Scottish Women s Aid Learning & Development Calendar April June 2014

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1 Scottish Women s Aid Learning & Development Calendar April June 2014

2 2014 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CONTENTS APRIL Training: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse p4 MAY Training: Working with Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse 8 Seminar: Supporting LGBT People Experiencing Domestic Abuse 20 Training: Engaging with Men Who Abuse Women Partners 29 Seminar: Honour-Based Violence: Who is Doing What to Whom, and Why? JUNE Training: Why Doesn t She Just Leave? p9 27 Training: Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 2

3 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 2014 About Scottish Women s Aid Learning & Development Programme Scottish Women s Aid (SWA) is the umbrella organisation for a network of Women s Aid groups with nearly 40 years of experience in working with, supporting and listening to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. The training provided by SWA draws on this experience whilst recognising the potential constraints affecting different agencies. The training and seminars on offer take an evidence based approach which combines up-to-date research and theorising with a practice focus. The learning sessions provided by SWA are underpinned by the following definition of domestic abuse contained within the Scottish Government s National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse : Domestic abuse (as gender based abuse) can be perpetrated by partners or ex-partners and can include physical abuse (assault and physical attack involving a range of behaviour), sexual abuse (acts which degrade and humiliate women and are perpetrated against their will, including rape) and mental and emotional abuse (such as threats, verbal abuse, racial abuse, withholding money and other types of controlling behaviour such as isolation from family and friends). Terms & Conditions SWA is committed to delivering a high quality training product, which includes clarity around the information sent to potential delegates. Course bookings can be made by post, telephone or . Confirmation of receipt of booking will be sent by . Confirmation that the course will proceed will be sent by one week in advance of the course date. If you do not attend a course, and you have not previously informed us, the full course fee remains payable. For full terms and conditions please see our website. 3

4 2014 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 4 Training Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse This session is aimed at front-line staff who work directly with women, children and young people and who recognise that an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse will help them in their work. Participants need no prior learning or experience of domestic abuse related issues. By the end of the session delegates will be able to: l Reframe domestic abuse as a course of coercive and controlling conduct which produces compliance in the victimised partner through fear and the creation of a sense of entrapment l Appreciate the impact of domestic abuse on those who experience it and how it affects their behaviour and choices l Understand the main issues of providing a sensitive and appropriate service to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse Facilitator Nel Whiting (SWA) Dates: Friday 25th April 2014 Time 10am 4pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, 95 per statutory sector delegate 75 per voluntary sector delegate 60 Cedar group-worker Price inclusive of buffet lunch The facilitator Nel Whiting is a Learning & Development Worker with Scottish Women s Aid, where she has worked since September Her role takes her throughout Scotland providing learning opportunities to a range of professionals in the voluntary and statutory sector. She also teaches on the Queen Margaret University Gender Justice module. Her previous employment includes work in Racial Equality Councils in Scotland and her native Wales. She is author of What Can Contemporary Gender Theory Contribute to An Understanding of Abuse in Same Sex Relationships? which was published in the Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies 2008, Asking About Abuse: Routine Enquiry of Domestic Abuse and Childhood Sexual Abuse Training Pack (with Cosgrove & Beavon) which was published by the Scottish Government Health Directorate in 2011 and Effecting Operational Change Through Training: Challenges and Approaches in N.Lombard and L. McMillan (eds.) (2012) Research Highlights in Social Work: Violence Against Women, Jessica Kingsley Publications.

5 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 2014 Training Working with Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse This session is aimed at workers who have regular contact with children and young people and who are seeking an understanding of how living with domestic abuse can impact on their lives. Participants need no prior learning of domestic abuse related issues. Learning Outcomes: l Awareness of the affects of domestic abuse on children and young people l Ability to identify the ways in which children and young people of different ages experience domestic abuse l Ability to describe the broad effects of domestic abuse on a child or a young person l Increased understanding of the consequences of women blaming l Increased awareness of ways we can support women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse l Increased understanding of the importance of listening to children and young people and how difficult it can be for them to be heard l Increased recognition of the importance of providing opportunities for children and young people to speak out; for example through support, play, art and/or discussion Facilitator Sandra Paton (freelance trainer) Date Thursday 1st May 2014 Time 10am 4pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd floor, 132 Rose Street, 95 per statutory sector delegate 75 per voluntary sector delegate 60 Cedar group-worker Price inclusive of buffet lunch The facilitator Sandra Paton is manager of Orkney Women s Aid, with over 21 years experience working in the domestic abuse field. Her experience includes over a decade of developing and delivering support for children and young people living in refuge. She worked for many years as a prevention worker before becoming service manager of South Ayrshire Women's Aid and The Scottish Borders Domestic Abuse Advocacy Service. Sandra was a member of the working groups that produced Scotland s National Domestic Abuse Strategy and the National Training Strategy. In 2002 she carried out research with secondary school pupils called Raising the Issue. This study was the first of its kind in the UK to look at domestic abuse prevalence within the mainstream teenage population. 5

6 2014 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT Seminar Supporting LGBT People Experiencing Domestic Abuse This seminar has been designed for delegates who already have an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and wish to learn more about its impacts and support implications for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. By the end of the session delegates will have had the opportunity to: l Increase their awareness of the issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people l Reflect on the nature of homo/bi/transphobia and consider ways in which to challenge discrimination l Reflect on current practice and policy, including legislative changes affecting LGBT people l Increase their understanding of the dynamics and impacts of LGBT people s experience of domestic abuse Facilitator Cara Spence (LGBT Youth Scotland) Date Thursday 8th May 2014 Time 10am 1pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, The speaker Cara Spence is the Development Manager for the Domestic Abuse Project at LGBT Youth Scotland, a voluntary organisation working to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) youth and LGBT communities in Scotland. Cara has worked in the youth and community sector for more than 10 years, has a PGC in Community Education and previously studied Gender and the Media. She has worked at LGBT Youth Scotland for several years; running direct services for young people, managing a national schools project and more recently overseeing the organisation s policy work. At present she provides training and policy support to organisations working with people who experience gender based violence per statutory sector delegate 25 per voluntary sector delegate 25 Cedar group-worker

7 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 2014 Training Engaging with Men Who Abuse Women Partners Historically professionals dealing with domestic abuse have struggled to engage with men who are abusive to women partners. Research suggests that the reasons for this include fear of challenging men who have been violent, fear of inadvertently increasing risks to the men's partners and a lack of confidence/knowledge in how to work with these men. This course aims to deal with these and other obstacles to engaging with abusive men. By the end of the course delegates will have a greater understanding of: l Why some men abuse women partners l Some of the obstacles to men changing l Some of the motivations for men to change l Some of the obstacles that we as professionals might place in the way of engaging with abusing men l How the way we deliver services might inadvertently increase risks to women, or create obstacles to change and engagement Delegates should also have gained: l A greater awareness of the factors that increase men s risk l Increased confidence to engage with men who are abusive to their partners Facilitators Representatives from Caledonian Edinburgh & Safer Families Edinburgh Date Tuesday 20th May 2014 Time 10am 4pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd floor, 132 Rose Street, 95 per statutory sector delegate 75 per voluntary sector delegate 60 Cedar group-worker Price inclusive of buffet lunch The facilitators Caledonian Edinburgh (formerly The Domestic Violence Probation Project) began running a programme in 1990 for men who abused their female partners and who have agreed to attend the programme as part of a court order. It aimed to make men who were abusive towards their partners accountable for that abuse. Central to this work was the desire to keep women and children safe. Safer Families Edinburgh (formerly Working With Men) was launched in 2003, initially working with men and women in the Greater Pilton area of Edinburgh. It has provided a city-wide service since They work in the same way as colleagues in Caledonian Edinburgh, but offering a voluntary service to men who are concerned about their abusive behaviour and don t have any outstanding charges. Both projects provide a comprehensive support, safety-planning, advice and advocacy service to the partners and ex-partners of the men; Caledonian Edinburgh also have a children s worker. 7

8 2014 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT Seminar Honour-Based Violence: Who is Doing What to Whom, and Why? Honour-based violence is a range of abusive or violent acts (including, at its extreme, murder) motivated by a perceived loss of honour to family, community or an individual. A majority of victims and survivors of Honourbased violence in the UK are from Black Minority Ethnic (BME) communities. This seminar explores experiences of Honour-based violence, the social environments that support excuses used by perpetrators to commit Honour crimes, and the impact on BME women, children and young people. Delegates will discuss: l The meaning of Honour in the context of Honour-based violence l The influence of family, community, faith, tradition, migration and gender in victims/survivors experiences l Links to domestic abuse and gender-based violence l The long term impact and consequences of Honour-based violence on BME women children and young people l Appropriate service responses to supporting survivors 35 per statutory sector delegate 25 per voluntary sector delegate 25 Cedar group-worker. The speaker Mridul Wadhwa is the Information and Education Officer at Shakti Women s Aid. Mridul campaigns and delivers training and consultancy on issues affecting Black Minority Ethnic women experiencing domestic abuse. Mridul has a Masters in the management of training and development from the University of Edinburgh. She migrated to Scotland in 2004 and is a descendant of a clan of refugees and migrants to India. Mridul is also a diversity friend on the Equality, Diversity and Human Rights course delivered at the Police College, England. 8 Speaker Mridul Wadhwa (Shakti Women s Aid) Date Thursday 29th May 2014 Time 10am 1pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street,

9 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 2014 Training Why Doesn t She Just Leave? This training has previously been run as a seminar but, on the basis of feedback from delegates, has been expanded to a full day session. One of the most frequently asked questions in relation to domestic abuse is why doesn t she just leave?. Leaving a perpetrator of domestic abuse is seen as the ultimate answer and it is one that many of our services focus upon. Many practitioners feel frustration when a woman experiencing abuse stays with the perpetrator and, where children are involved, child protection is often invoked on the grounds that she is failing to protect those children. But is all domestic abuse experienced by those still living with their partner? And does leaving a perpetrator really mean safety? Furthermore, how easy is it simply to leave? This training will draw on a range of research which considers who is experiencing abuse and what it tells us about the barriers to leaving abusers. It will consider the specific issues for older women and mothers experiencing domestic abuse. Finally, it will consider effective practice in working towards safety for all those experiencing abuse, irrespective of their current relationship status. Speaker Dr Marsha Scott (freelance trainer) Date Tuesday 17th June 2014 Time 10am 4pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, 95 per statutory sector delegate 75 per voluntary sector delegate 60 Cedar group-worker Price inclusive of buffet lunch The speaker Dr. Marsha Scott is a feminist activist, researcher and practitioner and has advocated, volunteered, researched, and worked in the violence against women sector in the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe for 20 years. Dr. Scott has a broad expertise across the various forms of violence against women and in-depth knowledge in criminal justice responses to domestic and sexual violence, trafficking, and prostitution; evaluation and logic modelling in the areas of domestic and sexual violence; system design and analysis for effective responses to violence; and quality improvement methodologies. Dr. Scott is Convener of Engender, a national feminist organisation in Scotland, and the UK Expert delegate to the EWL s European Observatory on Violence Against Women. 9

10 2014 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 10 Training Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse This session is aimed at front-line staff who work directly with women, children and young people and who recognise that an understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse will help them in their work. Participants need no prior learning or experience of domestic abuse related issues. By the end of the session delegates will be able to: l Reframe domestic abuse as a course of coercive and controlling conduct which produces compliance in the victimised partner through fear and the creation of a sense of entrapment l Appreciate the impact of domestic abuse on those who experience it and how it affects their behaviour and choices l Understand the main issues of providing a sensitive and appropriate service to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse Facilitator Nel Whiting (SWA) Dates: Friday 27th June 2014 Time 10am 4pm Venue SWA Office, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, 95 per statutory sector delegate 75 per voluntary sector delegate 60 Cedar group-worker Price inclusive of buffet lunch The facilitator Nel Whiting is a Learning & Development Worker with Scottish Women s Aid, where she has worked since September Her role takes her throughout Scotland providing learning opportunities to a range of professionals in the voluntary and statutory sector. She also teaches on the Queen Margaret University Gender Justice module. Her previous employment includes work in Racial Equality Councils in Scotland and her native Wales. She is author of What Can Contemporary Gender Theory Contribute to An Understanding of Abuse in Same Sex Relationships? which was published in the Scottish Journal of Criminal Justice Studies 2008, Asking About Abuse: Routine Enquiry of Domestic Abuse and Childhood Sexual Abuse Training Pack (with Cosgrove & Beavon) which was published by the Scottish Government Health Directorate in 2011 and Effecting Operational Change Through Training: Challenges and Approaches in N.Lombard and L. McMillan (eds.) (2012) Research Highlights in Social Work: Violence Against Women, Jessica Kingsley Publications.

11 Booking form Please fill in the form and return it to: Training Administrator Scottish Women s Aid 2nd Floor 132 Rose Street Specific Requirements (eg access): I wish to book the following event (please indicate the number of places you require against each event): Training Understanding the Dynamics of LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT 2014 I enclose a cheque/postal order made payable to Scottish Women's Aid for Invoice address (if different to previous): booking@scottishwomensaid.org.uk Domestic Abuse 25 April / 75/ 60 Tel: Training Working with Children Experiencing Confirmation of the booking and a pre-course (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE) Domestic Abuse 1st May / 25/ 25 questionnaire will be forwarded to you in due Name: Job title: Organisation: Seminar Supporting LGBT People Experiencing Domestic Abuse 8th May / 25/ 25 course. Please tick this box if you would like to receive Address: Training Engaging with Men Who Abuse information about further Scottish Women's Women Partners 20th May / 75/ 60 Seminar Honour-Based Violence: Who is Doing Aid training and events Tel: What to Whom, and Why? 29th May / 25/ 25 Training Why Doesn t She Just Leave? 17th CANCELLATION POLICY Full fees payable for nonattendance or less than 24 hours notice Dietary Requirements: June / 75/ 60 Training Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse 27th June / 75/ 60 You can also book online at 11

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