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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 Delivery Update

In light of the ongoing restrictions due to COVID-19 Rock Pool have decided to deliver all our open training courses online.

Whilst we would always prefer to deliver all of our training in a classroom, online delivery enables us to continue to provide you a service.

We will continue to deliver training in a classroom when commissioned directly by organisations, following COVID-19 compliant guidelines.

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Rock Pool Reflections

The Rock Pool Reflection sessions, are an opportunity for anyone to attend a virtual drop in session, held once a month with a Rock Pool Associate.

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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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Listen again to the Rock Pool Conversation with Helen Bonnick

Join us again for our conversation with Helen Bonnick, author of Child to Parent Violence and Abuse, from the 9th September.

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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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