Statistically one in four people will experience some level of Domestic Abuse in their life, this may range from situational abuse to severe and enduring relational abuse.
Between April 2016 and March 2019, 3 women per fortnight were murdered by male partners or ex partners and out of 83 male homicides, 39 suspects were female (ONS 2020).
Female to male, child to parent violence, forced marriage, honour-based violence and female genital mutilation are also very real causes for concern in our society, so much so that a new Domestic Abuse Bill was passed in April this year that provides a wide-ranging definition of abuse and will further strengthen measures to protect victims, children and minority groups.
This workshop will provide the underpinning knowledge and skills to assess and confidently work with clients. We will consider the depths and extremes of abuse, the questions we need to ask, risk assessment and safety planning. You will learn how to support those who are able to talk about their experiences as well as those who feel the need to hide their abuse.
Both psycho-educational and discursive approaches will be used to learn about the different types of abuse, the emotional and psychological manifestations of abuse and the problems that may arise with pre-trial therapy.
We will consider impact and well-being and how self-care for victim, survivor and professional is paramount.
Presenter
Catrina is a Certified Transactional Analysist and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who uses an integrative and relational approach that holds the relationship as the most important factor for growth and change.
She works in private practice and for the NHS, providing therapy and clinical supervision. She is a Clinical Supervisor for cognitive behavioural trainees in the NHS and is the Domestic Abuse Link Practitioner providing training and support to colleagues within the Trust. In the past Catrina held a number of psychotherapeutic positions including an Honorary Forensic Therapy post in a Category B prison.
Catrina has a continuing interest in all issues of domestic abuse. She believes that a collaborative understanding and a multi-disciplinary approach is needed to empower victims and survivors and to reduce the transgenerational effects of witnessing and experiencing abuse.
The more we know the more we can do.
This workshop in a collaboration between the Link Centre and Onlinevents
At the Link Centre we pride ourselves in delivering high quality options tailored to needs of clients and delivered in a relaxed, comfortable yet stimulating environment in which people feel safe to learn and develop. We work with individuals, groups, organisations, and educational establishments using the depth of our psychological knowledge, to facilitate growth and development.
Our training centre is located in the heart of the countryside, in Plumpton, East Sussex. It provides a variety of training rooms, extensive parking, and disabled access, to help meet the needs of individuals attending our courses. As well as this the centre has extensive grounds that can be enjoyed during lunch and tea breaks.
We also offer in-house coaching, training and consultancy that is tailored to the needs of our customers.
Our trainers and consultants are all fully qualified, experienced, skilled and accredited to both national and international level.
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