Contact Information
- Address
- 15 Ardmore Road , Derry, Co Derry, BT47 3PQ
- Contact Person
- Claire McLaughlin
- Telephone Number
- 028 7141 6800
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Additional Information
Foyle Women’s Aid established AVERT in June 2006 as a social enterprise specialising in adult and child protection, to meet organisational need and external demand. Avert are committed to providing a range of high quality, specialist training which promotes a positive, preventative and proactive approach to domestic abuse.
Avert is fast becoming a recognised ‘lead provider’ of domestic and sexual abuse training to all of the professional bodies across the North West who work with victims and families who experience sexual and domestic abuse.
Training is designed for external agencies such as schools, youth/community groups and the workplace, and to professionals working directly with victims or within the field of domestic abuse. The training programme includes Basic Awareness of Domestic abuse, Models and Theories of Domestic Abuse, Dealing with Disclosure, The Impact of Domestic abuse on Children and Personal Protection Planning. It aims to:
• Develop relationships with community, voluntary or private sector workplaces to develop workplace policies, protocols and procedures on domestic abuse and how to record report and refer domestic and sexual abuse
• Increase public awareness of domestic abuse and build community capacity to respond Develop and formalise training provision (accredited and non-accredited) in relation to domestic abuse to all public, schools, community voluntary and sector agencies;
• to the needs of those affected by domestic abuse;
• Continually evaluate training to ensure the needs of those experiencing domestic abuse are met
- Available to Age Groups
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All Ages
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