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Domestic violence - understanding domestic violence and abuse

Working effectively with individuals and families with multiple and complex needs requires staff to have an understanding of domestic abuse.

This course provides an overview of domestic violence and abuse and the characteristics of the perpetrator and victim. The course will provide staff with the skills to identify, challenge respond when an abused person wants to leave their situation.  It produces more confident and competent practitioners who are ready to deliver positive and effective support to individuals and families.

It is suitable for front line staff working on the Early Help/Troubled families agenda as well as school staff, children services, those in early years settings, the VCS, Housing and Health.

Learning Outcomes

  • Have an awareness of domestic violence and abuse.
  • Have an awareness of the characteristics of the perpetrator.
  • Have an awareness of the behaviours displayed in an abusive relationship.
  • Have an awareness of the impact of domestic abuse and violence.
  • Have an understanding of the impact on the child caught in an abusive relationship.
  • Have an awareness of how to respond when an abused person wants to leave their situation: safety planning.
  • All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
  • Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.

Case Studies

  • Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service – ACE’s training.

    This course was for members of the youth offending service who were interested in considering the impact of trauma and ACE’s on their young people and how to reflect that in case management.
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  • Early Help Training – London Borough of Haringey

    Interface worked with Haringey Early Help Executive group members to develop a 3 module training programme for front line staff and those involved in the wider early help offer. The package of support was to integrate the new Early help workflow in to practice and embrace the culture change that this would bring. This bespoke course was delivered over 40 training days.
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  • Catch 22 - Pro-Social Modelling Training

    Catch 22 identified that they wanted to provide evidenced-based training for their front-line staff to increase their engagement levels with young people and facilitate positive change through each face-to-face interaction.
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  • Barnardo's - Parent Champions and Volunteers

    We were invited to create a one day virtual course for the Parent Champions volunteers at Barnardo's. 

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Cancellation Policy

We are very flexible and will do our utmost to rearrange training should the need arise, but our trainers obviously commit themselves to the training days agreed and so if you need to cancel at short notice we will need to charge a cancellation fee to cover their time. 

Please see our cancellation terms / fees.

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