Every year, hundreds of thousands of people become victims of domestic violence, many of them children. In more than 60% of all cases, the violence is committed by a partner or former partner.
Various parties are involved in tackling it, such as the regional branches of Veilig Thuis and Reclassering Nederland (the Dutch probation service). The police, the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie) and the Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming) are also involved through the Veiligheid Voorop network. Care providers, municipalities and their policy officers contribute to early identification and intervention.
To work together, the parties involved process personal data of both the victim and the potential suspect. This data is often special category data. That calls for adequate protection and clear written agreements.
Topics
- Signs of child abuse at school: how should you deal with them as an educational institution?
- Domestic violence and medical data, at care providers such as GPs, psychologists, pharmacists and home care services.
- Cooperation between youth care services and educational institutions.
- The reporting code (meldcode) and what it means for specific groups of professionals.
- Professional confidentiality and conflicts of interest.
- Record keeping and transparency.
- Fundamental rights of data subjects.
Alongside the legal grounds, we discuss anonymised cases, possibly with input from someone with lived experience.
Practical details
The training lasts three to four hours, half a day. As a rule, we deliver the training on site at the client’s premises; in exceptional cases, online. Interested? Get in touch and include your organisation’s details in your message.