Education & Training
As a leading advocate and direct service provider for victims of domestic violence, Women Against Abuse has proven its dedication to preventing and reducing violence through education and training. The Women Against Abuse Education and Training Department works to inform and intervene with the community-at-large around issues of domestic violence or intimate partner violence, and its impact on families.
The Education and Training Department offers a variety of workshops for community groups and organizations, public schools, and city agencies.
Workshops are approximately two hours long and are available in both English and Spanish. Workshops can be customized for a variety of audiences including adults, youth and adolescents, parents, teachers and school officials, law enforcement, and other professionals who work with survivors of domestic violence.
The following trainings are currently offered:
Children and Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence for Professionals
Teen Dating Violence for Teens
Teen Dating Violence for Adults
Women Against Abuse can also customize a workshop or training to a specific issue and/or audience.
- Emergency Shelter
- Sojourner House
- Legal Center
- Education & Training
- Domestic Violence 101
- Children and Domestic Violence
- Teen Dating Violence for Teens
- Domestic Violence for Professionals
- Teen Dating Violence for Adults
- Request Training
- 8th Grade Thank Yous!
- Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline
- Aftercare Services
