VIRTUAL HSCP - An Introduction to The Line Between Parental Conflict and Domestic Abuse

This overview will assist Hampshire professionals and volunteers to feel confident to differentiate between parental conflict and domestic abuse and to establish at what point parental conflict might become unhealthy. Professionals will start to understand when exposure to a level of parental conflict will have a detrimental impact on the child/ children living in the family and how to respond, protect children and support parents. The course is available to all professionals working with children and young people, including schools, nurseries, health colleagues and social worker/family support workers.

Learning Outcomes: Understand the differences between parental conflict and domestic abuse (in its different forms) Understand how to respond to cases of parental conflict. Learn how to identify and respond early to domestic abuse disclosures and suspicions Learn to use appropriate language with victims of domestic abuse Gain an understanding of risk assessment and safety planning Identify sources of support, including specialist services, and how to signpost/ refer to them

What previous delegates have said about this course:

‘This was an excellent and informative course. This difference is crucial and was well explained with appropriate resources for both areas.’

‘Another brilliant short training session, really engaging and very informative.’

‘Really engaging and entertaining tutors. Particularly considering how large the group was, I still felt involved with the session. Also, some really good signposting to helpful resources.’