Domestic Abuse Awareness.

This CPD accredited course will be beneficial for those studying, training or professionals working in children, young people, parents and families.

Duration: 6 Hours

Who should attend?

Any professional who is responsible for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, violence and coercive control.

• Mental Health and Social Care

• Voluntary & Community Sector

• Domestic Abuse Service Providers
  
  What you can expect from attending
  
  I envisage by the end of this training session you will have a greater understanding of:
  
  

• Definition and classifications of domestic abuse, violence and coercive control.

• Dealing with disclosure whilst understanding limits of confidentiality.

• Safeguarding of victims and children.

• Identifying and assessment of risks.

• Characteristics of victims and survivors.

• Types of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).

• Stages of narcissistic abuse.

• Trauma bond.

• Reporting incidents.

• Resources.
  
  
  About the facilitator

Donna-Maria Bradley previously founded La Dolce Vita Project, a non-gender domestic abuse therapeutic service, in the city of Derry/Londonderry. (January 2015 to 31 December 2023).

Donna-Maria is the founder of My Family Matters Foundation Ltd, an early intervention service for separating families. Opened January 2024, where she currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer. She was previously a Board of Director with The Change for Children UK.

Donna-Maria has gained 11 years’ experience working with a diverse range of clients. Has a strong educational background, with a multitude of experience, in setting up, managing, governance, drafting policies, and training of staff in both a charity and company business setting.

Donna- Maria is a MBACP (Accredited) therapist. Specialising in family separation issues to include domestic abuse, parental alienation, coercive control. A prior member of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) 2019 until September 2025. Holds a PgCert in Parental Alienation Studies. QQI award in mediation skills.

Various other training includes trauma informed practice, domestic abuse and risk management, sexual abuse, child protection & safeguarding, risk management, anxiety, disorders & phobias, suicide risk management, project management, train the trainer, training needs analysis and presenting skills.

Donna-Maria also previously held the position of Editor and Chief of Parental Alienation International Newsletter (2021 - 2023).

Donna-Maria has delivered training since 2016, locally, regionally and internationally.

If you wish to find out more on what Donna-Maria has to offer, check out her linktree https://linktr.ee/donnamariabradley