Crime and individuals
Domestic abuse training manual for health professionals
This training manual supports the Department of Health Responding to Domestic Abuse: A handbook for Health Professionals. Trainers using this manual MUST first read and be familiar with Responding to Domestic Abuse: A handbook for Health Professionals. The training manual is designed to be a flexible resource for health service trainers. The manual will support your work in delivering essential training for health practitioners to give them the knowledge and skills to work effectively with patients who are or who have been affected by domestic abuse.
Title: Domestic abuse training manual for health professionals
Author: Department of Health & Home Office
Number of pages: 344
Date published: February 2006
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The training manual developed from work within the National Domestic Violence Health Practice Forum (now called HEVAN, Health Ending Violence and Abuse Now). Roxane Agnew-Davies collated training materials produced by the Forum and wrote the draft manual that was edited by Jackie Barron and Lorraine Radford.
HEVAN recommends:
training on domestic violence within mandatory induction procedures
training on domestic violence within continuing professional education
regular, systematic, ongoing training programmes on domestic violence
training co-ordinated by a designated lead within the department or unit
commissioning training from the voluntary sector or specialists working with domestic violence
systems to ensure competence of trainers and compliance with training
HEVAN has identified three levels of training needs:
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Level 1: |
Core training for health professionals |
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Level 2: |
Additional training for health professionals with specialist responsibilities regards domestic abuse or case responsibility |
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Level 3: |
In depth training for professionals with a therapeutic specialism, clinical supervisors or managers |
How to use this manual
The manual is designed to be a flexible training resource that can be used to support the Responding to Domestic Abuse: A handbook for Health Professionals. This introductory section gives general guidance on assessing training needs, planning and delivering training. The training materials are organised into four modules that cover the recommended content of the core level training for health professionals:
Domestic abuse as a health issue
Positive identification
Positive response
Professional issues
The manual has been designed so that a trainer can take out the most suitable materials from the four core module sections to fit the time available and the training needs of a particular group of professionals.
The format of the manual allows you to dip into sections of the manual, to print out and photocopy relevant materials and handouts for your training purposes.
Last update: 16 February 2006