Working with Male Victims of Abuse - FREE Course for people in Wales, UK

Working in partnership with SafeLives and funded by the Welsh Government, this training is aimed at professionals and practitioners working with or potentially working with male victims of Domestic Abuse . This course will equip the practitioners working with male victims across Wales with a deeper understanding of the issues faced by male victims and improve responsiveness to the prevention, protection and support of males who experience any form of VAWDASV. This training will:

• define what is meant by domestic abuse; understand the dynamics and prevalence of domestic abuse experienced by men;

• understand the risks associated with male victims and a general awareness of gender-based violence, domestic abuse; risk assessing and risk management options;

• understand the support available for men who have experienced domestic abuse;

• improve the response they provide to male victims/survivors who are experiencing domestic abuse with the aim of empowering disclosures;

• have awareness of the barriers faced by male victims of domestic abuse and and understand how to overcome these;

• understand the additional reluctances/pressures male victims experiencing when reporting or accessing support

Funded by Welsh Government and delivered in partnership with Safe Lives.

This course is also available in Welsh - please contact [email protected] for more information.

Event Venue

Online