Chicago Says No More® Domestic Violence Awareness Training

REQUIRED FOR ILLINOIS LICENSE RENEWAL IN 2023 with Chicago Says No More® Instructor - Meher Rehman PRICE: FREE with ABS Admission Listen. Support. Connect. Learn how to respond to your clients CEH: 1 hour who might experience domestic violence or sexual assault DATE: Saturday, April 15 Chicago Says No More to TIME: TBD Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault DATE: Monday, April 17 • When cosmetologists and estheticians renewed their license in September 2019, they were the first group in Illinois’ 2-year TIME: TBD renewal cycle asked to confirm they had completed this new course now required by the Cosmetology Renewal License

Domestic Violence Course (HB 4264/PA99-0766) • This requirement must be completed in order for a license to be renewed. This requirement equips 84,000 licensees to help clients when they ask for help • Enroll in the Listen. Support. Connect. class at ABS 2023 to fulfill your requirement for Illinois license renewal • Certified DV and SA instructors, who have completed 40 hours of training, will help you learn how to recognize signs, how to respond when your clients ask for help, and how to identify and direct your clients to helpful resources • If you attended Listen. Support. Connect. at ABS 2022, ‘21, ‘19,

‘18, ‘17 or ‘16, you are in compliance and do not have to take the course again to renew your Illinois license • Chicago Says No More®, experts in the fields of domestic violence and sexual assault, produced Listen. Support. Connect., in collaboration with Cosmetologists Chicago® and Pivot Point, to increase awareness of the epidemic of intimate violence and to educate salon professionals about the best ways to respond when a client shares personal information or asks for help

All exhibitors, workshops, artists, presenters, times & locations are subject to change without notice. An ABS exhibit floor ticket is required to purchase any workshop or special event ticket. The Chicago Cosmetologists Association, Inc. is an approved sponsor of domestic violence continuing education by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (license #290-000021). Educators and events subject to change without notice.