Training
Respect Training Calendar 2013
We are offering a range of courses for frontline workers from across the health and social care spectrum who are likely to come into contact with domestic violence perpetrators; male victims of domestic violence; women using violence in intimate relationships; young people using violence in intimate relationship. We also offer courses for domestic violence perpetrator programme groupwork facilitators, women support workers and DVPP Managers.
2013
- Risk Assesment - Two day training, 18th & 19th of June, London
- Women using violence and abuse in intimate relationships, one day training, 16th May 2013, London
- Running groups for men using intimate partner violence (IPV), essential skills for groupwork facilitators, 6-day course, 18th, 19th, 20th June & 1st, 2nd, 3rd July 2013, London
- Working with young peoples' violence in close relationships, 5 day training, 7th to 11th October 2013, London
Training courses description
Women using violence and abuse in intimate relationships
The course will be held on the 16th of May 2013, London.
Course aims:
1. To revise definitions for intimate partner violence
2. To identify how women's use of violence fits into these definitions, exploring context, meaning and impact
3. To practice using the Respect matrix for assessing who is doing what to whom with reference to women
4. To provide simple statistical information about the extent and nature of women's use of force
5. To share challenges in responding to women's use of force
6. To disseminate best practice in responding to women's use of force
Trainers: Clare Green and Jai Hart
Cost: £130 non-members £100 members
Booking Form
Working with male victims of domestic violence
Dates for this course will be online soon.
Course aims:
This one-day course will provide knowledge about the experiences of male victims of domestic violence including how these may differ from women's experiences and information about the nature, scale and incidence of intimate partner violence against men. Participants will practice using skills in responding appropriately to male victims and will identify specific experiences and difficulties faced by specific groups of male victims such as gay men or men from specific ethnic backgrounds. Participants will get a hard copy of Respect's Toolkit for work with male victims of domestic violence.
Trainers: to be confirmed.
Cost: £100 Respect members, £130 non-members.
Risk assessment, 2-day course
18th & 19th of June 2013, Old Street, London
Course aims:
A two-day course specifically designed for practitioners working in domestic violence perpetrator programmes, with perpetrators or victims. The course includes learning about different types of risk factors, how to assess the significance of these, using the Respect risk identification tool, risk management in DVPPs and dealing with the implications. Case studies allow participants to practice using the information.
Trainer: Dr. Chris Newman
Cost: £200 Respect members, £260 non-members
Redamos basic training
Dates for this course will be online soon.
Course aims:
A one-day course for anyone who is thinking about using or a new(ish) user of Redamos as their DVPP case management and outcome measurement system. Redamos (developed by Respect) is the only purpose built online database for domestic violence intervention programmes which has been developed by and with practitioners, with practitioners in mind as much as managers, funders and research. It includes an electronic version of the CAADA RIC, a suitability assessment tool (developed by Calvin Bell) and outcome measurement (developed with Russell and Rebecca Dobash), as well as client information pages and space to record client work in real time and at speed. This allows for accurate measurement of the total amount of time needed to work with and on behalf of clients, monitoring workload, measuring group participation as well as reductions in violence and risk.
Trainer: Thangam Debbonaire
Cost: £100 Respect members, £130 non-members
The fundamentals of expert domestic violence risk assessment
Dates for this course will be online soon.
A one-day course for anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of what is involved in the preparation of an expert domestic violence risk assessment for the family courts in private law proceedings, especially those who are considering undergoing training to take on such assessments. The demand for this vital work is increasingly outstripping the supply of suitable assessors, a concern that Respect would like to address. Calvin Bell has developed a well-earned reputation over many years in this area of work; he will give an overview of what this work involves, the limitations of risk assessment technology, and the skills and knowledge required of experts.
This introductory day will be followed by an intensive 10-day training course (in two five-day blocks) aimed at professionals with at least a first degree and with previous experience in the domestic abuse field, who wish to undertake expert witness work. The full course will equip participants to deliver expert assessments based upon ‘structured professional judgment', using The Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Framework.
Trainer:
Cost: £100 Respect members, £130 non-members
DIY evaluation for your DVPP: prove your worth to funders, commissioners and others
Dates for this course will be online soon.
Course aims:
A one-day course for managers and others who want to improve and develop ways of monitoring and evaluating your work. Course includes evaluation methods, analysing the findings and presenting these for use in fundraising and self evaluation for improving the service.
Trainer: Thangam Debbonaire
Cost: £100 Respect members, £130 non-members.
Working with young peoples' violence in close relationships 5 day training course
7th to 11th October 2013 in London.
Course aims:
This five-day course will equip practitioners to use the Respect toolkit on working with young people's violence in close relationships. The toolkit has been developed and piloted in a wide range of settings and is used across the UK with 13-19 year olds. The toolkit includes guidelines for assessment and safe working practice as well as practical exercises for working one to one and in groups (including a DVD of discussion-stimulus materials. The training will include full access to the online toolkit and the accompanying DVD materials.
Trainers - Julia Worms and Jai Hart.
For a booking form please click here.
Cost: £600 Respect members, £750 non-members.
Running groups for men using intimate partner violence (IPV), essential skills for groupwork facilitators, 6-day course
18th, 19th 20th of June & 1st, 2nd, 3rd July 2013, London
Course aims:
This 6-day course is for practitioners who are new to work with perpetrators or want to improve their skills. It includes the following elements:
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To examine: explanations and understandings of domestic violence perpetrators; different key models of work currently available within the domestic violence perpetrator sector and how to access these; the importance and process of co-gendered group facilitation
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To increase: understanding of the process of working in groups with violent men; the confidence of workers to challenge violent men on their behaviour; skills in understanding risk in a domestic violence context and information that may necessitate a re-evaluation of risk levels; core skills and competencies in the following areas:
1. Assessing perpetrators, 2. Holding perpetrators accountable for their behaviour, 3. Analysing violent incidents, 4. Sexual respect and 5. Safeguarding.
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To increase understanding of how processes of case management, supervision and treatment management should work
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To provide information as to where all of the above fits within the current Respect Accreditation process
Trainers: TBC
Cost: £600 Respect members, £750 non-members.
Download the booking form here
Cross cultural working with domestic violence perpetrators
Dates for this course will be online soon.
Course aims:
This one-day course is for practitioners working with domestic violence perpetrators or survivors, to help participants explore what is meant by culture, how that connects with domestic violence and how to work productively with those connections in challenging domestic violence and promoting safety.
Trainers: Thangam Debbonaire.
Cost: £100 Respect members. £130 non members.