Wakefield District Domestic Abuse Training Opportunities

Behind Closed Doors: Understanding and Supporting Those Who Have Experienced Domestic Abuse – 7 1/2 Hours 

Available Dates, times and location:

• Wednesday 25th June 2025, 9:30am – 5pm – Face to Face at Wakefield Town Hall

** There is also a recorded version of this training available between April – September 2025. You can request this recording through the Booking Form.

Training Partner: KRASAC

“Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre is an intersectional feminist organisation; registered charity, No. 1205126, that offers specialist therapeutic and advisory services for people, aged 13+, who have experienced rape, sexual and domestic abuse, at any time in their lives, living in Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield.”

Learning Outcomes:

• Recognise the Forms of Domestic Abuse – Develop attendees’ awareness of the various forms of domestic abuse, including physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, and financial abuse.
• Explore Coercive Control – Deepen attendees’ knowledge of coercive control, its signs, and the profound impact it can have on survivors’ autonomy and mental, emotional and mental health.
• Understand Forced Marriage and Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) – To be able to identify the characteristics of forced marriage and “so called” honour-based abuse and understand the cultural and societal factors influencing these forms of harm.
• Examine the Impacts of Domestic Abuse – Explore how domestic abuse affects mental, social, and emotional wellbeing, relationships, overall functioning in survivors. Also, develop awareness around the coping mechanisms survivors adopt to survive.
• Introduce the DASH Risk Assessment Model – Learn how to use the Domestic Abuse, Stalking, and Harassment (DASH) risk assessment model to identify and evaluate the level of risk in cases of abuse.
• Build Confidence in Identifying and Responding to Abuse – Enhance attendees’ ability to recognise signs of abuse and use professional curiosity, provide appropriate, empathetic, and effective responses to individuals in need.
• Foster Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Safeguarding Strategies – Develop skills to collaborate effectively with other professionals and organisations, ensuring robust safeguarding measures are in place for survivors.

Domestic Abuse and Male Victims – 3 Hours each day

Available Dates, times and location:

Cohort One (2 half day training sessions):

• Tuesday 17th June and Wednesday 18th June 2025, 9:30am – 12:30pm – Online via Zoom

Cohort Two (2 half day training sessions):

• Tuesday 5th August & Wednesday 6th August 2025, 9:30am – 12:30pm – Online via Zoom

Training Partner: The Mankind Initiative:

The Mankind Initiative is the principal, expert and specialist charity in the UK focusing on male victims of domestic abuse.

Learning Outcomes:

• Module 1: Background and Statistics
• Module 2: Domestic & partner abuse against men – what it looks like
• Module 3: The signs of male domestic abuse
• Module 4: Barriers & Stereotypes
• Module 5: How to respond
• Module 6: Supporting & Safety Planning
• Module 7: Summary

Important information:

** Learners must be able to commit to both sessions in full within the chosen cohort before applying for a place.

Delegates are expected to attend both sessions in their chosen cohort in full to obtain CPD certificate of attendance. Failure to attend both sessions may result in a charge being made to the learner’s organisation.

A Zoom registration link will be sent to delegates in advance of the training. It is vital that delegates register to the training link when received in advance as you will not be able register on the day.

To reduce disruption to other learners latecomers will not be admitted to the online room after the training has started (unless pre-arranged). Failure to attend due to lateness may result in a charge to the learners organisation.

Working with Perpetrators – 7 1/2 Hours

Available Dates, times and location:

• Wednesday 28th May 2025, 9:30am – 5pm – Face-to-face, Wakefield Town Hall
• Wednesday 27th August 2025, 9:30am – 5pm – Face-to-face, Wakefield Town Hall

Training Partner: Cranstoun: 

Cranstoun are advocates for interventions for people displaying abusive behaviour and for educating people using harmful practices to transform the way that they engage with relationships, in a way that centres the safety of the survivor and a belief in the possibility of behaviour change.

Learning Outcomes:

This course provides participants with a deeper understanding of how to work with perpetrators. It will upskill frontline practitioners and give them the confidence to hold perpetrators to account.

• Understand why it is important to work with domestic abuse perpetrators
• Barriers & Myths to working with perpetrators
• Language & Tools to engaging those who use abusive behaviours
• Recognising increasing risks of domestic abuse
• Looking after yourself
• Interventions & local services

Important Information: 

Due to limited places, this course will only be open to front line practitioners.

Training in Development: Domestic Abuse Related Death Review Online Briefing 

This session will give an overview of Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (formerly Domestic Homicide Reviews) and disseminate learning from recent reviews.

Learning Outcomes: 

• Outline the purpose and process for conducting DARDR’s
• Provide learning from recent reviews and exploring emerging themes

Important Information: 

The briefing is currently in development. Please express an interest on the booking form to receive a link to the recorded briefing when available.

Self-Directed Learning

Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

• Developed in partnership by West Yorkshire Police and Wakefield Council. This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/

Clare’s Law (Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme)

• Developed in partnership by West Yorkshire Police and Wakefield Council. This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/

Domestic Abuse Essential Training

• This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/
• The training has been developed by IDAS – National Multi Agency Training on Domestic Abuse, direct link to the training  Online courses – IDAS Online Training Courses ‘Domestic Abuse Essential Training’.

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

• This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/ . This is a recorded briefing by the Wakefield Strategic Domestic Abuse Team, delivered as part of the Safeguarding Week in 2022.

Forced Marriage

• This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/ . The training has been developed by HM Government, direct link to the training https://awarenessofforcedmarriages.vc-enable.co.uk/Register ‘Awareness of Forced Marriage’.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – Recognising & Preventing FGM

• This is an open self-directed learning package that can be accessed via the Wakefield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership ‘Knowledge Hub’ under the Domestic Abuse section https://hub.wakefieldscp.org.uk/. The training has been developed by the Virtual College, direct  link https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/recognising-and-preventing-fgm.