Training & Development

At the Change Project our professional training and development team have a choice of training courses available. All training can be customised to cater for your individual or team needs, giving them the skill and confidence to respond effectively to domestic abuse and violence.

The Change Project are experienced in working directly with perpetrators and provide a unique insight into the complexities of domestic abuse.

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Engaging Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse

For individuals in organisations or voluntary groups to engage perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Training Outcomes:

Enable attendees to recognise domestic abuse
Enable attendees to identify perpetrators
The societal and individual benefits of working with perpetrators
Motivational interviewing
Making a connection and building a rapport with perpetrators to encourage support through interventions
Interactive exercise and role plays
Enable attendees to refer perpetrators for interventions and support

Dates

28th July

Costs

£70 per person

Domestic Abuse Basic Awareness - Braintree and Halstead

We are offering FREE training to organisations and individuals in the Braintree and Halstead area. This training is to support employees who are experiencing domestic abuse, while also engaging employers and HR teams to ensure they have the knowledge and tools to identify and support victims. This will include employees from diverse backgrounds and sectors, particularly in areas where domestic abuse incidents are prevalent.

Training content:

Develop a clear understanding of Legislation and why domestic abuse is a workplace issue
Raise awareness of what domestic abuse is and the different components
Develop confidence in identifying perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse
The effects of domestic abuse on children, survivors and perpetrators
An employer’s responsibilities; best practice and employee rights
To build confidence in responding to domestic abuse survivors or perpetrators
Support within the workplace and externally

We will also provide businesses with access to resources, such as helplines and partnerships with local domestic abuse services, ensuring ongoing support for staff. This holistic approach will raise awareness, reduce stigma, and ensure that staff facing domestic abuse are supported, both at work and in their personal lives.

To book your place, please click on the relevant date and book your place through Eventbrite:

Dates

Monday 21st July 2025 from 10am - 1pm at Braintree and Bocking Community Centre in person

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/domestic-abuse-awareness-training-tickets-1372456567539

Costs

FREE

Domestic Abuse Enhanced Awareness

For individuals in organisations or voluntary groups to give Enhanced awareness of domestic abuse.

Training Outcomes:

Identify domestic abuse and understand the legislative framework surrounding domestic abuse (civil and criminal)
Awareness of assessment, risk factors and safety planning (DASH)
To understand the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Team and Conferences (MARAT and MARAC) process
To recognise and understand in detail post separation abuse, including stalking and harassment in line with legislative changes.
Honour based violence, forced marriage and FGM
Situational couple violence and violent resistance
To understand the cycle of change with interventions suitable for perpetrators.
To effectively respond to survivors and understand support available (civil and criminal)
Key considerations for when safety planning for survivors and children.
To understand the links between domestic abuse and child abuse alongside abuse against adults with care & support needs
To identify perpetrators and the services available.

Dates

4th August

Costs

£70 per person

Domestic Abuse and the Digital World

For individuals in organisations or voluntary groups to give understanding of technology and its use to perpetrate abuse, such as by using texting and social networking to bully, harass, stalk or threaten.

Training Outcomes:

How digital abuse is perpetrated
The impact of digital abuse in the relationship and what happens when the relationship ends
How perpetrators get the information they need
Understand digital footprints
The risks of using social media
Modern uses of technology and surveillance
To recognise future advances (such as artificial technology) and how perpetrators may use modern technology to further their abusive behaviour.
Understanding of Legislation and recent changes
Support in safety planning around technology and how to safeguard survivors

Dates

14th July

Costs

£70 per person

History, Theory and Cycle of Domestic Abuse

The Change Project is offering a webinar into the historical background of domestic abuse and the arrival of the 21st century that brought Government involvement to ending domestic abuse.

Furthermore, the webinar will deliberate the theory behind domestic abuse perpetration, such as the usefulness of sociological criminology in aiding our understanding of domestic abuse.

Additionally, there will be exploration of the intergenerational transmission of abuse (cycle of abuse) and to what degree do adult intimate partner perpetrators experience childhood exposure to domestic abuse.

Dates

12th August

Costs

£50 per person

Bystander intervention and domestic abuse

The Change Project is offering a webinar into bystander intervention and how this differs for domestic abuse.

Bystander intervention is recognising a potentially harmful situation or interaction and choosing to respond in a way that could positively influence the outcome. It focuses on taking people through the different stages required to move from inaction to action safely.

Domestic abuse myths, postulate that domestic abuse is a private matter, but this is not the case. The Change Project will guide individuals on the appropriate and safe way to intervene, while considering barriers and resources/support available.

Dates

TBA

Costs

FREE

Myths, Beliefs and attitudes

The Change Project is offering a webinar, breaking down the myths surrounding domestic abuse within society. It will include cultural myths and beliefs about gender that may be used to justify domestic abuse. The webinar will highlight the importance of challenging myths and how they may influence a professionals belief systems.

Dates

5th August

Costs

£50 per person

Professional boundaries and working with Domestic Abuse

Professional boundaries are the legal, ethical and organisational framework that protects both survivors, perpetrators and the professionals. It signifies between what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour both in and outside of work. The webinar will delve into discussion regarding professional boundaries, why they are important and how to identify crossed boundaries. Recommendations are given with positive boundaries and on how to keep boundaries in place.

The webinar will also discuss the potential for stress, burnout and trauma on professionals alongside there indicators. It will be explored how to mitigate stress, burnout and trauma through various support mechanisms available.

Dates

29th July

Costs

£50 per person

Sexual Harassment Awareness in the Workplace

From October 2024, workplaces will have new duties to ensure reasonable steps are taken to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. As this is a positive obligation, it is envisaged that training and a policy will be required as a minimum to comply with it.

The Change Project is providing ‘Sexual harassment in the workplace’ training for all workplaces.

The sexual harassment in the workplace training is tailored to the individual needs of the organisation. The Change Project will meet with organisations for a consultation and assessment prior to conducting the training.

Training outcomes:

Workplaces will be confident in recognising what is sexual harassment. This will include Legislation, impact on the individual and consequences on employees/ employers.
Workplaces will be knowledgeable in policy, implementation and promotion.
Workplaces will understand how to report incidents of unacceptable behaviour.
Employers will be able to recognise third party harassment and the reasonable steps to take to protect staff
Staff will feel confident in having appropriate, supportive, conversations regarding sexual harassment with those who have experienced it within the workplace.
Workplaces will be educated on bystander Intervention
Workplaces will be knowledge on internal and external support.
Workplaces will be introduced to White Ribbon and to support the mission of ending violence against women and girls

Should you be interested in booking sexual harassment in the workplace training for your workplace, please get in contact with our training and development team to discuss.

Domestic Abuse Dual/Counter allegations with Toolkit*

For individuals in organisations or voluntary groups to aid and build confidence in screening for dual/counter allegations and identifying primary perpetrator.

Training outcomes:

To gain understanding and confidence in working with dual/counter allegations
Recognise the importance of identifying the primary perpetrator within dual/counter allegations
How to identify the perpetrator and how they may present to professional’s
Understand the significant impact it can have of wrongly identifying the perpetrator
Be able to recognise the damage of holding survivors as the ‘ideal victim’
Consider why resolving dual/counter allegations can be challenging
Discuss the different dynamics of relationships, including ‘intimate terrorism’, ‘situational couple violence’, ‘mutual abuse’ and ‘violent resistance’
Importance of advocacy and using professional judgement when ascertaining risk
Interactive exercises utilising case studies and the Change Project dual/counter allegation toolkit*.

*Toolkits are not a risk assessment. They are a tool to aid professionals in identifying Dual Allegations. Always ensure to utilise alongside your organisational choice of risk assessment such as DASH

Dates

8th August

Costs

£75

Enhanced Coercive Control Awareness with Toolkit*

For individuals in organisations or voluntary groups to enhance their knowledge and understanding of coercive control.

Training outcomes:

To gain understanding and awareness of the dynamics of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour
Recognise UK Legislation and prevalence
Understand the difficulties and challenges in evidencing coercive and controlling behaviour
To recognise the many trajectories of coercive and controlling behaviour such as financial
coercion, sexual coercion and reproductive coercion.
Discuss the different dynamics of relationships, including ‘intimate terrorism’, ‘situational couple violence’, ‘mutual abuse’ and ‘violent resistance’
Understand the significant short and long term impacts of coercive and controlling behaviour
Interactive exercises utilising case studies and the Change Project Coercive and controlling behaviour toolkit*

Dates

11th July

Costs

£75

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If you are interested in booking training for your organisation, we are able to offer online or face to face day courses for up to 25 people, with a minimum of 15. If you would like further information and costings please contact training@thechangeportfolio.org