Merton Safeguarding Children Board - Domestic Abuse and Its Effects on Children

Full day
Facilitators: Linda Finn & Dermot Brady
 

Course Aims

• To raise awareness of the effects on children who living with domestic abuse
• To explore the nature of domestic abuse and its prevalence
• To raise awareness in recognising domestic abuse and developing practice when working with children and adults on these issues
• To explore effective interventions

Content

• What is domestic abuse and its prevalence?
• Domestic abuse from differing perspectives including the feminist perspective and minority community perspective
• Issues relating to perpetrators
• The effects on children and children's resilience/coping strategies
• The effects of domestic violence on family dynamics/structure and parenting
• Interagency co-operation
• Support programmes for the child and the mother

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