Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening and violent behaviour, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. The aim of this training is to help raise awareness and increase recognition of domestic abuse and coercive control and to support all workers dealing with domestic abuse issues in their daily work. This includes an exploration of the theory behind domestic abuse, taking appropriate action and provide support to victims of domestic abuse and understanding and managing risk of serious harm. 

Objectives:

• Raise awareness of what is domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour.
• Develop skills to work with affected families and including perpetrators of abuse.
• Increase skills in identification, risk assessment and management of domestic abuse, including risks for survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse.
• Develop understanding of the victims of domestic abuse and how to support them.

Audience:  Anyone working with children or adults where domestic abuse may be a concern.

Duration:  One day

Domestic Abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening and violent behaviour, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. The aim of this training is to develop awareness and understanding of Domestic Abuse and to support all workers dealing with domestic abuse issues in their daily work, with specific case study reference to Adult Safeguarding.

Objectives:

• Improved understanding of the risk factors where Domestic Abuse is a feature including: frequency, severity of abuse, complex needs and the impact of Coronavirus.
• Understanding the relational dynamic where there is Domestic Abuse and why people remain in abusive relationships.
• Improve skills in how to make a safe enquiry and develop confidence in reporting incidents and understanding how to escalate concerns when thresholds have been passed.
• Understanding how to work more effectively with other professionals in a multi-agency setting.
• Develop understanding of those who perpetrate Domestic Abuse and how to work more effectively with them.

Audience:  Adult Social Care staff

Duration:  One day

Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening and violent behaviour, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. The aim of this training is to develop awareness and understanding of Domestic Abuse and to support all workers dealing with domestic abuse issues in their daily work with specific reference to child safeguarding.

Objectives:

• Raise awareness of domestic abuse, coercive control and relationship dynamics.
• Develop skills to work with affected families and including perpetrators of abuse.
• Increase skills in identification, risk assessment and management of domestic abuse.
• Develop understanding of the victims of domestic abuse and how to support them.

Audience:  Social Care staff

Duration:  One day

The Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour Based Violence (DASH 2009) Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model was implemented across all police services in the UK from March 2009.

The DASH is for all professionals working with victims of domestic abuse, stalking and harassment and honour-based violence. It is the tool used to refer high risk cases of Domestic Abuse to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC). 

As qualified and experienced Trainers in the DASH, we at Training2Affect can ensure you and your team are fully trained in how to effectively apply this tool, make a referral to the MARAC and signpost survivors for support. This one day or half day session will explore the use of the DASH through case studies and give delegates the opportunity to undertake skills practice in how to apply the DASH.

Objectives:

• Understand the purpose of the DASH.
• Develop skills in how to complete the DASH. 
• Understand the purpose of the MARAC.
• Understand how to refer to a MARAC.
• Develop knowledge in safety planning where there is Domestic Abuse.

Audience:  Anyone

Duration:  Half day or One day

The purpose of this training is to develop an understanding of how to safely and effectively engage with those who perpetrate domestic. Delegates will be invited to recognise their own personal bias and how this can impact on risk assessments. Delegates will look at some of the theory that underpins perpetrators behaviour and use this understanding to develop skills in how to start discussions with perpetrators and how to assess the risk they pose to others.

Objectives:

• Be confident in starting initial discussions with those who perpetrate abuse.
• Develop understanding of the risk factors where there is domestic abuse.
• Be aware of when to withdraw from work and support referrals to specialist services.
• Understand how to manage disclosures where there is domestic abuse.
• Develop knowledge and skills in developing safety plans with perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Audience:  Anyone who may come into contact with those who perpetrate domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. This includes staff in the following settings: social care, police, youth offending services and private sector.

Duration:  One day

The purpose of the training is to support agencies need to have an understanding of the Criminal Justice System, the process and journey to be able to work effectively with people convicted of an offence. Delegates will develop professional knowledge and confidence when working with service users and professionals within the criminal justice system.

Objectives:

• The role and responsibilities of Police, Courts, Probation and Prison.
• Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, MARAC, Sex Offender Registration.
• Multi agency working with Criminal Justice agencies.
• The criminal justice journey for service users.
• Different elements of the Criminal Justice System & its role in detecting crime and bringing it to justice.
• Carrying out the orders of court including supervising community orders and custody.

Audience:  Anyone with an interest in the CJS. It may be of particular interest to students and staff working in a social care setting.

Duration:  Half day or One day

This event is ideal for any business. Only 5% of Organisations have a Domestic Abuse Policy. You will be provided with a tailored domestic abuse policy document as part of this event. 

Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening and violent behaviour, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. The aim of this training is to develop awareness and understanding of Domestic Abuse and to support all workers dealing with domestic abuse issues in their daily work, with the use of a case study example. 

10% of employees are likely to be victims or survivors of DA every year. 1.6 million women and 800,000 men in England and Wales reported being a victim of Domestic Abuse in 2019. Every 2 weeks in England and Wales 4 women and 1 man are killed by their partner or ex-partner. Domestic Abuse is an epidemic.  It affects people who are young and old, male, female and transgender. It does not discriminate. It is everyone’s business. The economic and social costs of domestic abuse in the UK was £66 Billion per annum, £2 billion of which is in lost economic output alone. (Home Office Report 107 January 2019). With more people working from home through the pandemic this has led to some staff being trapped at home with perpetrators. 

Objectives:

• Understand the definition of Domestic Abuse and Coercive and Controlling behaviour.
• Develop skills to spot the signs and symptoms of Domestic Abuse in the workplace.
• Identify the risk factors where Domestic Abuse is a feature including.
• Understand how to address concerns with colleagues.
• Develop knowledge in how to signpost colleagues for support.
• Understand your Domestic Abuse Policy and how to use it.

Audience:  Anyone

Duration:  Half day or One day

Elder abuse is the physical, psychological, and sexual abuse; caregiver neglect and self-neglect; and financial exploitation of people ages sixty and older. It is an alarming public health and human rights issue. An estimated 11.4 percent of adults in this age group in the United Kingdom experienced some form of elder abuse in 2008. Elder abuse is closely aligned with that of disability and forms a high-risk group due to diminished resources and dependence upon caregivers.

Elder abuse may lead to adverse health outcomes such as physical disability and psychological distress, and it has been linked to increased risks of morbidity and mortality. Elder abuse also imposes a great social and economic burden on society.  The direct cost of elder financial exploitation—defined as the improper use of an older adult’s resources for someone else’s profit or advantage.

Objectives:

• Understand the definition of Domestic Abuse and Coercive and Controlling behaviour.
• Develop skills to spot the signs and symptoms of Elder Domestic Abuse.
• Identify the risk factors where Elder Domestic Abuse is identified.
• Understand how to address concerns with professionals and wider family members.
• Develop knowledge in how to access support and guidance.

Audience:  Anyone. It may be of particular interest to students and staff working in a social care setting.

Duration:  Half Day

The Domestic Violence MARAC is a meeting where agencies talk about the risk of future harm to people experiencing domestic abuse and if necessary, their children, and draw up an action plan to help manage that risk. In this training we can provide insight into how a referral will be dealt with and the responsibilities that will lay upon the conference and referrer.

Objectives:

• To provide insight into the role of the MARAC in high risk cases.
• The four aims of MARAC are to safeguard victims of domestic abuse, manage perpetrators' behaviour, safeguard professionals and make links with all other safeguarding processes. 
• How MARAC research papers are produced ready for the conference.
• To develop insight in how best to support MARAC cases beyond the conference.

Audience:  This will be of particular interest to students and staff working in a social care setting.

Duration:  Half Day