Domestic Abuse: Impact on Children

(ML2069 - Day Two)

2008/09

Overview

Domestic abuse has a major impact on the health and welfare of women and children world-wide. The 1995 World Development Report by the UN shows that, on a world scale, it is a significant cause of disability and death. Domestic Violence accounts for almost a quarter (23 per cent) of all violent crime. In 1997 , 37 per cent of women homicide victims were killed by their present or former partners (compared to 6 percent of men) more than 3 every week

(Source:- The British Crime Survey 2000 Home Office).

Aims

To enable participants to understand the range of ways in which children are affected by living with domestic abuse and to identify risk and their support needs

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

�         Understand how the perpetrator draws the children into the violence and abuse

�         Understand how the violence and abuse affects children and young people, and also how it impacts upon the non-abusing partner's parenting

�         Identify children's support needs and level of risk

�         Begin to identify ways to engage with children and young people about the issue of domestic abuse

�         Understand the importance of safety planning for children and young people

Target Audience:

Applicants need to have a basic understanding of domestic abuse and attended the awareness raising course. Aimed at practitioners and line managers who work with children and families (staff wishing to attend this training must have attended the introduction to child protection training via GSCB or single agency).

Maximum No of Participants:

20

NVQ Links:

HSC21 / 23 / 24 / 234 / 240 / 31 / 33 / 34 / 3101 / 3102 / 3111 / 319 / 325 /

335 / 395 / 41 / 43 / 44 / 430 / 431 / 433 / 439 / 440 / 452

Social work standards: Key roles 1-6

Facilitator:

Tessa Biddington and Jodie Das DV Training Consultants