Kazakhstan will increase the knowledge and skills of specialists of crisis centers

How to properly organize the work of a crisis center, a shelter for victims of domestic violence? What subtleties are important to know when working with women, children who have experienced aggression in the walls of their own home? Kazakhstanis will learn about this and much more during online webinars and trainings, which will be held from May 24 to June 24, 2021.

The events are held by the Institute of Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities of Kazakhstan within the framework of the republican project "Development and implementation of measures to improve the activities of crisis centers, prevention of domestic violence and work with aggressors" for employees of crisis centers and shelters for victims of domestic violence in the country.

The main goal of webinars and trainings is to increase the knowledge and skills of crisis center specialists to apply case management technologies in providing special services to victims of domestic violence. The author's assessment tools-monitoring, self-assessment of rehabilitation results, successfully used in the shelter for victims of domestic violence "ARASHA" - will be considered.

Participants will be provided with methodological materials that describe step-by-step the mechanisms of using case management technology in crisis centers. They are based on a practical guide published by Margarita Uskembayeva, the president of the OF, and Aigul Mustafina, an expert of the project, consultant of the shelter for victims of domestic violence "ARASHA".

"Our task is for a woman to come out of a shelter or a crisis center refreshed and then be able to independently resolve difficult situations in the family, to be able to get out of destructive, violent relationships," says Aigul Mustafina.

The project "Development and implementation of measures to improve the activities of crisis centers, prevention of domestic violence and work with aggressors" has been implemented since March 1, 2021 by order of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and grant support from the Center for Support of Civil Initiatives.