Workshop and student courses

General workshop and student course on domestic violence

I. 45-minute workshop for physicians

Designed as a virtual, interactive workshop; presentation “Domestic violence in the health sector” can be used and tailored to individual needs.

II. 90-minute workshop for medical schools

Designed as a virtual, interactive workshop; presentation “Domestic violence in the health sector” can be used and tailored to individual needs.

I. Preparation for the students – 3 days in advance

Discussion guided by those questions:

1) What do these quotations ring in you? What do they say about domestic violence?

2) Think about the ways in which you may have encountered the term ‘domestic violence and abuse’ so far. How do you define domestic violence and abuse? What does the terms mean for you and are you aware of any other terms describing the same phenomenon?

Module 1, Module 2, Module 3, Module 4, Module 5, Module 6, Module 7, as well as statistics and training materials

II. Workshop

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III. Student course for medical schools

Designed as a virtual, interactive seminar with presentations for up to 16 students in 4 groups; including preparation and conception of the group work it corresponds to 28 SW.

I. Preparation for the students- 14 days in advance

Discussion guided by those questions:

1) What do these quotations ring in you? What do they say about domestic violence?

2) Think about the ways in which you may have encountered the term ‘domestic violence and abuse’ so far. How do you define domestic violence and abuse? What does the terms mean for you and are you aware of any other terms describing the same phenomenon?

Module 1, Module 2, Module 3, Module 4, Module 5, Module 6, Module 7, as well as statistics und training materials

4 groups:

  • Group 1: Forms and dynamics of domestic violence (presentation) and draft of a case study
  • Group 2: Indicators of domestic violence (presentation); design of a campaign poster on the topic indicators of domestic violence
  • Group 3: Istanbul convention/legal framework (presentation); preparing and facilitating a panel discussion
  • Group 4: Risk assessment in cases of domestic violence in multi-professional teams (presentation)
  • Input of the groups sent in at least 3 days before the course in order to ensure optimal coordination of the various contents, to avoid duplication and to give possible didactic advice for the presentations.

II. Day 1 of the student course:

10.00 am – 10.15 am Introduction of participants, introduction into the topic

10.15 am – 10.45 am Disucssion of the home assignment

10.45 am – 11.45 am Group 1: Forms and dynamics of domestic violence

Module 1: Presentation, discussion and case study

11.45 am – 12.00 am coffee break

12.00 am – 1 pm Group 2: Indicators of domestic violence

Module 2: Presentation and discussion of the campaign poster

1 pm – 2 pm lunch

2 pm – 3.15 pm Reaction to disclosure, communication with victims

Module 3: Presentation, interactive case discussion

3.15 pm – 3.25 pm break

3.25 pm – 3.55 pm Risk assessment and gender aspects of risk assessment

Module 5: Presentation and interactive case discussion

3.55 am – 4.30 pm Module 3, Module 4, Module 5: warp-up of day 1 using a case study

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III: Day 2 of the student course

10.00 am -10.30 am Knowledge assessment and wrap-up by using a quiz

10.30 am – 10.40 am Documentation, and reporting in cases of domestic violence

Module 4: wrap-up

10:40 am – 11:40 am Group 3: Istanbul convention, legal frame

Module 6: presentation, panel discussion

11.40 am – 11.50 am coffee break

11.50 am – 0.50 pm Group 4: Risk assessment in cases of domestic violence in multi-professional teams

Module 7: presentation, discussion and case study

0.50 am – 1.45 pm lunch

1.45 pm – 3.15 pm Simulation of a “round table”- cooperation of multi-professional teams by discussing a case of domestic violence

Module 7:  Presentation, discussion and case study

3.15 pm – 3.25 pm coffee break

3.25 pm – 3.45 pm Wrap-up by using „Ficts and Facts

3.45 pm Feedback round and farewell

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Workshop on stereotypes and unconscious biases

The workshop is based on the content and materials of Module 8.

I. Possible workshop concepts

  • Half-day (4h) or full-day workshop (6-8h) according to need and focus
  • Online or on-site workshops
  • Individual trainer or mixed-gender trainer tandem (depending on the size of the group)
  • Alternatively: Multi-level learning concept with short learning units with a mixture of learning content, videos, quizzes, and handouts for download
  • Learning units can be sent to participants during or after workshops (e.g., at weekly intervals) to support learning transfer in the long term

II. Target groups

  • Students
  • Professionals
  • Executives/Management
  • Educators/Trainers

III. Methods

  • Theoretical background
  • Discussions
  • Individual and group work
  • Case studies
  • Role plays
  • Hand-outs
  • (Online) Peer group meetings
  • Audio-visuals (e.g., videos, movies, blogs, cartoons)
  • Simulations