Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (Distance Learning) (Taught)

Examine the impact of being abusive or being abused. You will look at theoretical perspectives considering abusiveness and its impact in different international, cultural and social contexts.

• This MA Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse – distance learning provision is unique, and represents the first distance learning psychologically informed programme of its kind.

• It is particularly suitable for people wishing to increase their understanding of the interplay between mental distress, domestic violence and sexual abuse.

• It includes innovative, interactive, experiential and reflective online teaching. You will learn how to become reflective and inclusive through both theoretical and experiential activities.

• Your learning will be underpinned by a unique synthesis of psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive behavioural and social theories to examine the impact of being abusive and/or of being abused. The programme focuses on looking at practice and research from these theoretical perspectives and will consider abusiveness and its impact in different cultural and social contexts from childhood to older age.