Training and events
We offer a wide range of training days and study days drawing on our 30 years’ experience of working with women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
For people wanting to study at university level, we have collaborated with Queen Margaret University to develop a module on Gender Justice, Masculinities and Violence. This work has been carried out with the support of the Scottish Government as part of the National Training Strategy on Domestic Abuse.
We can provide training on a commissioned basis, tailored to your organisation. For further information contact Nel Whiting.
Training Calendar
The Spring/Summer 2010 Calendar will be available for download soon. To request a hard copy, please contact us on 0131 226 6606.
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Training Day: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse
- 25 March 2010
- This session is aimed at front-line staff who work directly with women, children and young people and who feel that an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse will help them in their work.
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Training Day: Working With Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse
- 14 April 2010
- This session is aimed at workers who have regular contact with children and young people and who are seeking an understanding of how living with domestic
abuse can impact on their lives. Participants need no prior learning of domestic abuse related issues.
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Training Day: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse
- 14 May 2010
- This session is aimed at front-line staff who work directly with women, children and young people and who feel that an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse will help them in their work.
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Training Day: Asking the Question, Dealing with the Response
- 27 May 2010
- This session is aimed at workers who have already attended training on domestic abuse awareness and are looking to further their understanding by addressing practical issues around supporting women.
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Training Day: Young Women’s Experiences of Abuse in Intimate Relationships
- 03 June 2010
- Scotland has long recognised the potential impacts of all forms of domestic abuse on children and young people. Building on this understanding the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children & Young People (2008) recognises that young people can experience domestic abuse in their own relationships. This training day is aimed at front line workers who wish to consider the specific nature of young women's experiences and support options.
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Seminar: Who are the Men Perpetrating Domestic Abuse? NEW
- 04 June 2010
- This seminar aims to look at the men who perpetrate different types of intimate partner violence and consider the risks associated with their behaviour, considering how thinking theoretically can help address these issues. It will also look at very practical work that is currently being undertaken in Scotland with perpetrators of domestic abuse.
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Training Day: Mothering Through Domestic Abuse
- 07 June 2010
- Research into children's experiences of domestic abuse has consistently emphasized the importance of providing support to the non-abusive parent (usually the mother) for effective child protection. But what exactly does this involve and why does it seem to be so difficult to achieve? Why does the perpetrator of domestic abuse often become ‘invisible' in child protection procedures?