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Scotland: Bespoke training for your service

Develop your Scotland-based teams’ skills with a powerful training session focusing on the specific needs of your service.

We can develop training packages based on the learning requirements of your team. Following an individual consultation with one of our Lead Trainers to explore your learning needs and budget, we can develop a tailored proposal that reflects your specific commission.

We also have a selection of ‘off-the-shelf’ packages. Our full or half-day packages are suitable for those who encounter victims of domestic abuse in their day-to-day work, including those who work in children’s or adult’s services, education, housing, health, alcohol or drug services, or other frontline professionals. We also offer introductory training for those who do not work frontline but are looking for awareness building around domestic abuse.

The learning outcomes of our training are bespoke and will vary depending on the needs of your organisation. They could contain a mixture of the below learning outcomes, for example your course could focus predominately on defining domestic abuse and responding to disclosures or instead focus on more specialist topics such as Marac (Multi-agency risk assessment conference) or Dash (Domestic abuse stalking & honour based abuse) Risk Assessment.

To make an enquiry about commissioning one of the courses below or to discuss a bespoke package to meet the needs of your organisation, get in touch with our training team.

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Available bespoke courses

 

Marac professionals training

Marac chairs training

Price: the online cost is £1500 and the “in person” training cost is £2100

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This training is for new and future Marac Chairs – this workshop will look at the essential skills needed to Chair Marac

The workshop will:

  • Explore SafeLives’ evaluated Marac model & Chair’s role within it
  • Look at the role of the Chair in creating an effective Marac environment, ensuring all agencies are engaged, are identifying victims at high risk and producing robust action plans.
  • Examine the recommended case structure for Marac meetings.
  • Reflect on local circumstances and challenges.
  • Consider the support available to victims at high risk of serious harm.
  • Review issues faced by Scottish Maracs
  • Identify support & resources available

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our Marac chairs training for individual learners.

Marac representatives training

Price: the online cost is £1500 and the “in person” training cost is £2100

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This workshop is suitable for those who are new to the role of Marac agency representative, as well as those who want to undertake refresher training.

The workshop will:

  • Explore SafeLives’ evaluated Marac model & roles and responsibilities of representatives
  • Improve understanding of a multi-agency response to domestic abuse, the evaluated Marac. model, and the role of the Marac Representative within this.
  • Explore effective information sharing & action planning.
  • Provide valuable skills and experience to engage effectively with Marac.
  • Review issues faced by Scottish Maracs.
  • Identify support & resources available.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

or learn more about our Marac representatives training for individual learners.

Safety planning for Marac professionals training

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This workshop is aimed at those involved in the Marac process, either by referring victims or by attending meetings.

The workshop will:

  • Examine the dynamics of domestic abuse
  • Consider best practise when safety planning with DA victims.
  • Consider how MARAC and multi-agency responses facilitate effective risk management.
  • Explore safe, proportionate & relevant information sharing

*If you are a Marac representative who regularly attends meetings, the full day Marac representatives training is more applicable to you.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about out Safety planning for Marac professionals training for individual learners

Domestic abuse awareness training

The dynamics of domestic abuse

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

The course will provide a better understanding of the different types of domestic abuse, some of the challenges facing victims of domestic abuse and how perpetrators may present.

The workshop will:

  • Look at the definition and prevalence of domestic abuse.
  • How domestic abuse develops.
  • Barriers to leaving safely.
  • Perpetrator behaviour and tactics.
  • The stages of change for victims

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our The dynamics of domestic abuse for individual learners

Dash risk assessment training

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This course is suitable for professionals who need to risk assess with victims and/or refer to Marac (Multi agency risk assessment conference).

The workshop will:

  • Background and overview of the DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour based violence) risk assessment.
  • Look at coercive control and the dynamics of domestic abuse.
  • Identifying risk through the DASH
  • Safety planning and multi-agency risk management.
  • Understanding proportionate and relevant information sharing.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our Dash risk assessment training for individual learners

Domestic abuse workplace policy

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

The workshop will:

  • Look at the definition and prevalence of domestic abuse.
  • The impact of domestic abuse at work.
  • Workplace policy, responding to disclosures and safety planning (including considerations for people working from home).
  • Allegations of domestic abuse and perpetrators.
  • Information sharing.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our Domestic abuse workplace policy for individual learners 

Safety planning for domestic abuse

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

  • Maximum 25 learners

This course is suitable for anyone looking for introductory information on domestic abuse and how to effectively safety plan with victims.

The workshop will:

  • Examine how to respond in a supportive manner to people experiencing domestic abuse
  • Look at the dynamics of domestic abuse and support available
  • Safety planning, signposting, and referral pathways to specialist services.
  • DSDAS (Disclosure Scheme Domestic Abuse Scotland).
  • Information-sharing in cases of domestic abuse.
  • Criminal justice and legal responses.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our Safety planning for domestic abuse for individual learners

Specialist training

Young persons and relationship abuse

Price: the online cost is £1500 and the “in person” training cost is £2100

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This course is suitable for anyone who works with or supports young people.

The workshop will:

  • Increase your understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and how it is different for young people.
  • Encourage you to consider how adolescence impacts on a young person’s behaviours.
  • Understand the key risk factors to serious harm.
  • Learn how to safety plan in a multi-agency context.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

‘Closed Doors’ – how to safety plan for South Asian women in Scotland

Price: the online cost is £825 and the “in person” training cost is £1600

Capacity: Minimum 7 learners to maximum 25 learners

This course is suitable for those who support minority ethnic women or families who are experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland.

The workshop will:

  • Look at an overview of minority ethnic women’s experiences of domestic abuse in Scotland.
  • The impact of citizenship and immigration control on experiences of domestic abuse, including the effect of No Recourse to Public Funds.
  • Safety planning, signposting, and referral pathways for minority ethnic women.
  • Complex case study exercises.

You can commission a course by emailing the Scotland team

Email the team

or learn more about our ‘Closed Doors’ – how to safety plan for South Asian women in Scotland training for individual learners

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