Build advanced skills in DASH risk assessment, MARAC, and safeguarding to protect victims and prevent serious harm.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE ATTENDED LEVEL 1: BASIC DOMESTIC ABUSE AWARENESS TRAINING BEFORE REGISTERING FOR LEVEL 2.

Event Description

This training session equips frontline staff with advanced skills in risk assessment and multi-agency safeguarding processes.

The training focuses on understanding risk factors, using the DASH and YP DASH, and working within Gloucestershire’s multi-agency structures, including MASH and MARAC. Participants will explore case learning from Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDRs), legislation, and how to apply professional judgement to safeguard victims, including children as victims in their own right.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will:

Understand the risk factors associated with domestic abuse.

Know how to risk assess cases using tools such as the DASH and YP DASH.

Recognise children as victims in their own right.

Understand the role of multi-agency working in safeguarding and safety planning, including MASH, MARAC, and DVDS processes.

Know how to share information appropriately in domestic abuse cases.

Understand their role in identifying risk, making onward referrals, and safeguarding.

Learn from Domestic Homicide Reviews and strengthen understanding of the risks of homicide and suicide.

Be confident in applying relevant offences and legislation to practice.

Who Should Attend?

This training is designed for:

Frontline staff who already have a strong awareness of domestic abuse and need advanced knowledge.

Professionals involved in safeguarding, case management, or multi-agency work.

Practitioners in health, housing, social care, education, and justice who are required to risk assess and manage complex cases.

Why This Training Matters

Domestic abuse can escalate quickly, with devastating consequences if risk is not identified and managed. This training ensures professionals have the skills to assess risk, apply learning from serious case reviews, and work effectively within Gloucestershire’s Coordinated Community Response to protect victims and families.

👉 Register now to strengthen your expertise in risk assessment and multi-agency safeguarding practice.

A lunch break will be included midway through the session.

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