Understanding Domestic Abuse

Entry is at the dis­cre­tion of the Cen­tre. How­ev­er, learn­ers should be aged at least 16 to under­take the qualification.

There are no spe­cif­ic rec­om­mend­ed pri­or learn­ing require­ments for this qual­i­fi­ca­tion. How­ev­er, learn­ers may find it help­ful if they’ve already achieved a Lev­el 1 qualification.

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Email: jobsmart@​peterborough.​ac.​uk

Learn­ers who achieve this qual­i­fi­ca­tion could progress to:

• Lev­el 3 Cer­tifi­cate in Under­stand­ing Men­tal Health
• Lev­el 3 Award in Coun­selling Skills and Theory
• Lev­el 3 Award in Skills for Work­place Health Champions
• Lev­el 3 Award in STEPS Towards Sui­cide Reduction
• Lev­el 3 Award in Health and Social Care
• Lev­el 3 Cer­tifi­cate in Health and Social Care
• Lev­el 3 Diplo­ma in Health­care Support
• Lev­el 3 Cer­tifi­cate in Prepar­ing to Work in Adult Social Care

This qual­i­fi­ca­tion is designed to increase learn­ers’ aware­ness and under­stand­ing of domes­tic abuse and its impact. The need for edu­ca­tion and train­ing across sec­tors to enable iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of abuse, allo­ca­tion of sup­port and refer­ral is a recur­ring theme with­in region­al domes­tic abuse strategies.

Aware­ness of domes­tic abuse and its impact is impor­tant for those work­ing in a wide range of sec­tors such as health­care, social care, child­care, edu­ca­tion, and hous­ing. There is a need to under­stand the issues, report on those who may be at risk and sup­port sign­post­ing to rel­e­vant services.