This introductory course will raise your awareness of domestic abuse and increase your understanding of survivors and the impact the abuse has on their everyday lives. 

It will cover: 

• Understanding the myths that surround domestic abuse and how these can be used as a justification for abuse by both perpetrators and society in general.   
• The dynamics of domestic abuse and coercive control and how abuse creates dependency and fear, keeping the survivor entrapped in the situation.  
• The different tactics that perpetrators use including both violent and non-violent methods to enforce subordination.   
• Understanding the impact of domestic abuse on survivors and children.  
• The barriers to leaving an abusive relationship including how economic abuse is used to restrict freedom.  
• How to offer a survivor-centred response including how to effectively signpost survivors to support.