Violence Against Women & Girls & Domestic Homicide Reviews Webinar

Target Group:           Any professional working with children and young people in the Borough of Lewisham.

Trainer:                     Charlene Noel - Violence Against Women & Girls Programme & Strategy Manager

Time of Session:     12:00 - 14:00

Dates:                       Thursday 10th June 2021

                                  Wednesday 15th September 2021

                                  Thursday 9th December 2021

                                  Wednesday 9th February 2022

Aims and Objectives:

• The government definition of the different strands of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
• To provide practitioners with an understanding of the terminology Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and the strands it includes
• The course will cover local, national and international issues of VAWG and examine how VAWG is experienced by victims
• To discuss how Lewisham responds to VAWG and the Council’s VAWG policies
• To provide an understanding of the statutory requirements of conducting a domestic homicide review (DHR) in Lewisham.
• To understand the recommendations made from previous DHRs and how they are meant to be implemented.
• To examine and understand the common themes found in the most recent DHRs conducted in Lewisham.
• Looking closely out how learning from DHRs is embedded within frontline practice for professionals within Lewisham.
• Examining a case study of a DHR.

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