Training
This page is a guide to
training that is available through the Kent & Medway DV
strategy group. For further information please contact:
Kent wide:
Thanet:
Training can be tailored to
suit the needs of any organisation. Awareness of the impacts and
considerations to be made when working with families experiencing
domestic abuse is crucial to effective multi agency support of this
client group. Thanet Domestic Abuse Forum is committed to
ensuring that awareness and training are made as widely available
as possible. Aspects of training that can be provided
are:
- Overview and Dynamics of Domestic
Violence
- Adult Victims of Domestic Violence
- Effects of Domestic Violence on Children and
Young Persons
- Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence and Substance (Mis)use
- Specialised Needs and Issues
- Civil and Criminal Laws relating to domestic
violence
- Multi-agency roles, expectations and
Information sharing
- Domestic Violence in the Workplace
- What Health Professionals Need To Know About
Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence and the role of
Education
- Domestic Violence – Housing and benefits
Freedom Programme:
The FREEDOM programme is for any woman
who wishes to learn more about the reality of domestic violence and
abuse.
Freedom Programme Aims:
- To help women understand the beliefs held by abusive men and in
so doing, recognise which of these beliefs they have shared
- To illustrate the effects of domestic violence on children
- To assist women to recognise potential future abusers, Mr Wrong
or Mr Right.
- To help women gain self-esteem and the confidence to improve
the quality of their lives
- To introduce women to community resources such as Women's Aid,
the Police Domestic Violence Unit, The Rape and Sexual Abuse
Centre, local Colleges etc.
To find out more, or to book a place please
contact: 07926 842 183
Agencies can email: freedom@oasiswomensrefuge.org for a referral
form
