Training & Events

We are providers of CPD Accredited DHR Chair training and training for professionals commissioning or sitting on a DHR Panel or otherwise involved following fatal domestic abuse.

Announcement

Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic our training as moved on line. See below for details of how to book.

If you would like to speak to us about bespoke training for your team or organisation contact us at training@aafda.org.uk

Training

AAFDA offers expert training for statutory and voluntary sector professionals on:

Being a DHR Chair (CPD Accredited)
Managing a DHR (CPD Accredited)
Being an Effective Panel Member
Working with Families
Reviewing suicides and unexplained deaths after domestic abuse
Increasing awareness of domestic abuse
Preventing domestic abuse

AAFDA's CEO is a Home Office appointed reader of Domestic Homicide Reviews and a Home Office accredited Chair.

AAFDA sits on the national Domestic Homicide Review Quality Assurance panel, hosted by the Home Office.

Our training will:

Deal with the grey areas and be highly interactive.
Link to real cases and will include input from a family member who recently completed the Domestic Homicide Review journey.
Cover the process including by quality assuring puiblished reviews.
Share best practice particularly around working with families.

Scroll down for details of our current range of courses.

Training for Professionals

Free Webinar - Domestic Homicide Reviews - Key Values & Practices

Througout 2021 we will be hosting a series of FREE webinars focussed on DHRs.

Reviewing Domestic Abuse related Suicides and Unexplained Deaths

New dates realeased for 2021/22

DHR Chair Training

Due to COVID19 we are delivering this Accredited training on line using Zoom.

Join us and discover the skills required to be a Domestic Homicide Review Chair.

Managing a Domestic Homicide Review

This CPD Accredited course is suitable for any professional tasked with commissioning or managing a DHR. it is also suitable for professionals on a DHR Panel.

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Being an Effective Panel Member

**New dates released for 21/22**

Join us on this interactive 2.5hr Zoom session and learn what it takes to be an effective DHR panel member.

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QA Ready

This short course is essential for DHR Chairs and Community Safety Partnership professionals

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What People Say About Us

Amazing, driven excellence service, working wholeheartedly around the clock to support bereaved families.

Domestic Homicide Review Officer, Warwickshire County Council

- Stavroula Sidiropoulou

As Domestic Homicide Review Chair and Report Author we have worked alongside AAFDA on a number of reviews. The support that they provide to families is exemplary. They understand domestic abuse and the very specific issues that arise from domestic homicides. Their specialist advice leads to better family engagement. They provide practical help and support to those left behind that can assist in them beginning to move forward with their lives. Quite simply, Reviews are always better with AAFDA involvement. We cannot recommend them highly enough.

DHR Chair and Author

- Gary Goose and Christine Graham

AAFDA is an internationally regarded centre of excellence in respect of the study and understanding of the causes of domestic homicide. As a specialist peer led expert advocacy organisation, AAFDA leads the way in the UK in seeking to prevent fatal domestic violence, while also supporting bereaved families through the immediate and longer term.

DHR Chair

- Prof. John Devaney

[AAFDA] Advocates are professional, compassionate and knowledgeable; true champions for families who experience domestic abuse homicides.