Responding Well - Domestic Abuse Training
Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council, in partnership with SafeLives, are offering the training opportunity to complete ‘Responding Well’ Domestic Abuse Training.
Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council, in partnership with SafeLives, are offering the training opportunity to complete ‘Responding Well’ Domestic Abuse Training.'
SafeLives are a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. They are independent, practical and evidence-led, with survivor voice at the heart of our thinking. They work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse.
This face-to-face training is free to all professionals and the sessions will last a full day.
Learning outcomes
- Define Domestic Abuse with an update on the DA Act 2021 and the changes to current practice/legislation
- Ensure a thorough understanding of controlling and coercive behaviour and how abusive relationships develop
- Explore typologies of abuse using Michael Johnson’s model and consider how this impacts our assessment of risk and intervention for families
- Understand the importance of risk assessment- using tools such as the SafeLives DASH (as specific to Cumbria which uses a combined DASH) but also our professional judgement
- Identify how trauma impacts survivors and how we can work in a more trauma-informed way
- Understand best practice when working with those impacted by DA and how to use our knowledge of DA to respond in a non-victim-blaming way
Dates
- Monday 20th May 2024 - Cumbria House, Carlisle
- Wednesday 19th June 2024 - County Hall, Kendal
- Tuesday 9th July 2024 - Allerdale House, Workington
- Friday 9th August 2024 - Town Hall, Penrith
- Monday 16th September 2024 - Barrow Town Hall, Barrow
- Thursday 10th October 2024 - Cumbria House, Carlisle
- Thursday 7th November 2024 - Allerdale House, Workington
- Thursday 23rd January 2025 - Allerdale House, Workington
- Tuesday 11th February 2025 - Town Hall, Penrith
- Friday 21st March 2025 - Barrow Town Hall, Barrow
Book your place
If you have any queries regarding the training or you are having issues with booking, please contact either: