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SUMMARY:Tech Abuse
DESCRIPTION:We are all using technology as part of our every day lives\, however technology has become a tool in the perpetration of domestic abuse.  This course explores how abusers use technology to monitor\, control and harass and will provide you with guidance and resources to support women and children. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify different forms of tech abuse and abuse of online spaces.\nRecognise instances of misuse of technology and online spaces.\nDescribe emerging trends in tech abuse and how it impacts on survivors.\nAssess for tech abuse related risk in a domestic abuse context.\nSupport survivors\, of technology facilitated abuse / abuse of online spaces to protect themselves\, using tools\, techniques & signposting.\n\nFacilitator: Jodie McVicar is Head of Training with Scottish Women’s Aid\, overseeing national training and strategic partnerships across Scotland.  Jodie has previous experience working within refuge at Edinburgh Women’s Aid\, and as a Trustee with Fife Women’s Aid. Jodie also has experience working within child protection\, including leading CLD and assessing practice of safeguarders via the National Safeguarders Panel team with Children 1st.  Jodie is also an accredited Safe and Together trainer\, and has extensive experience of embedding training and implementation into wider systems change – particularly in relation to domestic abuse and other human rights issues.
URL:https://training.womensaid.scot/training-session/tech-abuse-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control
DESCRIPTION:Each year In Scotland\, in excess of 65\,000 incidents of Domestic Abuse are recorded by Police Scotland\, yet research shows only 1 in 5 experiencing abuse report to the Police\, meaning actual figures will be much higher. This session will examine how domestic abuse\, also known as coercive control\, is more than physical abuse and involves a range of behaviours that seek to establish control over victims and survivors by attacking and negatively impacting their physical and psychological safety and wellbeing as well as their resources\, agency and autonomy. It will address commonly asked questions such as ‘What causes domestic abuse?  Who is impacted? How would I know if someone was experiencing abuse? and of course\, What should I do?’ \nBy developing a greater understanding of domestic abuse\, in all its forms and how it impacts victims and survivors\, the session will enable individuals and organisations to be better placed to be alert to the signs of domestic abuse\, understand how it impacts people and where to signpost to support and specialist services. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify the different types of domestic abuse that people may experience.\nRecognise the signs and symptoms of someone experiencing domestic abuse.\nDescribe the impact of domestic abuse on individuals.\nAsk the question and respond effectively to a disclosure.\nReflect on what they can do to implement supportive response to domestic abuse in their own practice.\nBe more effective in supporting anyone experiencing Domestic Abuse.\nIdentify services to ensure people experiencing domestic abuse are able to be signposted to appropriate support.\n\nTrainer: Judy Ferguson is the National Training Coordinator at Scottish Women’s Aid\, a certified Safe & Together Trainer and a qualified IDAA Judy spent nearly 10 years working in a specialist domestic abuse service and 5 years serving on the board of Scottish Women’s Aid. \nJudy regularly provides training and consultancy to a wide range of multi agency statutory and voluntary bodies.  These include COPFS\, Police Scotland\, Local Authority Social Work Teams\, Law Society Scotland\, Criminal Justice\, Health Boards\, Housing Associations and Violence Against Women & Girls Partnerships and is passionate about improving the understanding of\, and response to anyone experiencing domestic abuse.
URL:https://training.womensaid.scot/training-session/understanding-the-dynamics-of-domestic-abuse-and-coercive-control-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Scottish Women's Aid":MAILTO:booking@womensaid.scot
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SUMMARY:Children & Young People's Experiences of Domestic Abuse
DESCRIPTION:Domestic abuse can have a profound effect on children and young people that goes beyond witnessing abuse. This session explores how children and young people are exposed to and experience domestic abuse\, how this can impact on all areas of their lives and the coping strategies they may employ. \nThis session also highlights how abuse can continue to be experienced by children and young people post-separation demonstrating the importance that any contact is safe contact and does not become a means for the continuation of abuse to the children and/or non abusing parent\, usually the mother.  The session will also highlight the importance of listening to children and young people and how difficult it can be for them to be heard and their views acted upon. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify how perpetrators abusive actions and negative parenting choices can impact on a child or young person’s educational and social experiences as well as their physical and emotional health and wellbeing.\nDescribe how children and young people directly and indirectly experience domestic abuse\, the coping strategies they can employ and the role of resilience.\nReflect and build upon best and practice skills and approaches for working with children who have experienced domestic abuse.\nConsider how to apply the learning to better support children and young people experiencing or impacted by domestic abuse.
URL:https://training.womensaid.scot/training-session/children-young-peoples-experiences-of-domestic-abuse-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Networked Misogyny: Incels\, Tradwives and the Violent Fringe of the Manosphere
DESCRIPTION:This training explores the growing influence of networked misogyny and its relevance to violence against women and girls. Focusing on online cultures such as incel communities\, men’s rights activism\, and trad-wife ideologies\, the course examines how misogynistic beliefs are produced\, shared\, and normalised through digital networks—and how these narratives can shape attitudes\, behaviours\, and risks in women’s lives. \nDesigned for frontline practitioners\, the training connects online misogyny to offline harm\, including coercive control\, harassment\, stalking\, and intimate partner abuse. Participants will develop practical skills to recognise warning signs\, assess risk\, respond safely to disclosures\, and maintain survivor-centred\, trauma-informed practice. The course also addresses practitioner wellbeing and professional boundaries when working with misogynistic narratives. \nThis training supports frontline workers to better understand emerging forms of gendered harm and strengthen responses that prioritise women’s safety and dignity. \nLearning Outcomes \nBy the end of this training\, frontline workers will be able to: \n\nIdentify and describe key forms of networked misogyny—including incel communities\, men’s rights activism\, and trad-wife ideologies—and explain their relevance to violence against women and girls.\nRecognise how online misogynistic cultures shape attitudes\, behaviours\, and justifications for coercive control\, harassment\, sexual violence\, and intimate partner abuse.\nUnderstand pathways between online misogyny and offline harm\, including escalation from grievance-based narratives to entitlement\, hostility\, and violence.\nAssess risk more effectively by incorporating awareness of networked misogyny into existing VAW risk assessment and safety-planning frameworks.\nApply an intersectional understanding of how misogyny intersects with racism\, migration status\, disability\, sexuality\, and economic dependency in shaping women’s experiences of harm.\nRecognise the emotional and professional impact of exposure to misogynistic content on frontline workers and implement strategies for supervision\, boundaries\, and self-care.\n\nFacilitator: Jodie McVicar is Head of Training with Scottish Women’s Aid\, overseeing national training and strategic partnerships across Scotland.  Jodie has previous experience working within refuge at Edinburgh Women’s Aid\, and as a Trustee with Fife Women’s Aid. Jodie also has experience working within child protection\, including leading CLD and assessing practice of safeguarders via the National Safeguarders Panel team with Children 1st.  Jodie is also an accredited Safe and Together trainer\, and has extensive experience of embedding training and implementation into wider systems change – particularly in relation to domestic abuse and other human rights issues.
URL:https://training.womensaid.scot/training-session/networked-misogyny-incels-tradwives-and-the-violent-fringe-of-the-manosphere-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
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