Below is a guide to some of the content which can be tailored to your organisation and location. Additional material can be discussed on request.
Session 1 – Domestic Abuse Awareness and Survivor Focus
- Different forms of domestic abuse including technological and financial abuse and how these may manifest themselves in the workplace.
- A history of DA.
- Statistics, impact and why we should care.
- Lived experience insights.
- Signs that someone may be experiencing abuse.
- Signposting and information about local and national DA support services.
Session 2 – Focus on those who are or may be using harmful behaviour.
- The statutory responsibility of employers and how this applies to you.
- Exploration of domestic abuse perpetrator interventions and the underlying principles.
- An exploration of our own concerns about speaking to someone who may be using abuse.
- The barriers which prevent people acknowledging their behaviour.
- How you can talk to someone about their behaviour whilst encouraging them to engage with support and take responsibility.
- Scenario discussions and practice.
- Discussion around future support and actions for your business.
[i] Domestic abuse: findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)