Trauma Aces and Domestic Abuse – myths misinterpretation and an evidence-based a
Scottish Women's Aid
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Over recent years much attention has been given to the subject of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s). The long-term impacts of ACEs are of increasing interest to researchers and practitioners, including much discussion of the ethics and efficacy of screening for ACEs to improve health and social outcomes for women and children impacted by domestic abuse. While ACEs are important, an exclusive focus on adverse experiences risks labelling children and their families, and it neglects to turn attention toward the possibility for flourishing even in the face of adversity and the promotion of the positive experiences that children need. Understanding the dynamics of domestic abuse, the role of resilience and why some children do well despite early adverse experiences is crucial. This session will explore emerging research which addresses the common narrative high ACEs equate to an inevitable pathway as offender or victim. We will consider how identifying ‘protective factors’, an understanding of resilience and post traumatic growth can mediate the effects of childhood adversity and trauma can and should be used to inform policy and practice responses.
Participants can expect to:
Understand the impact of domestic abuse on individuals and explore how experiences in day-to-day relationships and interactions children experience in childhood can, despite adversity, have lasting impacts on adult health
Understand that brain development continues throughout our lives, providing later possibilities for changing neural pathways to develop healthier ones.
Reflect on current research in child development, adding to our current understanding of the power of positive experiences to mitigate the negative role played by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Identify and utilise the key principles of trauma informed and domestic abuse informed practice
Reflect on their understanding of, and current practice in, working with women and children who are impacted by domestic abuse and have experienced ACEs.
Facilitator: Judy Ferguson, SWA National Training Coordinator.
Judy has worked with Women’s Aid since 2011 and also worked with the Scotland SafeLives training team delivering the DA Matters Training Programme to 14,000 Police Scotland staff. Judy regularly provides training and consultancy to a wide range of multi agency statutory and voluntary bodies including the COPFS, Police Scotland, Social Work, Law Society Scotland, Criminal Justice Workers, Heath, Housing and Violence Against Women & Girls Partnerships etc. Judy has a wealth of experience informing her practice and a burning passion for working to end domestic abuse and violence against women in all its forms.
- Date
- 10:00-12:30, 29 November 2022
- Contact
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Rosemary Banner
01312266606 - Theme
- Social justice & poverty
- Cost
- £10-25.00
- Attendance type
- Online only