Reflect Training & Consultancy
Reflect Training & Consultancy Ltd
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Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control
1 Day (6 Hours) or 2 x Half-Days
Delivery: Commissioned In-House (Online Live or In-Person)

Trauma-Informed Introduction to Domestic Abuse

Comprehensive foundational training for health, social care, and community professionals on understanding coercive control, trauma dynamics, and evidence-based survivor support.

Discuss an organisational need07891 656560

Course Overview & Practice Context

Domestic abuse is a profound and pervasive issue that impacts individuals, families, and communities across the UK. This foundational training programme provides professionals across health, social care, housing, and the voluntary sector with the knowledge, confidence, and trauma-informed tools needed to identify abuse early, understand coercive control dynamics, and respond with compassion and safety.

Why a Trauma-Informed Approach to Domestic Abuse Matters

Traditional responses to domestic abuse have often focused narrowly on acute physical incidents. A trauma-informed approach shifts the perspective to understanding the cumulative psychological impact of coercive control, fear, and entrapment. Practitioners learn how to create psychologically safe spaces for disclosure, navigate complex disclosures without judgment, and support survivor autonomy at every stage.

What Your Workforce Will Learn

Understand the full dynamics and typology of domestic abuse (physical, sexual, economic, psychological, and coercive control)
Comprehend and apply the 5 core trauma-informed principles (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment) to domestic abuse practice
Detect early behavioural, emotional, and physical indicators of abuse without relying on visible physical injury
Implement trauma-informed communication strategies that respect survivor autonomy and avoid retraumatisation
Promote physically and psychologically safe environments for disclosure
Implement self-care practices and boundaries to sustain professional wellbeing and prevent vicarious burnout

Who Should Attend

  • Frontline workers in health, social care and community services
  • Managers and team leaders supporting individuals affected by domestic abuse
  • Professionals seeking to integrate trauma-informed approaches into their practice with domestic abuse survivors
  • Third-sector and public-sector practitioners
Commissioned Delivery

Tailored In-House Programme

We adapt case studies, group exercises, and escalation protocols specifically to your operational realities and service policies.

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