Rethinking domestic abuse – confident practice and safer families

 

 

Last year in Edinburgh, there were over 5300 police call outs related to domestic abuse.  A third of the concern forms passed to social care direct were due to domestic abuse and it was identified in over 50% of child protection registrations.  It was the highest single reason given for homelessness of women aged 18-59.  This complex cross cutting issue impacts on those who work with offenders, parents, children, young people, substance misuse, mental health, housing, community safety and public protection. 

 

How can we make sure that we all work together towards the same goals, increase safety for adult and child victims and hold perpetrators to account?

 

The Violence Against Women Partnership and the Child Protection Committee are pleased to announce that from September 2014 there will be multi-agency domestic abuse training every month in Edinburgh.  Domestic abuse practice is constantly evolving and we all need to keep up to date.  The training will not only cover basic domestic abuse awareness and current theories, but focuses on how agencies in Edinburgh can work together with families affected by domestic abuse.

 

The domestic abuse training will cover:

 

–          Defining domestic abuse

–          Current domestic abuse frameworks and theories

–          How to keep perpetrators at the centre of interventions & responses

–          Domestic abuse and risk

–          The impact of domestic abuse on children

–          Effective multi-agency responses and planning

 

It will take place on:

 

25 September 2014                23 October 2014         20 November 2014    

18 December 2014                 15 January 2015          12 February 2015       

12 March 2015                       23 April 2015              14 May 2015  

11 June 2015                           16 July 2015                13 August 2015

24 September 2015

 

It will be held at:

 

9.00am – 4.30pm

The Comely Bank Centre, 13 Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2LU

 

If you would like to book a place onto this course please complete the form and email it to karina.maxwell@luht.scot.nhs.uk

 

 

If you have any questions about the training please contact the Domestic Abuse Lead Officer, anna.mitchell@edinburgh.gov.uk