Safeguarding Partnership Jersey

Audience

This is suitable for anyone who works directly with children and adults who may be at risk of domestic abuse. It explains nature and impact of coercive controlling behaviour on families and how professionals and organisations can work to support victims.

Aim

To raise awareness of coercive and controlling behaviour within domestic abuse.

Learning Outcomes

In this module you will:

• Describe and critically analyse models of the use of power and control by abusers
• Describe the nature of coercive and controlling behaviours
• Describe how the intersectionality of disability, race, sexual orientation & other protected characteristics can increase the risk of coercion and control
• Outline key challenges of practice in this area, including the interplay between coercion and control, capacity and safeguarding adults
•  Identify organisations that can support victims

Please Note: This event is a 6-hour face to face session.