Training
Training on Cross Cultural Working with Domestic Violence Perpetrators
21st September 2010 - London Bridge
Course aims:
1. To explore what is meant by "culture" and what we mean by our own cultural identity
2. To identify how culture and domestic violence are connected, for us and for our clients
3. To explore the relationship between culture and other factors influencing clients' use and justifications for domestic violence
4. To explore participants' concerns and difficulties in working cross culturally in domestic violence intervention work
5. To identify how culture can be used as an excuse for domestic violence, by clients, their partners and others, and the challenges this presents to practitioners, including the potential to collude with woman blaming unintentionally
6. To explore ways of supporting clients to maintain a sense of cultural identity whilst choosing to change those ways of behaving which are dangerous or abusive to others
7. To develop clear routes of working with clients in ways which respect their right to cultural identity and also challenge expressions of culture as justifications for abuse
8. To practice ways of working with these complexities in our clients' lives
9. To use experiential learning as a method of exploring the subject and of practicing some ways of working
To book
If you would like to attend this course download, complete and return a booking form with payment. Completed forms should be sent to sarah.read@respect.uk.net
Cost
Respect Member fee per course £120
Non-member fee per course £150
The fee includes refreshments and lunch.
Terms and conditions apply. Please see booking form for details.
Respect Male Victims Training 2010
Respect has rolled out a one-day training course on working with male victims of domestic violence.
The training includes the Respect toolkit for work with male victims as the main handout.
The training day is run in a workshop style and it includes details of research on men's needs, suggested responses and assessment forms.Participants have the chance to practice skills around identifying, assessing and responding to the needs of male victims.
The programme for 2010, the aims and details of who the training is aimed at can be downloaded here.
To book
If you would like to attend a training session please download, complete and return a booking form with payment.
Cost
Respect Member fee per course £120
Non-member fee per course £150
If you would like to join Respect to qualify for the discount on this training course - and on other future Respect events and, to get regular updates from us - please download a membership form from the How to Join section of the website and submit this with your booking form.
The fee includes refreshments, lunch and a hard copy of the Respect Toolkit on work with male victims of domestic violence.
Terms and conditions apply. Please see booking form for details.