Category Archives: Training

28 May 2014 ~ Introduction to Counselling for Refugee Women – Women and Girls Network – London

Places have become available for the second Introduction to Counselling for Refugee Women training course (which is part of the Women and Girls Network’s IPAMO: Honouring Resilience Restoring Lives project) and, as a result, the deadline for applications has now been extended to Wednesday 28th May 2014.  Interviews will be held on Friday 30th May (and, possibly, Monday 2nd June). The course will run between June-July 2014.

The project is for refugee women who want to develop understanding and practise in counselling and is part of the Women and Girls Network’s (WGN) specialist training provision. It builds upon the successes of our previously provided Refugee Women’s Project and has been developed in consultation with refugee women.

IPAMO is an innovative training package that has been designed to facilitate the support and professional development of refugee women and to enhance their ability to provide counselling and support to other women with a shared experience. No prior knowledge of counselling is required.

The project comprises of 2 free accredited courses: an Introduction to Counselling for Refugee Women, and an, Advanced Course in Counselling and Supporting Refugee Women. Participants who successfully complete the introductory course can apply to take part in the advanced course. The advanced course will run between September 2014-March 2015. Both courses include support to encourage successful participation and completion.

For further information about the project (including details of how to apply) please visit www.wgn.org.uk/training

May 13, 2014

3 June 2014 ~ Raising Women’s Voices: Social Media, Campaigning & Influencing Training (Beginners Level) – WRC + 26 June & 17 July 2014

This one-day beginners level Campaigns and Social Media training is tailored to women’s organisations and projects with no or limited working knowledge of policy, campaigning and social media (such as Twitter and Facebook) and who want to understand the basics. You don’t need any previous knowledge of campaigning or social media to come to this training.

The training is divided into two sessions. The first one starts at 10am and finishes at 1pm, and the second session begins after lunch at 1.45pm and finishes at ca. 4.45pm. This training takes place at the WRC office in North London.

Morning session (10am – 1pm)

This section covers the basics of campaigning and influencing, and is delivered by WRC’s Policy and Influencing Officer.

  • What is a campaign?
  • Key stages of campaigning:
  • Building a strategy
  • Analysing the issue and context
  • Involving the right people
  • Routes to influence
  • Tactics and tools
  • Communication

Afternoon session (1.45pm – 4.45pm)

The afternoon session will be an introduction to social media. If you know nothing, or almost nothing, about social media then it will be a great way to familiarise yourself with the main platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. The training will comprise:

  • What is Facebook?
    • Setting up a personal profile
    • Setting up a profile for your organisation
    • How to use Facebook
  • What is Twitter?
    • Setting up a profile
    • How to use Twitter
  • What about others? A brief introduction to:
    • Linked In
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • WordPress and Tumblr

We want to stress that you should come on this course if you have little or no familiarity with social media. If you already have a Facebook or Twitter account you may already be too advanced!

Dates & Registration

Please click on the date you would like to attend and follow the instructions to register your place.

Training Fee

We are offering this training course for FREE for WRC members. For non-WRC members, the following fees apply: >

    Full day: £50
    Half day: £25

If you would like to know more about WRC membership and how to join, please visit our membership page here.

If you know you have been a WRC member before but are not sure about your current membership status, please contact Suvi via email or call the WRC office on 0207 697 3450.

May 13, 2014

8 July 2014 ~ From the Margins to the Centre of Women’s Healing – Women and Girls Network – London & 9 July 2014

Training course: Promoting Recovery To Support Women with Complex Needs.

Training dates: July 8th & 9th 2014 (also on March 18th & 19th 2015)

Aim: This FREE two day accredited course explores the theoretical and clinical presentations of Complex Needs of women and girls accessing services who have experienced gendered violence.

About this course: The course will define complex needs introducing Developmental Trauma and Complex Traumatic Stress alongside common clinical presentations such as; depression, self-harming behaviour, suicidal ideation and activation. Understanding of trauma reactions and associated neurobiological responses will be also be explored. The course will introduce strengths and evidence based interventions working holistically to support recovery, emphasising women’s capacity for resilience and internal resources to promote sustainable healing.

How to apply: You can download an application form here

Completed application forms should be emailed to bookings@wgn.org.uk

Closing date for applications for the July course is: 6th June 2014

Closing date for applications for the March course is: 19th February 2015

May 9, 2014

3 June 2014 ~ Gender Responsive Trauma Focused Approach for Engaging Women’s Recovery from Sexual Violence – Women and Girls Network – London & 4 June 2014

Training course: Supporting Survivors Resilience, Moving Beyond and Through Experiences of Sexual Violence.

Training dates: June 3rd & 4th 2014 (also on December 9th & 10th 2014)

Aim: This FREE two day accredited course aims to build on practitioners existing skills and knowledge, following best practice protocols for effective engagement to support women’s recovery from sexual violence.

About this course: This course will use theoretical constructs from gender analysis perspectives on sexual violence, to examine prevalence, definitions, challenge popularist attitudes and views towards sexual violence from a trauma focused approach. This will involve the exploration of neurobiology of trauma responses to contextualise the range, depth and trauma symptomology and the ensuing legacy of sexual violence. The course will also introduce strength and evidence based approaches to working holistically, with women who have experienced sexual violence, from a culturally relevant perspective. The programme will also include specialist information from ROW on legal frameworks in sexual violence and presentations from CEOP covering new technologies in sexual violence.

How to apply: You can download an application form here

Completed application forms should be emailed to bookings@wgn.org.uk

The closing date for applications for the June course is: 27th May 2014

The closing date for applications for the December course is: 7th November 2014

May 9, 2014