Violence & Aggression Against Women & Girls

Introduction to VAWG
• Legislative frameworks and expert organisations
• Polices and Strategies
• Root causes of VAWG

Types and Patterns of Abuse
• Including physical, emotional, sexual, economic, and digital abuse
• Misconceptions and Myths

Impact on Individuals, Children and Communities
• Impact on different groups
• Gender-based violence drivers
• Patriarchy and Gender-Inequality

Theoretical Foundations
• Cycle of Abuse
• Four Stages of Abuse
• Power and Control Wheel
• Core Components

Society and Cultural Influences
• ACEs
• Poverty, Substance Misuse, and Isolation
• Intersectionality

Responding to VAWG

• Red flags

• DASH Risk Checklist

• Barriers to Disclosure

• Trauma-informed Approach

• Challenging Attitudes and Normalised Behaviours

• Bystander IntervenRon and Allyship

Reporting Obligations

• General Guide

• Roles of Professionals in Safeguarding

• Respond appropriately

• Record and Share Information

• Make Referrals

What Needs to Change

• Sensationalism

• Victim-blaming

• Perpetrator Minimism

• Misogyny

• Statistics

• Government Campaigns

• Case Studies