Forced Marriage Workshop

Forced Marriage Workshop

To raise awareness of forced marriage, disseminate information and improve responses when dealing with this issue

Target Audience: Groups 1 - 3 Those in regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact, with children, young people and/or parents/carers including all health clinical staff, who may be in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment. Members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns. 

Aims & Objectives: By the end of this half day course participants will:

• Better understanding of Forced Marriages, why they happen and who is affected
• Considered some of the principles and challenges when working with cases of Forced Marriage
• Developed an understanding of legislative framework and local policies and procedures
• Gained insight into the role of culture and the particular needs of those affected by Forced Marriage;
• Explored the changes needed in the areas of service delivery when dealing with this issue
• Considered some case studies

Woolwich Centre Map

The Woolwich Centre is opposite the Town Hall, with the entrance on Wellington Street.

Train:           
Woolwich Arsenal

DLR:                    
Woolwich Arsenal

Tube:
North Greenwich then bus 422, 161, 472

Buses:                
249,178,161,180,177,291,122,386,380,53,51,54,244,422,96,472

Parking:
There is Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter parking