ICPS College Professional Diploma in Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse

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Course start date: No future date was visible in the booking snapshot checked 17 August 2026; confirm the intake at https://www.icps.ie/booking. Pricing: €400; deposit €399.99. Confirm live booking details before enrolling.

This course is specialist education for understanding abuse dynamics and responding to disclosures in a survivor-centred, trauma-informed and risk-aware way. It sits within Abuse, safeguarding and recovery and connects theory with recognising coercive patterns, clarifying immediate safety, working without blame, documenting within role, considering safeguarding duties and supporting regulation without pressing for traumatic detail.

Course content and academic foundations

Module 1: coercive control

This module develops a working understanding of coercive control and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers coercive control alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 2: patterns of abuse

This module develops a working understanding of patterns of abuse and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers patterns of abuse alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 3: risk

This module develops a working understanding of risk and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers risk alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 4: trauma bonding

This module develops a working understanding of trauma bonding and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers trauma bonding alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 5: disclosure

This module develops a working understanding of disclosure and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers disclosure alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 6: dissociation

This module develops a working understanding of dissociation and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers dissociation alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 7: Irish safeguarding context

This module develops a working understanding of Irish safeguarding context and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers Irish safeguarding context alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Module 8: vicarious trauma

This module develops a working understanding of vicarious trauma and translates it into ethical, reflective practice. Learners connect concepts to case formulation, culture and the therapeutic relationship.

Discussion considers vicarious trauma alongside boundaries, assessment, supervision and limits of competence, with emphasis on evidence-informed reasoning and humane care.

Learning experience, skills and professional development

The learning experience helps participants communicate more confidently about domestic violence and sexual abuse training Ireland in professional settings.

Listening, collaboration and repair are treated as practical relational skills.

Structured reflection can support CPD and questions for supervision.

Review award and progression information carefully; education does not automatically grant authority to practise independently.

Who may benefit and how to use the learning

counsellors, psychotherapists, social and healthcare professionals, support workers and those in safeguarding-sensitive roles. It may also suit people comparing counselling courses in Ireland or seeking focused CPD.

This course is educational. Immediate danger, recent sexual assault, child-protection concerns and high-risk domestic abuse require the appropriate emergency, medical, statutory or specialist service response alongside any therapeutic support.

Assessment, CPD and enrolment

Review the live ICPS page for dates, fees, deposits, delivery and entry requirements before booking.

Keep attendance, reading and reflective notes as an accurate CPD record.

Frequently asked questions

Who is this course for?

It is intended for counsellors, psychotherapists, social and healthcare professionals, support workers and those in safeguarding-sensitive roles.

What will I study?

Themes include coercive control, patterns of abuse, risk, trauma bonding, disclosure and applied practice.

Is there a current start date?

No future date was visible; use the live booking page.

What does it cost?

€400; deposit €399.99

Does completion authorise independent practice?

Check the current award and professional requirements.

Conclusion

This ICPS College pathway offers a focused route into domestic violence and sexual abuse training Ireland. Confirm live intake, price and progression details before enrolling.