This webinar aims to bring awareness to women’s experiences of domestic abuse, and show what a trauma informed response to domestic abuse looks like in practice.

Who is this session for? Professionals who support or work with people affected by or experiencing domestic abuse/ coercive controlling behaviours within a relationship, and those seeking to understand trauma within that context.

Aims of Session

To strengthen participants' understanding of how to take a trauma-informed and responsive approach to supporting people who live with/ have lived with domestic abuse/ coercive controlling behaviours in relationships.

To strengthen participants' understanding of domestic abuse/ coercive controlling behaviours within relationships and ways to respond effectively to it within our professional roles when supporting people.

To raise awareness of the experiences of gender-based violence, with a focus on domestic abuse and coercive control.

Speaker: Myra Ross – Author

Myra is a retired Police Officer with a special interest in domestic abuse and child protection. She has spent many years working with young people with care experience, within the Care System and in education. This model was developed by Myra in collaboration with artist Laura-Ann Middlemass. She uses this model in her training sessions. Myra was previously the training officer for the Highland Violence Against Women Partnership where she was responsible for writing the Imagine poem as part of the national 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence. Myra uses poetry and storytelling to create understanding and enhance the learning on gender-based violence and the abuse of power.

Please note we are running 2 options for this webinar, taking place on Friday 25th April and Monday 28th April - you only need to attend one of these sessions.