Digital Technology and Domestic Violence
Digital Technology and Domestic Violence is a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course designed for healthcare professionals, nurses, social workers, counsellors, general practitioners, mental health clinicians, community support workers, and safeguarding professionals. This course provides an evidence-based overview of technology-facilitated abuse within the context of domestic and family violence, including identification of red flags, digital surveillance methods, image-based abuse, vulnerable populations, clinical response strategies, and available legal and support resources. Technology has transformed communication, healthcare access, and social interaction; however, it has also created new opportunities for coercion, control, harassment, and abuse. Perpetrators of domestic violence may misuse smartphones, tracking devices, social media, spyware, cameras, online accounts, and image-sharing platforms to monitor, intimidate, isolate, and control victims.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify the forms and warning signs of technology-facilitated abuse.
- Recognise surveillance devices, spyware applications, and image-based abuse practices.
- Understand how digital technologies may be used to control, monitor, intimidate, or harass victims.
- Identify groups most vulnerable to technology-facilitated domestic violence.
- Conduct safe and sensitive discussions regarding digital abuse and patient safety.
- Understand the role of healthcare professionals in recognising and responding to abuse.
- Promote patient safety planning and appropriate referral pathways.
- Understand legal considerations, documentation practices, and reporting obligations.
- Identify support services, educational resources, and community organisations available for patients and practitioners.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify the forms and warning signs of technology-facilitated abuse.
- Recognise surveillance devices, spyware applications, and image-based abuse practices.
- Understand how digital technologies may be used to control, monitor, intimidate, or harass victims.
- Identify groups most vulnerable to technology-facilitated domestic violence.
- Conduct safe and sensitive discussions regarding digital abuse and patient safety.
- Understand the role of healthcare professionals in recognising and responding to abuse.
- Promote patient safety planning and appropriate referral pathways.
- Understand legal considerations, documentation practices, and reporting obligations.
- Identify support services, educational resources, and community organisations available for patients and practitioners.
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Training Overview
- Understanding Technology-Facilitated Domestic Violence
- Forms of Tech-Facilitated Abuse and Red Flags
- Vulnerable Groups and the Impact of Digital Abuse
- Recognising Surveillance Devices, Apps, and Image-Based Abuse
- The Role of Healthcare Professionals and Clinical Response
- Legal Resources, Safety Planning, and Future Directions
- Summary
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Frequently asked questions
Technology-facilitated abuse involves the misuse of digital devices or online platforms to control, monitor, threaten, or harass another person.
Examples include GPS tracking, spyware apps, cyberstalking, account hacking, and image-based abuse.
Image-based abuse involves sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent.
Healthcare professionals may identify warning signs, provide support, document concerns, and assist with referrals.
Women experiencing domestic violence, adolescents, individuals with disabilities, and socially isolated individuals are among the most vulnerable groups.
Domestic violence services, legal support, counselling services, police, and digital safety organisations may provide assistance.
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