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Invisible Chains: Unwinding Economic Abuse and Promoting Financial Empowerment

**Please note, start time moved from 1pm to 12pm

To kick off our 16 Days of Action Empowerment Series, we are offering this free training session to support practitioners to understand economic abuse, and with practical tips to promote financial empowerment.

“Reclaiming your finances is part of reclaiming your life.  You are not bad with money — someone took that power away. But you can take it back.”

Economic abuse is a powerful and often hidden form of control that can trap individuals in unsafe situations and limit their independence. This training equips participants with the knowledge to identify the signs of economic abuse, understand its impact on survivors, and explore practical strategies for support, intervention and financial empowerment. Whether you’re a frontline worker, advocate, or community leader, this session will deepen your understanding and enhance your capacity to respond effectively and empathetically.

Learning outcomes:

  • Define economic abuse and understand how it fits within the broader spectrum of domestic abuse.
  • Identify signs and risk indicators of economic abuse.
  • Understand short- and long-term impact on survivors
  • Respond appropriately using a trauma-informed approach.
  • Explore pathways for support and safety planning that address economic control.
  • Learn practical tools to regain control over finances.
  • Explore budgeting, credit repair, and financial safety planning.
  • Identify support services and resources for long-term financial recovery.

Facilitator: 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.