SAM - Systematic Abuse of Males
SAM actively promotes and supports safer family unity and child safety.
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SAM training
The subject of abused males has been shrouded beneath a cloak of silence and mystery for too long. SAM training demystifies the subject, bringing to the audience the reality and frequency of such abuse. Identifying male issues and dilemmas, helping attendees further develop their awareness and work towards best practice and solutions. Actions that can assist service providers to support those who have sought their help. By educating communities and professionals to protect, we can enhance knoweldge and raise awareness and do something positive in reducing the number of incidents of domestic violence or abuse.
SAM training is fully interactive with it's respective audience and includes: anonymous case studies, abused and abuser recollections, child perception. It is fully certificated and comes with its own unique workbook.
There are several elements to the training, each further assists the general understanding of the issues attached to abused males and their abusers. The seven programmes are designed to expand knowledge, raise awareness and promote problem solving and action. The independent elements consist of:
Awareness raising relating to abused males:
Type of abuse, the signs (physical and non-physical), affects, statistics. What service support provision is available and what can be done to make a difference
How males are abused:
Age, gender and ethnicity matters. The affects of physical, emotional, mental abuse, links to sexual abuse and intra familial sexual activity, cycle of abuse against males. Abuser and abused male case study, a child’s perspective.
Sam's Tale (A): A compelling and emotive tale told to attendees by an abused male. This real life study includes matters that identify self esteem and confidence issues, loneliness and the downward spiral. Gaps in service support and provision and importantly, how barriers were overcome and the road to recovery. A variety of case studies, including perceptions of abused males regarding current service provision. An anonymous yet harrowing tale of child sex abuse that has direct links and correlations to domestic abuse. The affects, the signals, the actions and the behaviour. Surviving and moving on. What is effective and what isn’t.
Basic support and guidance training:
Local services, national services, help lines, statistical studies, basics of identifying practical solutions and problem solving, affects and causation Abuser and abused male case studies and positive and negative outcomes
Sam's Tale (B):
A genuine case study of how male domestic abuse affected a young boy, and how he too suffered to both parents. how he appealed for help from the family doctor and from anyone who would listen. His cries and the signals went unheeded. Lessons to be learned
Sam's Tale (C):
For an informal discussion please contact SAM on: 01708 430153
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Professionals or service providers seeking advice or to make referrals should primarily contact us via email.
