Victims Of Intimate Coercive Experience
Whether you are a victim of domestic abuse or a professional working in the sector, we have information, resources and tools to help you.
Clare is co-founder and co-creator of The VOICE Programme (Victims Of Intimate Coercive Experience). Alongside Cathy Press and Rachel Williams we have created a programme for victims that has been long overdue. VOICE is a psycho-educational programme looking at domestic abuse through an intersectional lens, whilst supporting victims to understand safely, their own trauma and responses, during the relationship as well as post separation.
The VOICE Programme is a ten-week psycho-educational programme for addressing domestic violence, coercive control and the behaviours that create the dynamic of intimate partner relationship abuse. It supports victims to identify the broad spectrum of abusive behaviours, the process of dismantling what a victim goes through and the significant impact of such traumatic experiences.
The main aims of the programme are to address the various behaviours of a controlling partner both in situ and post-separation and to offer relatable psychoeducation on trauma and normal stress responses, enabling victims to learn more about self-regulation and self-care. The programme is committed to weaving in the themes of intersectionality and the additional barriers this presents to victims, theoretic models which help victims to identify where they are at in the cycle or stage of domestic abuse both pre and post-separation and the use of digital technology to further compound abusive dynamics.
If you would like to refer yourself to a VOICE Programme group, email sophie@clarewalkerconsultancy.com for details. Why not take a look at some feedback from previous attendees, here.
If you’re interested in attending the facilitator training email info@awarenessmatters.com See feedback from previous delegates here.