Bal is a qualified trainer (Award in Education & Training) and facilitator – she was trained through the College of Policing. Bal was employed by Suffolk Constabulary for 7.5 years as Projects Officer for Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage & Female Genital Mutilation.
Bal has put in place policies / procedures for both the police and Suffolk County Council, training 1000s of practitioners in early identification to save lives and make a difference to those who are suffering abuse in their own homes. She has been advocating on the issues faced by diverse women and men from domestic violence, coercive control, honour based abuse (Forced Marriage & Female Genital Mutilation) since 2008.
We specialise in a number of areas including:
- Domestic Abuse / Coercive Controlling Behaviour / Economic Abuse
- Domestic Abuse in the Workplace – ‘Domestic abuse at homes comes to work’
- Harmful Practices: Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriages, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Breast Flattening/Ironing
- Toxic Trio (Understanding domestic abuse, mental ill health, substance misuse / addiction)
- DASH Risk Assessment / MARAC
- Modern-Day Slavery / Human Trafficking
- / Extremism
- Substance Misuse to Addiction – Impact on Children & Families
- Safeguarding Level 1 & 2
- Self Harm
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
- Drug Awareness Reducing Harm
Our Clients:
Our clients vary widely and include those working within the following areas:
- Health Services (GPs, Midwifery, Health Visitors, A&E, Gynaecology, Oncology and more)
- Educational Establishments (Schools, Colleges, Universities)
- Housing Providers (private and local authority)
- Community Groups
- Police Forces
- Social Care Services (Children & Adult)
- Voluntary Sector
Professional Experience, Highlights and Distinctions:
- Bal was a volunteer with Karma Nirvana from December 2007 to December 2008 after reading Jasvinder Sanghera’s book “Shame”. Her experience is also featured in Jasvinder’s 2nd book “Daughters of Shame”.
- She has been nominated twice at the IKWRO True Honour Awards (2012 & 2014)
- In October 2016, at the first BME Suffolk Business Awards, Bal Kaur Howard (BKH Training) was announced Winner of the “Judges Special Award 2016” and received a Nomination for the “Business Person of the Year 2016”.
- In November 2018, Bal was recognised by the East Anglian Daily Times as one of Suffolk’s 100 most inspirational women.