Domestic Abuse - signs, indicators, referral pathways and MARAC

Online training to raise awareness of domestic abuse including facts, figures, who is affected and the services available to support people. After completing the course participants should understand what domestic abuse is including its prevalence. They should be able to recognise common effects and signs of abuse and will know what services are available to victims and have an awareness of best practice.

IDAS Domestic Abuse Case Management Training has been designed for Team Leaders or Managers of front line professionals to assist them in supporting their staff, who may be working with people affected by domestic abuse to practice in a safe and effective way. This will ensure that front line staff are supported to deliver a high quality service with the safety and protection of non-abusive partners and their children at the forefront of their minds, assisting people in getting the specialist support that they need.

The course takes learners through in-depth knowledge of domestic abuse, looking at why victims may stay in abusive relationships and the systems and processes that can keep victims and their families safe. The course provides a tool kit to support with recognising domestic abuse, risk assessing victims and their families, developing support and safety plans and understanding when to refer on, take specialist advice and engage fully with multi-agency working."

A full day course to explore, understand and tackle the systems of abuse within domestic abuse. This course explores the additional risks to victims that may be subjected to these additional types of abuse along with conventional domestic abuse. The course will allow the trainees to spot the signs of HBV, FM and FGM and have the confidence and knowledge to support and/or refer these victims appropriately to the correct services.