Below you will find suggestions for training formats and additional material to be used before, in and after trainings.
Training concepts and workshops
General workshop and student course on domestic violence
Duration: 60-90 min
I. Preparation prior to the workshop/student course
Use of materials from the IMPRODOVA training platform: Training modules for the police
II. Workshop
Course content is based on a presentation and training materials
Training 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
Simulations
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)
Slide collections
Police as frontline responder
in cases of domestic violence
This presentation can be used for a training with a duration of 60-90 minutes.
Supportive material for trainers
Checklist for trainers
This checklist can support your planning of any training format that you prepare and conduct.
Advantages, disadvantages and requirements of the main activating methods
This overview of several activating training methods, such as brainstorming, discussions, group work, case studies and role plays serves to select the most suitable method, depending on time, recources, learning objective etc.
Role plays in domestic violence trainings
Role plays offer a great opportunity to experience training content at another level than just a cognitive one. At the same time, an emotional approach doesn’t come without its risks.
This summary gives recommendations on how to make best use of this method in domestic violence trainings:
Surveys for evaluation of trainings
Pre-survey
The pre-survey serves the assessment of prior knowledge and expectations.
Evaluation
The evaluation is recommended to take place immediately after the training.
Transfer survey
To be used after an interval of 3-6 months to check whether the training transfer succeeded – optional as it may be difficult to reach participants and lead to low participation rate.