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This course helps build confidence and skill in responding directly to the perpetrator, extending existing professional competencies in holding them to account, assessing their readiness to engage in in-depth specialist behaviour change work, and effectively use referral pathways to those interventions.
We have developed non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals, while working with the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, for a range of professionals who encounter victims and survivors of non-fatal strangulation
Our Foundation: Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse (Ypva) course aims to increase understanding of how domestic abuse differs for young people and how to make young people safer
Our specialist Independent domestic violence advisor (Idva) training provides additional learning to Idvas and domestic abuse practitioners on a range of further topics including police response, CPS, anti-racist practice, Sarc, and stalking.
Welsh Government-funded Independent domestic violence advisor (Idva) Foundation course enhances practical knowledge of domestic violence in Wales, ensuring the best possible support for domestic abuse victims, survivors and their children
Our Specialist: Older person violence advisor (Opva) training aims to enhance professionals practical knowledge to best support older people who are victims of domestic abuse.
This Specialist: Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse (Ypva) course aims to increase understanding of how domestic abuse differs for young people and how to make young people safer
Previous learnerThis training has influenced my practice more than any other training I have done.
Our Marac Chair Training is a day course that equips Marac chairs, deputies and representatives with the essential skills for an efficient and effective Marac
Our Marac representatives training equips Marac representatives with the essential skills to understand multi-agency response and to support their Marac to operate effectively
Our training for domestic abuse service managers in Wales aims to improve the effectiveness of domestic abuse services in Wales by providing advice and guidance on services’ operational and strategic management approach
Idaa Training aims to equip managers or practitioners in domestic abuse services in Scotland with the knowledge and skills to offer a consistent, safe and effective response to high risk victims of domestic abuse.
Previous learnerReally engaging trainers and guest speakers with different learning methods. I am envious at the wealth of knowledge and experiences the training facilitators have.
ASSIST, Scottish Women's Aid and SafeLives are working in partnership to deliver a new specialist unit for domestic abuse court advocacy workers in Scotland. This course is designed as further development following the Idaa course, which covers the core domestic abuse knowledge you would need.
Our Scotland Marac Representatives training is a full day course which explains how a multi-agency response works and shows you how to make your Scottish Marac as effective as possible.
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