Woman's Trust Training





Legal & Housing Options for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence

Thursday 14th April



The course will cover the following issues:

* the criminal justice system;

* short term occupancy rights for women whose relationships have
broken down due to domestic violence;

* civil law injunctions (non-molestation orders and occupation
orders);

* Protection From Harassment Act;

* temporary and long term housing options;

* housing legislation.



N.B. All applicants should have previous training in domestic violence
awareness.





Domestic Violence Awareness Training

Thursday 28th April



The course is aimed at all staff working in agencies working with
women and children experiencing domestic violence and will cover the
following issues:

* definitions and statistics;

* different forms of domestic violence and their impact upon women;

* children's experience of domestic violence;

* why women may remain in or return to violent relationships;
equalities issues;

* help and services available to women and children experiencing
domestic violence;

* good practice guidelines.





Children and Domestic Violence Training

Tuesday 10th May



The course is aimed at all staff working in agencies working with
women and children experiencing domestic violence and will cover the
following issues:

* ways in which children experience domestic violence;

* impact of domestic violence on children;

* impact of domestic violence on parenting;

* child protection issues; issues related to residency and contact;

* prevention work;

* sources of help & good practice.



Please note, you need to have attended Woman's Trust Domestic Violence
Awareness Training in order to attend this course.





For further information on any of these courses please contact:

* Heidi Sabrautzky at 020 7795 6444/6999

* http://www.womanstrust.org.uk

* administrator@...