ABOUT ME

EXPERIENCE

BACKGROUND

I have worked with those subjected to domestic abuse and stalking for 20 years as a frontline officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, an accredited Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA), IDVA Manager and Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) Manager. 

I managed refuges, outreach, support groups, counselling, perpetrator programmes, children & young people and stalking services across Dorset and Somerset. An integral part of my role has been working in partnership with statutory and non-profit organisations. I have worked with strategic partners developing, assessing and mapping needs of domestic abuse services and provision and was a member of the working group attending Westminster for the introduction of Stalking Protection Orders.

CURRENT WORK

I am an AAFDA and SILP trained DHR Chair, have chaired multiple DHRs as well as attending as a panel member and IMR author. I am a SafeLives trained Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) chair and chaired MARAC and Multi Agency Risk Management Meetings (MARMMs) across the country.

I have written and deliver Stalking, DASH RIC (Domestic Abuse Stalking Harassment Risk Indicator Checklist) and CCB (Coercive and Controlling Behaviour) training. I am an associate trainer for SafeLives delivering DA Matters, Rockpool delivering ACESs RTK (Adverse Childhood Experience's Recovery Toolkit), Hope to Recovery and Inspiring Families, Surviving Economic Abuse delivering an Introduction to Economic Abuse, The Hampton Trust delivering Project CARA and with Bournemouth University delivering domestic abuse training to social work students.

I am also a member of the Wessex CPS Scrutiny Panel, Stalking Consortium, DHR Network and Dorset Domestic Abuse Forum. 

My vision and passion is to raise awareness and increase the positive response to those subjected to and impacted by domestic abuse and stalking. I can work with you to ensure victims, survivors and children are offered and provided appropriate intervention. My aim is to recognise the changes needed to enable us to work together with the vision of keeping vulnerable members of the community safe. With my support you and your agency can evaluate current responses to domestic abuse and stalking, identify positive work and learning, offer self-reflection and help develop a service that is Trauma Informed, with a Whole System & Whole Family Approach ensuring the voice of the victim remains at the heart of the service. I believe in a positive mindset, creating partnerships with a purpose, and always striving for significant outcomes. When you work with me, you should expect a collaboration with transparency and consistency. We will work together to identify aims and outcomes, striving for the safety of those in our communities.