Engaging with those who harm
Our engaging with those who harm course is designed to teach learners how to:
- Describe and identify the limitations of the traditional ‘separate and isolate’ approach to supporting families impacted by domestic abuse
- Understand the typologies of domestic abuse perpetrators in relation to the risk-led model
- Understand the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people
- Identify how to uphold safeguarding principles within multi-agency partnerships while maintaining engagement with perpetrators
- Practice denial-focus work with perpetrators in order to overcome ‘precontemplation’
- Understand the foundations of cognitive behavioural approaches when engaging with those who harm
- Practice motivational interviewing skills when working with perpetrators.
In addition to this bespoke package for your service, we run open courses for individuals interesting in developing their skills when engaging with those who harm.
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Young people and relationship abuse – 1 day course
The aim of this course is to:
- Explore the dynamics of domestic abuse for young people experiencing harm in their relationships
- Understand adolescence as a developmental stage and how it impacts on young people’s experience and behaviour
- Increase confidence in needs/risk assessing and safety planning for young people
- Provide you with the confidence and skills to ask young people about their relationships
- Summarise key principles when supporting young people in abusive relationships – guidance for practice
This course is positioned as introductory level domestic abuse training for professionals who may encounter young people in their work. This could include social care professionals, youth workers, teachers with pastoral care duties and school nurses, amongst others.
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Working with complex needs
This course will give you the skills to:
- Define controlling behaviour, coercive control and what is meant by ‘complex needs’
- Identify and discuss difficulties of working with complex needs
- Explore what abuse may be perpetrated against victims with complex needs, within the context of controlling and coercive behaviour
- Use the Dash risk checklist with victims who have complex needs and identify key questions for victims with these needs
- Practice safety planning options and identify approaches for working effectively with victims with complex needs
- Identify civil and criminal options for victims.
Victims with complex needs require flexibility and specialist support that meets their individual needs. This course is designed to give you the knowledge needed to adequately support these people.
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Engaging with people affected by sexual violence
This course is designed to:
- Increase their understanding of the dynamics of sexual violence and identify a range of techniques for engaging with people affected by sexual violence
- Discuss the different ways in which people experience sexual violence, and practice responding effectively
- Improve the response they provide to victims of sexual violence with the aim of encouraging and empowering disclosures
- Improve risk and needs assessment of people affected by sexual violence, and understand multi-agency safety planning
- Identify the barriers faced by victims of sexual violence from diverse backgrounds and how to overcome these
If you’re a domestic abuse professional looking to develop their expertise in this field, we also run a four-day accredited course.
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Understanding young people that harm
Understanding young people who harm in intimate and close relationships is designed for individuals who work with young people using abusive behaviours, including youth workers, youth offending teams, social workers or education welfare officers.
If you work in these areas and have come across abusive behaviour, this training aims to improve your understanding of how and why this behaviour is being perpetrated and to give you the tools to act in a considered and effective manner.
This course was developed in partnership with Leap.
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