Domestic Abuse Training Opportunities - Domestic Abuse Team
Domestic Abuse Awareness – 3 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
21st July, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
7th September, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
14th October, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Provide the new definition of domestic abuse
- Identify the prevalence of domestic abuse
- Explain in detail the abusive tactics of power and control
- Identify the indicators of domestic abuse
- Provide an overview of risk
- Have details of local and national support
‘Why don’t they just leave? – The Power of Coercive Control – 3 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
16th August, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
28th September, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
3rd November, 9.30am-13.00pm – The Old Restaurant, Wakefield Town Hall
12th December, 9.30am-13.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Provide an overview of coercive control including definitions
- Explain how tactics of coercive control are used by abusers
- Consider the barriers to leaving an abusive situation
- Identify how we can support victims exposed to tactics of coercive control
Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Harassment & Honour Based Violence DASH (2009) – 2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
1st July, 10.00am-12.00pm – Online Session via MS Teams
1st September, 9.30am-11.30am – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
11th October, 10.00am-12.00pm – Online Session via MS Teams
21st November, 9.30am-11.30am – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Provide an overview of how the DASH (2009) was developed
- Describe high risk circumstances and high-risk injury
- Work through each question within the Risk Identification Checklist
- Discuss the procedures to refer a case to MARAC
- Provide the details of local and national support
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Update – 1 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
19th July, 9.30am-11.00am – Online Session via MS Teams
13th October, 9.30am-11.00am – Online Session via MS Teams
The session will:
- Provide an overview of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
- Give updated information on measures as they come into effect
- Provide information on future planned measures and implementation dates
- Give an overview on how Wakefield District is responding to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Sexual Abuse Awareness – 2 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
7th July, 9.30am-12..00pm – The Old Courtroom, Wakefield Town Hall
23rd August, 9.30am-12.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
3rd October, 9.30am-12.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Provide a definition of rape and sexual assault
- Describe the prevalence of sexual abuse
- Discuss attitudes to rape
- Identify how victims can be affected
- Look at the barriers to disclosing sexual abuse
- Identify legal and government measures
- Provide details on support for victims
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – 2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
12th July, 9.30am-11.30am – The Old Restaurant, Wakefield Town Hall
12th September, 9.30am-11.30am – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
20th October, 9.30am-11.30am – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
15th December, 9.30am-11.30am – The Old Restaurant, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Provide an overview of FGM
- Detail the prevalence of the issue
- Give information on the different types of FGM
- Describe how victims are affected by this form of abuse
- Explore myths and beliefs
- Details of the law around FGM, and the local pathways for support
Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA) and Teen Relationship Abuse – 2 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
10th August, 9.30am-12.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
21st September, 9.30am-12.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
16th November, 9.30am-12.00pm – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Explore what CAPVA is and note the prevalence
- Identify forms of abuse and the effects of CAPVA on parents and wider family
- Recognise the barriers which prevent disclosure
- Provide details of support available
- Discuss the prevalence of teen relationship abuse
- Explore possible indicators of the abuse, and its effects
- Discuss disclosures and effective handling of disclosures
- Look at support available and how this can be implemented
Domestic Homicide Reviews – Lessons Learned – 1 1/2 Hours
Available Dates, times and location:
22nd July, 9.30am-11.00am – Kingswood Suite, Wakefield Town Hall
15th September, 9.30am-11.00am – The Old Restaurant, Wakefield Town Hall
4th November, 9.30am-11.00am – The Old Restaurant, Wakefield Town Hall
The session will:
- Outline the process for conducting DHR’s
- Provide learning from recent review
- Explore emerging themes
- Advise how ‘lessons learned’ can be incorporated into your own team or organisation’s processes
- Give an introduction to the Homicide Timeline
- For further information and to access the booking forms please click here
- Complete a booking form for each course requested and return to daforum@wakefield.gov.uk
- All training is free of charge
- There are limited spaces available on each session therefore bookings will be taken on first come first served basis
- Confirmation e-mails will be sent to confirm your place.
- If you are unable to attend, it is your responsibility to cancel as soon as possible to allow the place to be allocated to someone else
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership are committed with its obligations under the new EU GDPR Data Protection Act 2018 that came into force on the 25th May 2018 by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect your personal data.
We keep your personal data for no longer than reasonably necessary for a period of 3 years in order to offer upcoming courses, briefings and updates around safeguarding. We use your data to provide certificates once you have attended one of the sessions we provide, and to ensure that we have an appropriate sign in register with your name for fire safety purposes. After the 3 year period we will ensure that your data/information is destroyed in accordance under the new GDPR act.
The personal data that we collect about you are: your name, email, phone number and work address. If you require a copy of the data we hold for you, you can contact us by emailing wscpevents@wakefield.gov.uk.
Courses are free for the statutory, voluntary and community sector in Wakefield, however failure to attend without giving prior notice may result in a charge to cover costs. You may now be charged for undertaking our training if you are outside of Wakefield. Please see the Charging Policy for full details.
