The course aims to enhance your practical knowledge, helping you provide the best possible support for all victims of domestic abuse and their children, specialising in high risk. Topics covered in the course includes:
- Prosocial modelling, vicarious trauma and advocacy core skills
- Using the Dash Risk Assessment and effective safety planning
- Anti-racist practice
- Harmful practices
- LGBTQ+
- Civil law including non-molestation options
- Criminal justice system
- Housing law and options
- Mental health
If you have already completed the Idva Foundation Training, check out our Idva Specialist Training
We are delighted to announce that, following an open competition, we have been awarded funding from the Ministry of Justice, under the Independent sexual violence advisors (Isva) and Independent domestic violence advisors (Idva) Training and Infrastructure Fund.
With this provision, we are now able to offer the Spring 2024 courses at a reduced cost – please see new costing below.