Domestic Violence Assessment Consultancy and Training

The recent care review of children's services has highlighted the need for more supportive interventions for families. This post will...

Recent surveys indicate that children have experienced greater abuse during lockdowns. This post is designed to provide social workers...

Find out more about the remote one to one treatment programme DV-ACT experts deliver for perpetrators who are unable to attend a group...

In this post, we discuss the Duluth Model's Power and Control Wheel and how it can be used in domestic abuse practice. The Power and...

It is increasingly acknowledged that children are often trapped in the perpetrators' regimes of coercive control and suffer the same...

Domestic abuse is a major concern for those working with families in the aftermath of the pandemic and professionals have reported being...

For those families living in a home where coercive controlling behaviours are being used, it is important that a safety plan is in place...

Research is emerging that coronavirus measures have fostered an environment where perpetrators use of coercive controlling behaviour has...

This post will explain what perpetrator programmes are and their effectiveness at reducing domestic violence and abuse. Domestic abuse...

The Coronavirus crisis lockdown poses a myriad of problems for victims including escalating violence and routes to safety closed down. Of...

The practical barriers women face when leaving an abusive partner are widely recognised, but the emotional attachment a woman may have to...

In this post, we discuss the prevalence of post-separation abuse and how the Duluth Model's Post Separation Wheel can be used in domestic...

DV-ACT are an established team of experts that have worked together for many years, helping to keep children safe from domestic abuse....

DV-ACT experts deliver a bespoke 1:1 treatment programme for perpetrators whose denial and minimisation of their behaviours makes them...

We are often asked for details of our expertise in dealing with complex cases. This post will outline the experience of our assessors in...

Have you been referred for a risk assessment and don't know what it is, what you will need to do and how it will affect your case? This post

With restrictions in place across the country DV-ACT are completing the majority of their appointments remotely using video calling...

Children's social workers often find themselves in the position of having to work with parents who minimise violence and abuse taking place

Have you been referred for a vulnerability assessment and don't know what it is, what you will need to do and how it will affect your case?

DV-ACT experts are often asked about the vulnerability of mothers to domestic abuse and, in particular, their attachment to their abuser and