Violence Against Women: issues, research and policy – CWASU – 6th October 2011
CWASU courses are aimed at professionals currently working in the statutory or voluntary sector who wish to:
- Conduct internal evaluation, monitoring and small scale research projects;
- Develop and extend specialist services dealing with child and/or woman abuse;
- Undertake policy development at a local, regional or national level where they have responsibility for delivering support and advocacy services, co-ordinating multi-agency for and/or improving the response of the criminal justice and/or health sectors
- Deliver government and/or agency policy commitments with respect to Safeguarding Children, addressing domestic violence, rape, FGM, forced marriage, sexual exploitation and other forms of violence against women.
NEXT AVAILABLE COURSE: Violence Against Women: issues, research and policy
The course will cover:
- violence against women: frameworks, framings and methods
- intimate partner violence; rape and sexual assault
- harmful traditional practices in a globalised world
- sexual exploitation; issues and debates
Delivered over 6 days, the first two days will focus on a critical engagement with theories, definitions and research methods, including a historical overview of feminist theory in relation to violence against women. Subsequent sessions will explore specific forms of violence against women.
Teaching dates for the next course running in the autumn semester are;
- Thursday 6th October 2011
- Friday 7th October
- Thursday 20th October
- Friday 21st October
- Thursday 17th November
- Friday 18th November
Please contact Marcy O’Reilly for further details on costings and how to apply.
- Tel: 020 7133 5107
- Email: marcy.oreilly@londonmet.ac.uk
