From Incident to Pattern: Understanding & Engaging Men who use Coercion & Control

NEW TRAINING: Understanding Patterns of Coercion, Control, and Adaptation in Relationships

Domestic abuse is often understood through incidents of violence. Yet many of the highest-risk relationships are not defined by isolated events, but by ongoing patterns of coercion, control, intimidation, and restriction of freedom over time.

This one-day interactive workshop introduces practitioners to a contemporary, pattern-based understanding of domestic and family violence, drawing on the work of Evan Stark and Michael P. Johnson.

Participants will learn how to move beyond incident-focused assessments and develop practical skills for identifying coercive control, recognising adaptation, and liberty restriction, and engaging more effectively with men who use abusive and controlling behaviours in their relationships.

The training combines theory, case analysis, structured questioning frameworks, pattern-detection exercises, and experiential trainer led role plays designed to strengthen practitioner confidence and assessment capability.