Abuse Related to Beliefs in Witchcraft

The course starts with a basic understanding of what a ‘belief in abuse related to witchcraft’ is. We’ll build up a picture of the main risk factors are and look at how to recognise and respond to situations where abuse linked to beliefs in ‘witchcraft’ or ‘spirit possession’ has occurred, or may occur. You’ll assess how this impacts you as a professional or volunteer, whether that’s in a faith organisation, community group or social care setting.

On completion of this course you will automatically get a course certificate along with your name, the CPD hours credited, date of completion and the learning objectives covered.

This course is ideal for you if you work with children or have regular contact with children. This includes faith organisations, school staff, adult and children’s social care services staff, other local authority partner organisations, community groups, housing and public health staff and the police.

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a good knowledge of:

• What witchcraft is and the language used by perpetrators to refer to it
• What these beliefs are, and how widespread they are in the UK
• Who the perpetrators of abuse founded on beliefs in witchcraft might be and what the future holds for a victim
• The indicators of witchcraft abuse and issues around migration
• The limitations of and the importance of addressing misguided attitudes you or your colleagues may have
• The key legislation
• Common features of abusers

• The Belief and the Abuse
• Abuse Related to Beliefs in Witchcraft – Risk Factors
• Challengers for the Professional