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Our foundation Independent domestic violence advisor (Idva) training enhances practical knowledge of domestic violence, helping you provide 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.
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 Safety planning for domestic abuse training in Scotland is designed to enhance knowledge of safety planning for domestic abuse cases
Our Domestic abuse workplace policy training in Scotland provides introductory workplace knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse, enabling employers to develop and implement workplace policies
Our Dynamics of domestic abuse training in Scotland is designed to provide introductory knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse.
Our 'Closed Doors' - how to safety plan for South Asian women in Scotland gives frontline professionals the skills to provide safety plans for South Asian victims
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.
Our Domestic Abuse (DA) Matters is a bespoke cultural change programme for police officers and staff in England and Wales, designed to transform the response to domestic abuse.
SafeLives are pleased to have been able to work collaboratively with Police Scotland to deliver Domestic Abuse (DA) Matters Scotland, supporting the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.
Domestic abuse training for family lawyers empowers family lawyers to take a trauma-informed approach to representing survivors of domestic abuse, understand the dynamics of abuse, recognise the effect of trauma on clients’ presentation, explain the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people, and enable clients to achieve best evidence. Moreover, the course keeps learners up to date with recent statute and case law.
Employers are well placed to spot the signs in colleagues: anxiety, decreased motivation, seeming distracted, being late, being on the phone to a partner or family member very often – and yet so often no one knows what to say or do. This must change.
Previous learnerThe facilitators have a wealth of knowledge and this shines through when they deliver the course.
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