Responding to deaf victims of domestic abuse
Build your skills, knowledge and confidence. Improve your professional response and make victims of domestic abuse who are deaf or have hearing loss safer.
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Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals
Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals, developed in partnership with the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, to help identify risks, understand the impact of strangulation, and support victims and survivors effectively.
Foundation: Responding to young people affected by domestic abuse (YPVA)
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
MARAC Chairs Training: England and Wales
Our MARAC Chairs training is a one day course that equips MARAC chairs, deputies and representatives with the essential skills for an efficient and effective MARAC.
MARAC Representatives training: England and Wales
Our MARAC Representatives training provides representatives with the skills to understand multi-agency response and support their MARAC to operate effectively.
Training for domestic abuse service managers in Wales
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
Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy (IDAA) Training: Scotland
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 learnerThis training was extremely informative, especially for someone who is fairly new to this area. I have learnt so much from the trainers, who made the training varied, engaging and informative.
IDAA Block 5: Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) Training: Scotland
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.
MARAC Representatives Training: Scotland
Our Scotland MARAC Representatives training explains how a multi-agency response works and shows you how to make your Scottish MARAC as effective as possible.
DASH Risk Assessment Training: Scotland
Our 'Risk assessment for domestic abuse' training in Scotland is designed to strengthen knowledge of how to assess risk within domestic abuse cases
MARAC Chairs Training: Scotland
Our MARAC chairs training in Scotland equips MARAC chairs, deputies and representatives with the essential skills to chair an efficient and effective MARAC in Scotland.
Previous learnerThe facilitators have a wealth of knowledge and this shines through when they deliver the course.
Safety planning, referral pathways and MARAC training in Scotland
Our Safety planning, referral pathways and MARAC training provides the skills and confidence in safety planning for professionals who identify and refer high-risk victims.
Foundation: Training for outreach workers
Our Foundation: Training for Outreach Workers enables domestic abuse specialists to strengthen the support they offer to victims and survivors using a risk-led approach