Price: FREE for Nottingham City workers

It is recommended practice for Nottingham City practitioners to utilise additional risk considerations when risk assessing LGBT+ survivors. The current risk assessment process for all people experiencing domestic abuse is through the DASH RIC (Domestic Abuse Stalking Harassment Risk Indicator Checklist), it is recognised, however, that for some survivors there will be additional risk considerations. This briefing session explores additional risk factors and considerations for LGBT+ people experiencing domestic abuse.

 Learning outcomes

• To introduce additional risk considerations for LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse

• To explore how these can be utilised alongside the DASH RIC

• To improve understanding of the needs of LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse

Prerequisites

Please note: This session is not a general training on Domestic Abuse in Same-Sex relationships and will assume an understanding of DASH RIC and MARAC. This briefing session will be of most benefit to workers who have already completed Domestic Abuse Training and DASH RIC/ MARAC training or have a prior understanding of DASH RIC and the MARAC process. It will not provide training on DASH RIC specifically.

To access the City MARAC training, please find forthcoming dates and booking information here:

MARAC

For training to increase awareness and understanding of domestic violence and abuse in same-sex relationships more generally, please find available dates here:

Domestic Violence and Abuse in Same Sex Relationships

Funded by

Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership

Please bear in mind that this training does include reference to types of domestic abuse, if you are watching or taking part in this training in a shared building, if possible, please do so in a space that is not accessed by other people for the duration of the training.

It is possible that any training about domestic abuse has the potential to impact on each of us personally, please be aware that this may be the case before accessing the training.