Description

In this episode of the Training 4 Influence podcast Tammy sits down with Taye Training Facilitator, Sophie Cooke, to discuss her five key learning points from the Domestic Abuse in Lockdown course.

Sophie Cooke has been working within the rape crisis movement for numerous years. She spent her first years as a volunteer on the front lines, supporting women and girls who had been affected by rape and sexual violence. But then moved to recruiting volunteers for these roles, as well as training - which she now does for Taye.

This episode will briefly cover five key points from this course:

1. The increase in domestic abuse in lockdown
2. The "new" forms of abuse we are seeing
3. The barriers to receiving support
4. How we overcome the barriers
5. The services still available during lockdown

The Course

Recognizing there has been an 25% increase in the number of calls made to domestic abuse helplines we were asked to create a “Domestic Abuse in Lockdown” training course to help professionals respond to the problems arising from lockdown due to.the Coronovirus pandemic.

Course Objectives

• Understanding domestic abuse
• Situational abuse
• Impact of lockdown
• Indicators of abuse
• Support and signposting
• Creative solutions for sharing support
• Self-care and emotional resilience

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To provide context for those listening in the future, as this episode is published we are currently around nine weeks into the COVID-19 UK lockdown. Schools are closed, many employees are working from home and hospitals are at capacity.

While this podcast has been in the plans for a while, COVID-19 has changed the timetable of its delivery. Instead of starting by delving into the Training 4 Influence methodology, we realise it is more important to start this podcast with a series delivering bitesize learning, derived from our induction courses, for those frontline professionals needing further support during these times.

Frontline professionals regarded as 'critical workers' are currently working under unprecedented circumstances - with staff levels falling and government regulations changing daily, additional support is vital as many new, inexperienced or recently retired people are being asked to take on key roles. 

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As mentioned in the episode:

Website:tayetraining.org.uk

Email: tammy@tayetraining.co.uk

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