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Family Intervention Projects (FIPs) training

CAADA is pleased to be running the second year of domestic abuse training for practitioners working in Family Intervention Projects. The training, which has been developed on behalf of the Department of Health, will focus on increasing awareness and skills in relation to domestic abuse and risk.

What is it?
Are you eligible?
What does it cover?
When and where is it?
How do I apply?
What resources support it?

What is it?

CAADA has launched a two-day training programme on behalf of the Department of Health and Family Intervention Projects (FIPs). Family Intervention Projects have developed out of the Governments’ anti-social behaviour strategy. FIP teams across the country work to establish the needs of each family member and work in conjunction with the individual within a family to meet those needs.
Research shows that domestic abuse is prevalent in families working with FIP teams and this training will ensure that FIPs can offer better services and support in this critical area. Funded by the Department of Health, FIPs Training is being rolled out and delivered in various locations across the country in 2010.

This training aims:

• To make victims of domestic abuse and their children safer
• To provide high quality training to Family Intervention Project team members working with families where domestic abuse is occurring
• To equip FIP Keyworkers with information and skills appropriate to their work with these families, including special attention to their role within inter-agency work on domestic abuse

Are you eligible?

CAADA FIPs Training has been specifically designed for FIP Keyworkers, meaning those practitioners within a FIP who deliver a front line service to families. It is not open to other practitioners and Keyworkers will be prioritized over FIP Managers in the allocation of spaces. If you have any questions about your eligibility please call us for more information or email us at fipstraining@caada.org.uk. For other queries about training offered by CAADA please email training@caada.org.uk.

What does it cover?

This training programme covers:

• Dynamics of domestic abuse
• The impact of domestic abuse on children
• Recognizing the characteristics of a perpetrator
• Stages of change and motivational interviewing
• Identifying key risk factors in an abusive relationship, using the CAADA-DASH Risk Identification Checklist
• How to work effectively with a MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference)

In addition to the formal training, CAADA offers ongoing advice to FIP team members and wherever possible will help make links with local IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) services and MARACs in order to reinforce support to victims of domestic abuse.

When and where is it?

* Refresher course - please only apply if you received CAADA FIPs training in 2009.

The training will start promptly at 9.15am and run until 4.30pm on each day. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please note that this is not a residential course and learners who cannot travel daily to the training will need to make their own accommodation arrangements.

How do I apply?

If you are a FIP keyworker wishing to reserve a place, please speak to your manager to complete the booking form. Booking forms are available to download in the table below.

Please send or fax completed and signed booking forms to:
CAADA, 6th Floor, Maxet House, 28 Baldwin Street, Bristol BS1 1NG
Email: fipstraining@caada.org.uk Tel: 0117 3178750 Fax: 0117 376 3364

What resources support it?

Below you can find a number of documents to support your service. If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, please let us know at fipstraining@caada.org.uk and we will try to help as best we can.