Welcome to this aneemo course, Working With Women With Complex Needs. In this first video, we explain why it's so important to address the specific support needs of women experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Women’s experiences of violence and abuse are inherently different from men because of the way that our society is set up. This isn’t to dismiss men’s experiences of violence and abuse but there are differences.

For women experiencing multiple disadvantage access of services is also different to men, however, in the opposite direction, with generally significantly lower uptake and greater difficulties in engagement. This course will increase your understanding of these differences and outline some approaches for working with women as well as how services can adapt to meet their needs.

What to expect from this course

• An understanding of the complexity and specific forms of trauma and disadvantage experienced by women, including the role of power, poverty and inequality.
• Discussion of tailored approaches to working with women, such as attachment and trauma informed approaches to engagement; assertive outreach; developing strengths-based approaches; working with and managing risk; working with substance misuse; working with couples; domestic violence and sexual violence; addressing the loss of children taken into care.
• An understanding of how services and system can most effectively meet the unique needs of disadvantaged women.
• All modules will include video tutorials from leading experts, downloadable tools, materials and links to further reading, quizzes and assessments to chart progress and CPD accreditation upon completion.