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Working with Domestic Violence Perpetrators within Mental Health Settings, 19 June, London
- Dates
- 19 June 2012
- Trainer
- Karen Bailey and Colin Fitzgerald
- Venue
- Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT
- Price
- £90 vol / £130 stat
This course will run from 10am-4.30pm.
Delegates attending this course will receive a copy of
the
Sane Responses toolkit.
Course
description
This course looks at identifying
domestic violence perpetrators, giving safe messages and making
appropriate referrals upon identification. It will also explore
theoretical perspectives around domestic violence, the links to
mental health and the perpetrator's choice to use violence.
Learning
objectives
- To gain a basic understanding of domestic violence and the
links to mental health
- To understand why and how violence and abuse are used
- To gain skills to identify perpetrators and give safe messages
regarding the cause of their violence
- To learn about perpetrator programmes from practitioners
working in this field
- To learn how to improve your agency's response to domestic
violence.
Who should
attend?
Developed specifically for
practitioners working with in mental health settings who wish to
develop their skills to address domestic violence perpetration by
their clients.
National Occupation
Standards
This course will help develop the skills and knowledge to support
the following National Occupational Standards (NOS) - for more
information about NOS click
here.
Preventing and Tackling Domestic Sexual Abuse and Violence
NOS:
BH202 Challenge public attitudes
towards domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
EF201 Explore perpetrator's
behaviour and attitudes relating to their domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence.
