Domestic abuse perpetrators part one: response

What this course covers

Face to face and webinar training includes:

• perpetrator behaviour, choice and entitlement, and the function of abuse

• coercive control, power dynamics and patterns of abusive behaviour

• perpetrator typologies, and indicators that risk is escalating

• professional curiosity and safe ways to engage with perpetrators

• responding to manipulation, denial, minimisation and victim-blaming

• accountability, motivation for change and barriers to intervention

What you'll learn

At the end of this training, you'll be able to:

• explain perpetrator behaviour and its impact on victims, children and families

• recognise and respond to risk indicators and signs of escalation

• engage with and challenge harmful conduct without colluding

• apply your learning to risk assessment, safeguarding and professional decisions

• contribute to multi-agency approaches that manage perpetrators and reduce harm

Who this training is for

You'll need a good working knowledge of domestic abuse, including coercive control, safeguarding responsibilities, risk assessment processes and the impact on victim-survivors.

You might work in a housing, homelessness or safeguarding role where you engage with or respond to perpetrators