Training
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board to provide specific training for a range of professionals across the county.
- Domestic abuse awareness
- Domestic abuse and children
To book a place on the OSCB training or for more details, please visit www.oscb.org.uk.
On-line Domestic Abuse Training
This 30 minutes e-learning package introduces the learner to domestic abuse including looking at services that are available to support victims. This training is aimed at all front-line professionals.
For more information and undertake this training please visit www.oscb.org.uk
Domestic Abuse Awareness
A 1 day course serving as an introduction to Domestic Abuse increasing awareness within this field. A course particularly relevant for those new to the Domestic Abuse sector and/or for professionals who may not be from the Domestic Abuse sector but who may be working/volunteering with children/young people and/or their families who could be affected by Domestic Abuse.
By the end of the course participants will be aware of:
- Identify the spectrum of domestic abuse and its impact on others
- To identify and link appropriate support/intervention services
- To know how to undertake a domestic abuse risk assessment
- To understand core elements of safety planning with victims/children/young people
- Understanding information sharing responsibilities
For more information or to book a place on this course please visit to www.oscb.org.uk
Domestic Abuse and Children
A 1 day course looking at the effects of Domestic Abuse on Children, including awareness on how to recognise and manage safeguarding concerns. This course would also be relevant for those professionals working with children who are or are becoming Champions and need more awareness on Domestic Abuse and Children.
By the end of this training you will:
- identify the spectrum of domestic abuse and its impact on others
- identify and link appropriate support/intervention services
- know how to undertake a domestic abuse risk indicator matrix
- understand core element of safety planning with victims/children/young people
- understanding information sharing responsibilities
For more information or to book a place on this course the OSCB training or for more details, please visit www.oscb.org.uk.
Domestic Abuse Stalking
DASH Risk Assessment training is now available to all
DATE |
VENUE |
TIME |
| Thursday 8 July 2010 | Cherwell District Council Offices, Bodicote nr Banbury | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Monday 20 September 2010 | Oxfordshire County Council Offices, County Hall, Oxford | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Friday 22 October 2010 | South Oxfordshire District Council Offices, Crowmarsh Gifford | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Thursday 18 November 2010 | West Oxfordshire District Council Offices, Witney | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Wednesday 1 December 2010 | Cherwell District Council Offices, Bodicote nr Banbury | 09:30 - 12:30 |
Embrace
Embrace is the Alcohol Concern children, families and domestic abuse project helping to build capacity in non-statutory
alcohol services to enable them to work more effectively with families where there are alcohol problems and to
address domestic violence and abuse.
From January 2010, Embrace will be running a series of one-day training sessions which aim to equip alcohol services with the basics they need to introduce family and domestic abuse issues into their mainstream work. The training will accord with the DANOS competencies framework and an Alcohol Concern Certificate of Attendance will be provided for all attendees. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis so it is advisable to book early.
For more information on how to book and when the training is running please click on the link below.
Bounce Back for Kids
BB4K’s is a therapeutic group for children from 6 – 10 years of age, who have experienced living within a family where Domestic Abuse has occurred. This often leads to behavioural issues and or physical, emotional and academic delay in the children.
Read more details of the programme in the flyer bellow and if you want to know more details give Karen Homans a call on 0776 6601266 or email her at karen.homans@pactcharity.org.
Domestic Abuse Champions Training
Click here for more information
Other trainin
or information on bespoke training, please contact:
Michelle Plaisted-Kerr,
County Domestic Abuse Coordinator
Email: michelle.plaisted-kerr@oxfordshire.gov.u
Online course - It Won't Happen to Me: Substance Abuse-Related Violence Against Women
For anyone concerned about the issues This online course is for people who have any connection to or interest in the issues of substance abuse or violence against women. It could be a family member, such as a spouse, parent, child or cousin, a friend or neighbour of an abused or addicted woman or a victim themselves.
The course will look at violence against women from high school age and older, including rape, sexual assault, dating violence, and domestic violence. It will show the ways in which alcohol or drug abuse is related to various types of violence. Giving information, tools, and resources to assist you in improving your life or the life of someone you care about.
Click here to access the course
Online training - Forced Marriage e-learning tool launched
The Forced Marriage Unit has developed an e-learning tool to support professionals dealing with forced marriage cases. The tool has been designed to complement the multi-agency practice guidelines that FCO launched last summer. The e-learning tool was launched on 4 June and you can access the Moodle site where the training is housed at www.fmelearning.co.uk.
Click here for some instructions to help you access this training.
Online course - Silence Hurts – Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women - a course for professionals
This online course is for professionals. It provides social workers, physicians, nurses, counsellors, and health educators with detailed information about alcohol abuse and several forms of violence against women that can occur. The course describes these "hidden problems" and identifies risk factors, screening and assessment tools, prevention and intervention strategies, treatment, tools for clients, and legal issues.
For clients who are in crisis and need help immediately, lists of hotlines and coalitions are provided in the resources section for your use. There are also many links within the text to other agencies and research. All of the assessment and diagnostic tools featured can be printed and are also found in Supplements.
Click here to access the cours
Help lines
- National helpline
(24 hrs)
0808 2000 247 - Oxfordshire domestic abuse helpline
0800 731 0055 - Police
(non emergency)
0845 8 505 505 - Victim support
0845 450 3883 - Kiran Asian
women’s aid
0208 558 1986 - Men's advice line
0808 801 0327 - Broken Rainbow
(LGBT)
020 8539 9507 - Elder abuse
0208 765 7000 - Childline
0800 1111
