In Their Shoes DSGBV Training Resource

September 9, 2025

In Their Shoes DSGBV Training Resource

The RiVeR Project team were delighted to welcome a range of frontline professionals to Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) yesterday for the first in a series of In Their Shoes workshops.

In Their Shoes is an innovative DSGBV (Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence) training resource, based on “In Her Shoes®”, which has been adapted to an Irish context with the permission of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The resource has been further developed to reflect the realities of modern Irish society.

The workshop provided participants with the opportunity to fully engage in the adapted simulations, while also offering additional training for those wishing to integrate this resource within their DSGBV-focused work.

The official launch of the In Their Shoes training resource will take place at DkIT on 13th October.

For further information, please contact:
info@riverproject.ie

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Emma Murphy

Emma is a Domestic Violence campaigner & global public speaker and has been since 2015 after she shared her story online which to date has been viewed over 50 million times worldwide. Emma has travelled to many countries such as Australia and spoken at many worldwide events such as the third world women’s conference in the Hague, TedX in Cyprus, Safe Ireland world summit and many more. Emma continues to share her strong message and to raise awareness around Domestic Violence, Emma is a support worker at Saoirse women’s refuge.

Emma completed the level 8 ‘Fundamentals of understanding & responding to Domestic Abuse’ programme in 2017 at DkIT and since then has continued to share her knowledge with the world, empowering women make a stand and take control. Above all of Emma’s hard work and contribution she is a mother of 2 and is passionate about raising awareness for the younger generation, sharing knowledge and tools so the younger generation are aware of the signs and what to look out for when in relationships. Emma believes the younger generation hold the key to change in Ireland.