Training & Education
Offers
The Further Education Institute for Violence Prevention in Close Social Relationships (WGesB) is an educational institution of the Federal Association for Perpetrator Work in Domestic Violence (BAG TäHG e.V.). Through its work, the WGesB promotes the quality of counselling in the field of domestic violence perpetrator work.
WGesB Newsletter
Basic Training:
Specialist in Domestic Violence Perpetrator Work according to BAG TäHG (FTHG®)
For several years, the WGesB has been offering a practice-based training course to become a Specialist in Domestic Violence Perpetrator Work according to BAG TäHG (FTHG®). The training consists of eight blocks and is aimed at practitioners in perpetrator work, as well as staff from youth welfare offices and youth services, psychological counselling centres, probation services, and others. The aim of the training is to enable participants to work with people who use violence within inter-institutional cooperation alliances.
Further information on the requirements, content, and formalities of the basic training can be found in the flyer for the current intake and in our General Terms and Conditions.
The 2027/2028 intake is currently fully booked.
Training on Mutual Intimate Partner Violence
The WGesB offers a three-day training course on mutual intimate partner violence. The course provides an introduction to the phenomenon, teaches core principles of joint counselling in cases of mutual partner violence, and offers practical knowledge on launching, establishing, and strengthening services for those affected. This is an in-person event led by Marcel Kruse from Caritas Berlin. The training is aimed at practitioners in perpetrator work and women’s support services, as well as staff from related institutions (e.g. men’s counselling, educational and family counselling). Knowledge of procedures for suspected child welfare risks in one’s own field of work is required. The number of participants is limited to twelve. Further information on the content, costs, and other modalities of the training can be found in the current programme and in our General Terms and Conditions. The event can only take place if a certain minimum number of participants register.
No training is currently planned. For further information, please sign up for our newsletter.
Advanced Methods in Perpetrator Work
(Training for certified specialists)
For all specialists already certified in Domestic Violence Perpetrator Work according to BAG TäHG (FTHG®), the WGesB offers an in-depth seminar on methods in perpetrator work for domestic violence cases in individual, group, and couple settings. Speaker Julia Reinhardt uses elements from psychodrama, Gestalt therapy, work with fairy tales, and the Person-Centred Approach according to C. Rogers. The two-day in-person event is highly interactive and practice-oriented. The number of participants is limited to 16. Further information on the content, costs, and other modalities of the training can be found in the current programme and in our General Terms and Conditions. The event can only take place if a certain minimum number of participants register.
There are currently no training courses advertised for advanced methods in perpetrator work.
Training in Interpreter-Supported Counselling
The WGesB offers a two-day training course for specialists in domestic violence perpetrator work who wish to further their skills in interpreter-supported counselling. This is an in-person event led by two speakers from JUKO Marburg e.V. The aim of the training is to enable participants to work with language mediators in domestic violence perpetrator work. Further information on the content, costs, and other modalities of the training can be found in the current programme and in our General Terms and Conditions. The event can only take place if a certain minimum number of participants register.
There are currently no new training courses advertised for interpreter-supported counselling.
Training on Request
The WGesB offers training for specialists who conduct or wish to conduct interpreter-supported counselling programmes.
For lay interpreters, the WGesB offers training on working with people who use violence in the field of domestic violence.
In recent years, various risk assessment instruments have been developed to better assess the risk of violence in a partnership based on specific factors. Among the most prominent instruments are the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) and the Danger Assessment Scale (DA). The WGesB offers training on how to use these risk assessment instruments.
Would you like to book a training course or do you have questions about our topics or conditions? Write to us: weiterbildung@bag-taeterarbeit.de
