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This course will increase your understanding of the issues surrounding 'honour-based' violence and forced marriage. It will also help you handle situations appropriately where this abuse has occurred or might occur.
This course contains the following modules:
Module name | Type | Duration |
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Understanding the community | Online | 00:22:00 |
What are forced marriage and honour-based violence? | Online | 00:22:00 |
The victims and perpetrators | Online | 00:27:00 |
Barriers to change | Online | 00:16:00 |
Challenges for the professional | Online | 00:22:00 |
The course aims to help anyone who works with children or has regular contact with children to recognise and respond to situations where abuse linked to 'honour-based' violence and forced marriage has occurred or may occur.
For example, those who work in schools, healthcare, social care, faith organisations, community groups or the police.
In the course you will:
Here are a few of the topics covered in this course:
Not a minor crime | Sexual ‘honour’ | What is ‘honour’? | Losing ‘honour’? | Immoral acts? | The origins of ‘honour’ | So what’s the problem? | Current attitudes | Self-perpetuating phenomenon | The right to marry | What is forced marriage? | Reported honour killings | Is forced marriage illegal? | A gender issue? | Forced marriage and arranged marriage | What is ‘honour-crime’? | ‘Honour-based’ violence and domestic abuse | Different motivations | Are things getting better? | A real and serious problem | The victim’s mindset | The victims | Who is most at risk? | What is a parent’s motivation? | Religion | Aggravating factors | Abuses related to forced marriage | Abuses after forced marriage | Rape | Abandonment | The victim’s predicament | The psychological impact on the victim | The future for victims and their children | The future for the victim’s children | Why don’t they run away? | After running away | Persistent attitudes | Communities blocking change | Deterrents to women fleeing abuse | Escape deterrents | Difficulty getting religious divorces | Government failures | What is the law? | The law and forced marriage | New legislation and penalties | What should professionals look out for? | Less common warning signs | The ‘one chance’ rule | Case study: Medya at school | Case study: Medya and Social services | Case study: on reflection
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This course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.