Fast Track will help you advance your career by building your leadership and advocacy skills. This free online professional development program is designed for people who want to excel in a leadership role responding to family violence or preventing violence against women. Fast Track will build your knowledge in feminist leadership, advocacy, creating effective partnerships […]
Delivered over 4 days, this non-accredited course will provide professionals working directly with men using family violence with the early skills, knowledge and confidence to interrupt abusive attitudes, and engage in meaningful conversations that work to move men using family violence into a change journey. Useful as a stand-alone program, this course will provide foundational […]
With the Labor Federal Government’s commitment to launch the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children and a Victorian state election in November, the next six months are key to determining the shape of family violence reform across the country. Critical to these considerations are the unique experiences of migrant and refugee women […]
This interactive training provides trauma-informed information and skills needed by professionals working with people and families with experiences of domestic and family violence. As survivors of substantial trauma, people experiencing violence often live in fear of, and/or experience ongoing, threats or acts of violence which severely compromise their physical and emotional safety. The trauma/s can […]
Join the Integrated Model of Care for Suspected Elder Abuse for an online forum to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Topic: Older people and intervention orders: What you need to know The online forum will be held on Friday 17th of June, 10-11am Special guest speaker: Magistrate Goldsbrough. Followed by a panel: Catherine Hayden, Better Place Australia and […]
The 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS) found that although young people have a good overall understanding of domestic violence, in particular its physical forms, there were also some “areas of concern” within young people’s understandings. To better understand these findings, the forthcoming ANROWS qualitative research study “It depends on what […]
These Collaborative Practice Forums (or Communities of Practice) bring together practitioners that want more understanding on embedding the MARAM Framework and Information Sharing Schemes. With the focus of sharing resources, strategies and knowledge, these forums provide group member involvement and reflection. The benefits from attending these forums include the opportunity to network with other organisations […]
Level: Foundational Duration: One day When: Tuesday 24 May 9:30am- 4:30pm (Broadmeadows) Tuesday 21 June 9:30am- 4:30pm (Dandenong) Audience: This training is aimed at professionals who are not family violence (FV) specialists but may be working in community, health or education environments, and who engage with women experiencing FV. Note: Due to high demand, we can only accept a maximum of three staff […]
In this webinar, David, creator of the Safe & Together Model, will explore how domestic violence destructive and neglectful practices are held in place by outdated approaches that view children solely as “witnesses” to domestic violence. David will talk about a more comprehensive approach to domestic violence and children that includes coercive control, and the […]
In this webinar, David Mandel, creator of the Safe & Together Model, will resurrect and review “Pivoting” as a tool for training, coaching and supervision. David will walk CTs through a three step process they can use to address victim blaming in their training, and daily practice. David will model this process which can interrupt […]
