SPARK Webinar – Safe & Together: working at the speed of trust

As the NSW government considered implementing the Safe & Together ™ framework, they had one critical question: Is it culturally safe?

This SPARK webinar invites Queensland domestic and family violence practitioners into a critical and thoughtful conversation about the Safe & Together Framework through an Aboriginal lens . Drawing on ALFIES, a NSW-based research project funded by NSW Health Ministry of Health PARVAN in partnership with Melbourne University exploring whole of family approaches, members of the research team will share what they learned from working alongside Aboriginal communities and practitioners, and how the model can be thoughtfully adapted to better reflect Aboriginal ways of keeping families safe, strong and connected.

Safe & Together has been embedded across Queensland for many years and has been the subject of substantial local and national research. Yet questions and critiques have persisted, particularly about how accountability focused practice sits alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander priorities for holistic healing, cultural responsibility and keeping families together. This webinar creates space to explore those tensions honestly and to reflect on emerging evidence that, when modified and applied with cultural authority, leadership and collaboration, Safe & Together can support more effective and culturally responsive practice.

This webinar offers grounded insights, practical reflections and prompts for discussion about what these findings might mean for practice in Queensland. Whether you are deeply familiar with Safe & Together or still grappling with its application, this webinar will support critical reflection, learning and dialogue about working safely, respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal families.

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