Domestic Abuse Workplace Training

Build your awareness, confidence, and skills to support colleagues facing domestic abuse

Create a safer workplace

This essential training empowers you to create a safer and more compassionate workplace, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to support colleagues affected by abuse.

Build awareness and offer support

Learn how to recognize the signs of domestic abuse, handle disclosures with empathy, and provide appropriate support in the workplace.

What Our Training Includes

MODULE 1 – WORKPLACE IMPACT AND RESPONSIBILITIES

How to recognise signs of domestic abuse at work, respond appropriately, and create a supportive environment that helps affected colleagues while protecting your organisation.

MODULE 2 – RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE

Clear guidance on how to recognise different forms of domestic abuse—including economic and coercive control—spot subtle workplace signs, and respond with empathy without overstepping your role.

MODULE 3 – SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA

How to support colleagues affected by trauma through a compassionate, trauma-informed approach—recognising workplace triggers, offering practical adjustments, and creating a safe, flexible environment that promotes recovery without adding pressure.

MODULE 4 – PRACTICAL WORKPLACE SUPPORT

Practical steps employers can take to support staff affected by domestic abuse—like paid leave, flexible hours, workplace safety planning, and confidentiality—plus how to implement these measures effectively over time.

MODULE 5 – PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

How to create a joined-up, workplace-wide response to domestic abuse—combining policy, training, practical support, and culture change to ensure survivors feel safe, supported, and understood at every stage.

Empowering You to Tackle Abuse And Support Survivors

Revenue from our training course directly empowers our charity to extend vital support to more women in urgent need.

Resolute Training: In association with Claire Throssell MBE

Understanding the variants of domestic abuse and how the upcoming repeal of Presumption of contract

will fit within the law.

Why This Training Matters

Family law solicitors are often the first line of defence for victims of domestic abuse. The advice you give can shape safety, child arrangements, and life-or-death outcomes.


Our training covers: The reality of coercive and controlling behaviour, Post-separation abuse and litigation abuse, The impact of trauma on clients and children, Safe child contact considerations, Professional curiosity and risk identification, How to avoid unintentionally enabling perpetrators, Trauma-informed legal practice.

The Difference

This isn’t a tick-box CPD session. It’s hard-hitting. It’s honest.
It’s uncomfortable — because it needs to be.

You will leave better equipped to: Recognise high-risk dynamics, Challenge unsafe narratives, Protect children effectively, Represent survivors with confidence and clarity.

If your firm advertises expertise in family law, this training isn’t optional-it’s essential. Because getting it wrong costs lives.


For bookings and accreditation details, contact: teamresolute@resolutesupport.uk

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