Healthcare Professionals Domestic Abuse Awareness Training - Intermediate

Once you have attended a domestic abuse awareness this training covers an awareness into the 2021 DA definition, coercive control, and the different presentations of a victim/survivorin a healthcare setting.Understanding risk and the 7 high risk factors of serious harm or homicide, followed by homicide timeline. You will have a in-depth knowledge to support a disclosure and provide safety planning

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

This course is designed for health care professional who are currently working in the industry and those who are training to become a health care professional, such as:

• Primary care professionals – GPs, practice nurses, and healthcare assistants who may identify domestic abuse through patient consultations
• Emergency and urgent care staff – paramedics, emergency department clinicians, and walk-in centre staff who are often the first point of contact for victim-survivors in crisis
• Mental health professionals – psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, community psychiatric nurses, and crisis teams who support individuals experiencing trauma and abuse
• Maternity and neonatal healthcare workers – midwives, obstetricians, and health visitors who provide care to pregnant individuals, a group at increased risk of domestic abuse
• Social care and safeguarding leads – professionals responsible for protecting vulnerable adults and children from harm
• Allied health professionals – physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists who may work closely with vulnerable patients
• Substance misuse and addiction specialists – drug and alcohol recovery workers and rehabilitation staff supporting individuals who may be self-medicating due to abuse
• Sexual health and reproductive healthcare providers – professionals in sexual health clinics, family planning, and abortion services who may support individuals experiencing coercion and abuse
• Hospital-based staff – consultants, nurses, and ward staff across all specialties who may identify signs of abuse in inpatients or outpatients
• Dentists and oral healthcare professionals – those who may notice injuries or behaviours indicative of domestic abuse
• Pharmacists – who may witness coercion in prescription collection or medication management
• Health outreach workers – including those working with marginalised groups such as refugees, asylum seekers, sex workers, and those experiencing homelessness

Intermediate

• Live online training delivered via Zoom using Mentimeter
  
  
• In-Person at your venue (or a venue arranged by yourselves)

This course contains 1 Module and is 3.5 hours long

This includes a comfort break, space for questions and time for the delegates to evaluate and reflect after the delivery

• STADA Delegate Pack (Includes activity workbook, key messages from training, links to films shown in the course, domestic abuse directory and toolkits)

• CPD Certificate
  

• A copy of the slides

Group Bookings Online

£1500   

DAHA Member (Housing) Discount: £1350

This fee is for up to 20 delegates (minimum 6 delegates to run a course).

We prefer to cap attendance at 20 to ensure all delegates feel able to fully engage. However, we can accommodate a maximum of 5 additional delegates upon request. Each additional delegate will incur a fee of £75pp

Group Bookings In Person

£1800  

DAHA Member (Housing) Discount: £1620

This fee is for up to 25 delegates (minimum 8 delegates to run a course).

Open Courses

£90 per delegate 

Cancellations post-agreement

Please refer to the terms and conditions before you book

Prerequisite:

We suggest delegates attend domestic abuse awareness training before attending this session. This ensures a strong foundational understanding of domestic abuse on which this course will build upon.