Domestic Abuse: Supporting women with disabilities

The training will enable you to better understand the realities and prevalence of domestic abuse; using statistic and legislation. It will enable you to identify behaviours that is suffered by disabled women by recognising signs and how this impact on the victim using real life case studies.  Explore and understand the effects of domestic abuse has on a woman with disabilities to understand the barriers that stand in the way of her disclosing domestic abuse. Develop strategies to change your practice to help disabled women who experience domestic abuse and to respond sensitively and confidently and know how to source the appropriate support.