Specialized training for professionals working in state and public intitutions represented in Working group on prevention and elimination of intimate partner VAW in Košice
Špecializované vzdelávanie pre zamestnancov štátnych a verejných inštitúcií repreznetujúcich Pracovnú skupinu pre prevenciu a elimináciu partnerského násilia na ženách v meste Košice
Four catchment areas of Kosice were determined (Kosice – Sever, Kosice – West, Kosice – Dargovskych hrdinov a Kosice – Nad Jazerom)
Main responsible institutions from each catchment area were chosen. The criterion was the potential of the institution to be the place of first contact for women surviving partner violence or searching for support/help:
- Police stations
- Offices of social affairs and family
- Hospitals
- Field social workers
- Centres of psychological consulting and prevention
- Departments of misdemeanours
People – professionals working in the particular institutions were the beneficiaries of the specialized training – workshops
Special training material - reference manual was created contenting precise competences and procedures of respective support agencies in case of DV – partner violence
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Funding body
Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic - Committee for crime prevention of the Slovak Government
Aims and objectives
The training was a part of a project aimed to foster the cooperation between the institutions responsible and involved in DV topic. The aims were:
- To strengthen the activities of the Working group for prevention and elimination of violence against women in town Kocice (working since 2008)
- To determined the catchment area in Kosice of training realisation
- To create a platform for meetings and knowledge exchange of the involved institutions
Results and impact
The workshops - trainings gathered professionals and sensitised them in partner violence ( on the myth of partner violence, on the real causes and nature of partner violence, the risk factors, the safety of women, who is responsible for the violence against woman, health impact on women and their children, etc.)
The beneficiaries appreciated the information on the broader context of the partner violence and the exchange of their professional experiences launched.
The trainings were the place where the multi-institutional cooperation started in the respective catchment areas of Kosice
Positive result is also the building of informal connections between the people working with women surviving violence and knowing each-other competencies in the support or prevention procedures
The reference manual is available online on the website of Fenestra and could be use for free by any state or public agency willing to improve their professional support in case of DV
The project was an example for other self-governing regions to start similar cooperation (e.g. region of Presov)
Creator/owner/responsible institution
Fenestra
Stakeholder, Firstname: Dušana
Stakeholder, Family name: Karlovská
Additional information
Duration: 1 day
Periodicity: irregularly
Nr of beneficiaries: 36
Nuts code: SK042
Evaluation: internal