Life without abuse
Our Domestic Violence and Trauma Recovery Programmes teach techniques and provide information to help break cycles of violence, build confidence and aid recovery.
Who are these programmes for?
Domestic Violence
Programme
This course is for anyone who has experienced domestic violence and abuse, wants to break the cycle of abuse and wants to learn how to make their children’s lives better.
For Muslims, I open up Pandoras box by looking at ‘Sabr and Dhulm’ (Patience and Injustice) and ‘Sharm and Izzat’ (Shame and Honour) in the context of Islam. I’ve focussed on Muslim women but this course will address the needs of all women and young people.
The aim is to change the thinking from ‘no one understands’ to “no one needs to understand, because I do and I’m important, I matter”.
Trauma Recovery
Programme
The Trauma Recovery Programme is for everyone who has encountered any type of trauma from being in, or witnessing, an accident to experiencing the loss of a loved one and feeling lost and overwhelmed in the process. It MUST be followed from Session 1 to Session 7.
It looks at the clusters we use to manage our emotions and provides coping skills to manage feelings of panic, anxiety and alarm. There will be exercises for you to do at the end of each session.
The aim is for you to know you're not going crazy. Your body is trying to tell you what's happening. You're going to learn how to listen to your body and identify what is happening.
Freedom
Programme
The Freedom Programme is for women who have experienced domestic abuse. It's for women who want to move forward and out of the situation they are in. Women will be able to share their experiences and learn from others experiences.
The Freedom programme is about assisting you to make the decisions you want to make through validation and confirmation of your experiences and feelings.
We do NOT give advice and we do NOT offer counselling. We offer support throughout the programme as we understand how difficult and distressing the process can be.
Simple Steps to Freedom
Choose a programme and a time that suits you from our timetable. Each programme consists of 7 modules which you'll work through on a weekly basis.
Once you've had your first appointment you'll have 12 months to complete your chosen course and each week you'll build on the previous module.
As you work through the programme you'll begin to know what your body and mind are going through, why you feel as you do and understand that you're not "going crazy".
I will be with you every step of the way, using my 25+ years of experience working with women and children to help guide and support you as you develop.
DISCLAIMER
My work is based on years of experience in the Violence Against Women and Girls field and, more recently in Criminal Justice, listening to and observing people’s journey’s over the past 25+ years. I began Inshiraa as I could no longer offer my work one on one, there were just too many people needing the services I provide in domestic violence and trauma recovery.
I must stress that, I am NOT a doctor, I am NOT a lawyer, I am NOT a therapist/psychologist/psychiatrist or a scholar.
For medical or legal assistance you MUST go to your doctor or find a lawyer.
Domestic Violence
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Programme
- What Domestic Violence is and who can be a Domestic Violence Perpetrator
- The impact of your belief system and why you respond the way you do
- Understand the role of Patriarchy, Culture, Religion and Self-Imposed Control in your life
- Understanding of the Power and Control Wheel and how it applies in relation to religion and cultural practices
- The role of agencies, what to expect and what you’re entitled to
- Journey through the Criminal Justice System
Trauma Recovery
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Programme
- What PTSD is and what causes it
- Common reactions and physiology
- Triggers, safety and avoidance behaviours
- Subjective Units of Distress and your Personal Anxiety Hierarchy
- A wide range of proven to work coping mechanisms
- Emotional Numbing
- Anger Management, passive, aggressive and assertive concepts
- Acceptance
- The PTSD Triangle
- Common thinking errors
- Boosting your confidence and self-esteem
- Relapse, recovery and resilience
Freedom
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Programme
- The Freedom Programme will take you through a journey of exploration of behaviours and tactics used by perpetrators
- You will learn the different tactics they use when they control you
- You will learn how power and control shows itself in abusive relationships
- You will begin to understand how children are impacted by living in an abusive situation
- You will learn by sharing your experiences, if you want to, and hear other people's experiences
- You will be supported throughout the 12 week programme