Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse is available to complete online.The recommended time allowance is 1.5 - 2hrs. Click here to access the course.

The aim of this course is enable participants to engage thoughtfully and proactively with the issue of domestic abuse and those affected.

The outcomes of the course are to enable the learner to:

• Identify the typologies of domestic abuse and survivor groups.
• Explore myths, barriers, stereotypes and impacts of domestic abuse particularly in a faith context.
• Reflect on how your own beliefs and values and the stories and narratives that they bring impact on your responses to survivors and perpetrators.
• Evaluate the needs of domestic abuse survivors to support them effectively, including referral pathways and the roles of supporting agencies.
• Identify safeguarding actions to protect victims or those at risk whilst also understanding the limitations and boundaries of your role.

The required attendees for the RADA course are:

• Anyone holding the Bishop’s licence, commission, authorisation, or permission (clergy, PtO, Readers, LLMs)
• Bishops Visitors / Pastoral Visitors
• Parish Safeguarding Officers
• Ordinands during IME 1.
• PCC Members / Lay Chapter Members.
• Staff at Theological Education Institutions with student facing roles.
• Members of the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel.

It is also recommended that Persons holding any other pastoral role within the Church complete the course.

Face-to-Face Training

In response to requests, we are able to offer a few face-to-face sessions.

This course is delivered is by the Diocesan Safeguarding Team and takes 2.5 hours to complete.

The available dates and links to book are as follows: