Working with Disabled Adults Experiencing Domestic Abuse

Cost: Free to people working in Nottinghamshire county

(Chargeable outside of these areas)

Location: Online – MS Teams

Duration: 1.5 hours

Aim:

To improve understanding of disabled adults experiencing domestic abuse, and offer practical advice on offering support and overcoming barriers to help-seeking.

Learning points:

• Introduction to the Ann Craft Trust

• Presentation of “We Matter Too” Research

• Overview of barriers to reporting and help-seeking faced by survivors with disabilities

• Key good practice to improve responses (with reference to the Transform Toolkit)

• Q&A

Ann Craft Trust

The Ann Craft Trust was founded in 1992 by Dr Ann Craft who was passionate about rights for disabled people in society. Ann Craft Trust is a national charity that exists to minimise the risk of abuse of adults. Through pioneering training, practice reviews and contributing to world-leading research, we support organisations to safeguard adults and minimise the risk of harm. The Ann Craft Trust believe that everyone has the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Everyone deserves to be safe. The Ann Craft Trust offers bespoke training, organisational audits, policy and governance support, resource tool kits, e learning as well as research.

Find out more or book

Choose an upcoming session below or, if you’ve got questions, drop an email to training@equation.org.uk

Please be aware that this session will contain some reference to types of domestic abuse. It is recommended that the session is attended in a quiet and confidential space. If you are impacted by the content of the session, you will be provided with points of contact as part of your follow on resources, and reference will be made to support options in the session.

Information on support is also available on Equation’s Website: Get Help | Equation

Cancellation

If you do wish to cancel, you can do so through your Eventbrite confirmation or by getting in touch with our team at training@equation.org.uk.

Cost

Please be aware: due to the conditions of our funding, this training is free to people working in Nottinghamshire County – chargeable outside of these areas.

We are monitoring the attendance list and you will be asked to pay if you do not qualify for a free ticket.

Funders

Funded by County Deep Dive initiative as part of the aditional barriers awareness campaign.

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