Domestic Violence - Working with Victims and Perpetrators

How to effectively and safely support the victims of Domestic Violence, how to assess the level of Domestic Violence in any relationship.

How can Professionals; Family or Friends support victims once they decide to leave an abusive relationship? This lecture discusses the most effective forms of support that can be offered to assist victims to plan ahead and rebuild their lives.

Statistics show that once a victim leaves a relationship a high proportion decide to return, why is that? What can professionals or relatives do to counteract and support these decisions.

How can victims be supported to see what  needs to happen for their safety and emotional well being.

More and more cases of males being the victims of Domestic Violence are emerging. The evidence suggests that males frequently don't report violence, how can we offer them our support?

What is Manipulation? How do we spot when manipulation and control is a feature of a relationship. How can we help ourselves to end a manipulative relationship whether personal or professional.

What is involved in services for Perpetrator's? How does one access these services. This lecture gives an overview on the programmes designed to work with perpetrators and the outcomes that can be expected if successful.

How can professionals ensure their own safety when working with violent perpetrators? What strategies need to be employed to guarantee safe and effective working.

In this video important information is shared on safety and the standards needed to safeguard both the victim and any professionals working with the family.

This lecture covers some of the information and key working practices covered in the course when working with Victims.

Review the information which you have learned this far during the course.

In this lecture a final discussion on supporting families affected by Domestic Violence, how we can work with the whole family.