Become an Ask and Act Trainer
“Ask and Act” is a process of targeted enquiry to be practiced across the Public Service to identify violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence. The term ‘targeted enquiry’ describes the recognition of indicators of violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence as a prompt for a professional to ask their client whether they have been affected by any of these issues.
Ask and Act aims:
- To increase identification of those experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence;
- To offer referrals and interventions for those identified which provide specialist support based on the risk and need of the client;
- To begin to create a culture across the Public Service where addressing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence is an accepted area of business and where disclosure is expected supported, accepted, and facilitated;
- To improve the response to those who experience violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence with other complex needs such as substance misuse and mental health; and
- To pro-actively engage with those who are vulnerable and hidden, at the earliest opportunity, rather than only reactively engaging with those who are in crisis or at imminent risk of serious harm.
Welsh Women’s Aid has been contracted by the Welsh Government to train the trainers to deliver the Ask and Act programme for Group 2 and 3 of the National Training Framework.
Group 2 Train The Trainer
To attend the Group 2 Train The Trainer training, click on your preferred date below to book a space.
Group 3 Train The Trainer
To attend the Group 3 Train The Trainer training, click on your preferred date below to book a space.
Are you already an Ask and Act Trainer?
Refresher
If you are a trained Ask and Act Trainer and you would like to attend a refresher course. Please click on the date below to book a space on the next refresher.
Practice Development Sessions
If you are a trained Ask and Act Trainer and you would like to attend one or more of our practice development sessions, please click on the date below to book a space.
Session 1
This pack will include topics such as:
- Supporting survivors of VAWDASV in schools
- Supporting a child demonstrating harmful behaviours
- Using Fire as a tactic of VAWDASV
- Image Based Sexual Abuse
- Non fatal strangulation
- Supporting staff who make disclosures
Session 2
This pack will include topics such as:
- Supporting older survivors
- DA, Mental health and suicide
- Supporting colleagues
- What is expected of a Group 3 champion
Ask & Act Area
If you are already an Ask & Act Trainer, please follow the link below to login and view the Ask & Act resources:
If you have already logged in, please follow the below link to access the resources (please note you will need to login to view the Ask & Act resource pages).
