{"id":10423,"date":"2017-08-16T16:45:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=10423"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T11:47:14","slug":"evidencing-controlling-coercive-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/domestic-abuse-training\/cpd-courses\/evidencing-controlling-coercive-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Coercive and Controlling behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Understanding Coercive and Controlling behaviour (CPD Course)<\/h1>

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Section 76 of the\u00a0Serious Crime Act 2015<\/a>\u00a0came into force on 29th December 2015 and created a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. Before this offence was introduced, case law indicated the difficulty in proving a pattern of behaviour amounting to harassment within an intimate relationship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who is this training suitable for?<\/h2>

This training is aimed at any professional whose work brings them into contact with victims and perpetrators of controlling and coercive behaviour, such as:<\/p>

\u2022 Specialist Domestic Abuse agencies
\u2022 Social Workers
\u2022 Police
\u2022 Housing Officers
\u2022 Refuge staff
\u2022 Domestic Abuse Prevention Advocates (DAPAs)
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Course dates and booking (remote delivery):<\/h2>

17th March 2025<\/a><\/p>

12th May 2025<\/a><\/p>

30th July 2025<\/a><\/p>

25th September 2025<\/a><\/p>

26th November 2025<\/a><\/p>

20th January 2026<\/a><\/p>

24th March 2026<\/a><\/p>

Cost:<\/strong> \u00a390 (10% discount for members)
Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Zoom<\/p>

Head to our\u00a0training portal<\/a>\u00a0to browse all of our upcoming courses and to make a booking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Please note that submitting an application form will automatically generate an invoice so please only apply if you wish to attend the course.<\/p>

If you have any questions please email:\u00a0training@womensaid.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Understanding Coercive and Controlling behaviour (CPD Course) CPD: 3 points Section 76 of the\u00a0Serious Crime Act 2015\u00a0came into force on 29th December 2015 and created a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. 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