Domestic violence is widespread in Moldova due to attitudes that tolerate it. According to the National Bureau of Statistics study "Violence against women in the family in the Republic of Moldova" (2011), seven out of ten women in rural areas and six out of ten in urban areas have suffered at least one form of violence from their partner in their lifetime; about 12% of women have been subjected to all types of violence - physical, sexual, psychological, economic and spiritual; about 41% of men and 19% of women believe that women sometimes deserve to be beaten. Preventing and combating domestic violence requires sustained multidisciplinary cooperation between specialists from various professions. Community social workers are the key actors at community level who are called upon to prevent, limit or remove the difficulties faced by individuals and families. According to the survey conducted by ANEASM in 2017, only 54% of employed social workers have graduated from a university program in social work. This situation makes it difficult for them to be effectively involved in cases of domestic violence, which requires an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon, of the dynamics that condition aggressor-victim relationships and of the particularities of working with the victim and the aggressor. The paper aims to elucidate the impact of ongoing training on community social workers' understanding of the phenomenon of domestic violence and the modalities of intervention, so that intervention is based on theory and international best practice.