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Working with Romanian-speaking Survivors of Domestic Abuse, live online training by Lotus

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS

Working with Romanian-speaking Survivors of Domestic Abuse

Culture, barriers and safe practice. 2 hours, live on Zoom, with a certificate of attendance.

Why this training

Romanian is now one of the most common main languages in England and Wales. At the 2021 Census, 472,000 people used it as their main language. Services meet Romanian-speaking women every day, yet very little training addresses this community specifically.

What you will learn

  • Who the Romanian-speaking community in the UK are, including Roma Romanians and Moldovan dual nationals
  • How family norms, shame and past experience of authorities shape disclosure
  • The barriers these survivors face: language, EU Settlement Scheme status, economic abuse, insecure housing and transnational abuse
  • How to work safely with interpreters in domestic abuse cases
  • A practical checklist for assessment, safety planning and referral

Who it is for

IDVAs and domestic abuse practitioners, social workers, housing and homelessness officers, health visitors, midwives and GPs, police officers and MARAC partners, Early Help and family support workers.

Your trainer

Otilia Mutu is a qualified IDVA and the Initiator of Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC, the first UK service dedicated to Romanian speakers affected by domestic abuse. She works with Romanian-speaking survivors across the UK every week.

Prices

Standard

£45 per delegate

For statutory services, NHS, local authorities, police and private organisations

Charities and small organisations

£35 per delegate

In-house session for your team

Price on request

Up to 25 people, on a date that suits you.

What you receive

A practice handout with checklist and referral routes, the slides in PDF, and a certificate of attendance for 2 hours of learning that you can record in your own CPD log.

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