Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children training
Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children
The Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children is a 1 day training course available to practitioners from all Medway agencies and organisations.
Aims: To inform professionals of the issues that surround domestic abuse and how abuse affects children and adults living within these situations.
Course objectives
By the end of the course participants will:
- understand the diversity in the type of abuse, the abusers and the victims of domestic abuse
- recognise the roles and responsibilities of professionals
- recognise the affect domestic abuse has on children and on parenting capacity
- know the risk factors linked with domestic abuse and be able to respond appropriately to the signs of domestic abuse and its effects.
Dates and times
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Thursday 12th June 2025, 9.30am – 4.30pm Gun Wharf Room 1.
Domestic Abuse and Extremism
A virtual session led by our Kent and Medway Prevent Coordinator
Dates to be confirmed.
Domestic Abuse Awareness and Signposting
To raise awareness and give delegates basic knowledge of identifying domestic abuse, how to ask safe questions, give support and where to signpost.
Dates to be confirmed.
E-learning Domestic abuse modules
Domestic abuse and intimate partner violence - 30 minutes
Hidden Harm: Parental Substance Misuse, Parental Mental Ill Health and Domestic Abuse- 2 hours 50 minutes
Supporting male victims of domestic abuse - 2 hours
Resources
Book onto the course or access e-learning
To register your interest to book onto the course you need to have a registered account with Me Learning.
View our registration page and follow the instructions to set up an account, look at our training catalogue and book.
If you encounter any difficulties, please email us at mscptraining@medway.gov.uk
More about the course
Trainer/Facilitator:
- Kirstie King, MSCP Development Officer
Parking
Unfortunately, parking is not available to delegates at Gun Wharf. However, parking is available within a short walk. Lunch is not provided but delegates are welcome to use the on-site café facilities.
Cancellation policy
Places on MSCP courses are limited. If you can’t attend a course for any reason you must tell us at least 5 working days before the course date.
Tell us be emailing mscptraining@medway.gov.uk or by giving written notification. If you fail to tell the MSCP, a cancellation charge of £100 may apply.