Domestic Abuse: A Workplace Issue (What HR Workers Need To Know):
Wednesday 18th November, 10am – 4pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. This session is aimed at HR workers and policy makers who are considering introducing a domestic abuse policy in their workplace. No previous experience or training in this area is necessary. Trainer: Nel Whiting SWA. £95 per statutory sector delegate/£75 per voluntary sector delegate.
Seminar: Children’s Understanding Of Gender And Violence:
Monday 16th November, 10am – 1pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. This seminar will focus on research addressing how young people construct their own gender identities and define the identities of others. These constructions are pertinent for understanding how gender relates to and informs their subsequent discussions of male violence against women. It will also consider the difficulties in accessing young people because of (adult) gatekeeper notions of childhood innocence and their assumptions that ten and eleven year olds lack knowledge and understanding to effectively engage with the research. The final part of the seminar focuses upon young people’s understandings of the gendered nature of violence and their own conceptualisations of power. The disparity between their own defining of violence and the naming of specific incidents is identified as an integral feature of their understanding. The seminar will seek to facilitate discussion and debate regarding the translation of this theoretical research into practical responses. Nancy Lombard. £35 per statutory sector delegate/ £25 per voluntary sector delegate
Development Day: Dating Violence: Young People & Domestic Abuse:
Friday 27th November, 11am – 4pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. Scotland has long recognised the potential impacts of all forms of domestic abuse on children and young people. Building on this understanding the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children & Young People (2008) recognises that young people can experience domestic abuse in their own relationships. This session is aimed at policy makers who wish to explore effective ways of mainstreaming work around young people’s experiences of abuse in intimate relationships into policy and practice. Trainers: Ellie Hutchinson & Nel Whiting (SWA). £50 per statutory sector delegate/£30 per voluntary sector delegate inclusive of buffet lunch
Contact: Scottish Women’s Aid, 132 2nd Floor Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD T: 0131 226 6606 F: 0131 226 2996 email Emma.Sutherland@scottishwomensaid.org.uk