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The Hope2Recovery Programme – The First Step to Recovery from Domestic Abuse

Our brand new education programme for people who are experiencing, or have experienced domestic abuse.

The Hope2Recovery Programme

NEW Self Help Book from Rock Pool Founder Sue Penna: The Recovery Toolkit

The 12 week plan to help people thrive after domestic abuse.

Free Webinar: The second Rock Pool Conversation, with Nicole Jacobs

Nicole is the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales.

Taking place on 11th November, 12.30pm until 1.30pm.

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COVID-19 Training Update

Further to today’s announcement concerning further restrictions due to COVID-19 Rock Pool has decided to postpone all future open training courses.

These are courses that we put on at a central location (e.g. Birmingham, Manchester and London, etc.) and delegates will generally travel and stay in accommodation to attend our training.

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Big Lottery Funded Recovery Toolkits

Funded by Big Lottery, Rock Pool are pleased to announce we will be working with nine Domestic Violence Agencies to deliver our online version of the Adult Domestic Abuse Recovery Toolkit.

The project is going to deliver 36 Adult Domestic Abuse Recovery Toolkit Programmes to 216 participations over a 6 month period.

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Free Webinar: The second Rock Pool Conversation, with Nicole Jacobs and James Rowlands

11^th November between 12.30pm and 1.30pm

Nicole is the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales; and James is a Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) chair and a Doctoral Researcher at Sussex University.

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SafeLives Podcast: Sue Penna and the psychological impact of surviving domestic abuse

SafeLives’ Michelle Phillips, has a chat with our Chief Creative Officer Sue Penna, to discuss the psychological impact of surviving domestic abuse.

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Message from Chief Creative Officer Sue Penna – Delivering the Recovery Toolkit Online

Our advice for Facilitators delivering Rock Pool Recovery Toolkits.

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The Recovery Toolkit: Meet the Author Webinar

If you missed out on our live Meet the Author webinar with Sue Penna, you can watch a summarised version here.

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SPACE: Supporting Parents and Children Emotionally

Our new group programme for all parents with the aim of providing information about their children’s emotional behaviour.

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Top Tips to Stay Calm and Connected

In this strange and unprecedented time, it is so important to remain grounded and at peace.

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What If Home Isn’t a Safe Place?

The reality for individuals experiencing domestic violence is that social isolation may escalate their situation.

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Coercion and Control Enquiry Training

CACE training increases the delegate’s understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse.

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The ABC of Trauma Courses

Enabling practitioners to understand the impact of trauma, trauma-informed practice and strategies to use to promote protective behaviours and develop resilience.

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