Facilitator’s Tool Chest. His development of the “River of Cruelty” model that describes how cruelty is passed from person to person and generation to generation has been groundbreaking in the field. He is the longest sitting member on the Kansas Governor’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. Steve and Dorthy are international trainers presenting on a wide range of topics including trauma, domestic violence, and battering intervention.