This one-hour taster will give a top-level overview of spiritual and ritual abuse (SARA), including:

• Defining spiritual and ritual abuse and understanding its various forms
• Overview of signs and indicators of spiritual and ritual abuse
• Learning about the impact on survivors, including trauma responses and psychological harm
• Recognising the prevalence in the UK of this complex form of abuse
• Overview of how to appropriately respond to disclosures and safeguarding concerns

This session will be led by Gabriella Russo, who has lived experience of this form of abuse.

This session is an overview – for more in-depth training, including deeper understanding of indicators and full training on how to respond to this form of abuse, what action to take, and trauma informed approaches to disclosure, please contact Gabriella.

Attendance

• If you no longer wish to attend this event, please cancel on Eventbrite
• If you do not attend without cancelling beforehand you may be charged a £20 fine
• We aim to create a respectful and productive learning environment and reserve the right to refuse entry if this cannot be upheld

Joining Instructions

After booking a place, you will receive an email from Eventbrite two days before the event containing the Microsoft Teams link for the online training.

Further reminders will be sent by Eventbrite containing the Teams link:

• 2 hours before the event
• 10 minutes before the event