Promoting Good Partnerships: between the domestic violence and drug/alcohol sector
Course
description
This interactive and action packed
training session focuses on bringing together practitioners from
the drug, alcohol and domestic violence sectors to enhance
inter-agency working. Participants will be given the opportunity to
explore some of the beliefs they have about the 'other' sector and
gain a deeper insight into the importance of partnership working
for improving the outcomes for service users. This course can be
designed to incorporate exercises that focus on developing
multi-agency protocols or minimum practice standards.
Learning
objectives
- To understand the philosophies and working practices of
agencies working in the different sectors of substance misuse or
domestic violence
- To explore the service provision and referral routes into these
services
- To understand the benefits of a multi-agency approach for
meeting the needs of service users
- To explore what constitutes a good referral
- To develop a multi-agency policy (optional)
- To develop good practice standards (optional)
Who should
attend?
Managers and practitioners working
in drug, alcohol and domestic violence sectors.
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
BG101 Investigate requirements for
services relating to tackling domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence
BG204 Work in partnership with
agencies to tackle domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
Please contact Sophie
Taylor - sophie.taylor@avaproject.org.uk
- the Training & Events Co-ordinator, for information and price
quotes.
