Last year I was honoured to be commissioned to work on the design and structure of a workbook journal that goes alongside a domestic abuse programme for vulnerable mothers built by DVACT-PAI. I was delighted to hear how happy they were with the work I did to support the programme.
About the Domestic Abuse Programme for Vulnerable Mothers
DV-ACTION provide a blended learning programme designed specifically for mothers in child protection measures. This programme makes learning accessible and promotes lasting change.
The programme is particularly suitable for women where; there is an enduring emotional attachment to the abuser; the abuse has impacted their ability to make safe decisions, or they have a history of difficulties in permanently escaping the relationship.
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Domestic abuse knowledge – covering subjects such as power and control, sexual abuse and coercive control.
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Attachment – exploring reasons why the mother remained in the relationship, understanding the emotional attachment to the abuser and pressures to reconcile.
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Children – with a focus on understanding the effects of abuse on the child and reparative parenting.
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Safety planning – focusing on prioritising children’s safety, crisis management and early warning signals.
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Personal insight – discussing the impact of the abuse, exploring childhood experiences and reasons for vulnerability.
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Moving forward – building self-esteem, how to work collaboratively with professionals and what to do when starting a new relationship.
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Additional needs – this will cover specific needs not included in the above areas such as alcohol abuse, grieving and loss, the use of violent resistance and immigration concerns.
I was even more delighted to see that Claire Verney, the director of DVACT-PAI, had backed my most recent Kickstarter campaign for my publication Turning Trauma Into Triumph. Once the book was published I received an email that expressed Claire’s congratulations and informed me of how impactful the book is, so much so that she intended to provide a copy to each vulnerable mum who is on the programme.
Here’s the official statement:
Jennifer’s book will be supplied by DVACT-PAI to survivors who attend their domestic abuse programme for vulnerable mothers. The Programme works with mothers to break the attachment to their abusive partner and to help them keep their children safe. Turning Trauma into Triumph is a practical and accessible resource demonstrating to survivors that they can recover from their experiences which is an important message for all those on their journey towards rebuilding their lives free from abuse.
– Claire Verney (Director of DVACT-PAI).
Turning Trauma Into Triumph is my proudest publication to date, it collects my written work amongst blog posts, guest posts, articles, unpublished pieces alongside my reflections on each section. To hear that it will make a difference in this way is something I wouldn’t have imagined.
I will continue to follow DVACT-PAI’s progress with this programme and their other work.
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