Domestic and Family Violence Awareness and Prevention Month is an annual event held each May to raise community awareness of the social and personal impacts of domestic and family violence and the support available to those affected. The key aims of the month are to: raise community awareness of domestic and family violence and its […]
The National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2022 theme, ‘Be Brave. Make Change’ is a challenge to all Australians – individuals, families, communities, organisation and government – to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians. Last year Reconciliation Australia encouraged all Australians to take […]
This training empowers facilitators of MBCP online groups to: Ensure safety considerations are central in this unique professional work Take an ethic of care approach in client and family safety work Feel confident in when facilitating online groups and more Course Details Registrations Close: 31/05/2022 Course Dates: 02/06/2022 to 02/06/2022 Tuition fee: $175.90 Vacancies: […]
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 […]
An in-person morning tea and Community of Practice event to help VAADA launch a new family violence resource. About this event Known across the family violence sector as the “Red Flags” of family violence, these are the fourteen evidence based high-risk indicators that clinicians are trained to look out for when meeting with their clients. […]
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 […]
Join the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation and the MATE program for a free webinar in which we will explore how Allison Baden-Clay experienced coercive control, and how you as a bystander may be able recognise the signs. The webinar will also provide practical tips that will help you actively provide support to someone using coercive control, […]
This training is open to any professional in the Bayside-Peninsula region of Melbourne who responds to family violence. Explore how to contribute to risk assessment and collaborate for ongoing risk management through respectful and sensitive engagement with victim survivors, information sharing, referral and secondary consultation. This is not risk assessment training, but forms an integral […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Faith settings are important environments where social networks and social norms are formed and are therefore an important context in which we can target activities to prevent violence against women and family violence. This Faith Leader's Practice Guide and Toolkit shares the best of Australian and international research evidence on the factors that cause and […]
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 […]
This event, co-hosted by Safe and Equal and Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV), will showcase some of the ground-breaking resources WDV has developed in the prevention of violence against women space. Members of the WDV team will take us through a range of resources, including: Understanding Disability Video and Guide Gender and Disability Drivers Video […]
These reflective discussions are held on the last Wednesday of each month in 2022. Between each session, at least another 4 women will be murdered by a current or former male partner by their use of family violence. Since these figures are not changing from year to year, the need for practitioners to address gender […]
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 […]
This training is open to any professional in the Bayside-Peninsula region of Melbourne who responds to family violence. Explore how to contribute to risk assessment and collaborate for ongoing risk management through respectful and sensitive engagement with victim survivors, information sharing, referral and secondary consultation. This is not risk assessment training, but forms an integral […]
In response to the release of the MARAM Adult Person Using Family Violence Practice Guide Responsibilities ,9 and 10, NTV developed a web series to build sector familiarity The web series will provide opportunities for workforces to familiarise themselves with the key concepts, consider how each responsibility will be integrated into their work, commence planning […]
From its inception, the Safe & Together Model was designed to be objective and neutral. This means situations and family members were not going to be prejudged based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, or other demographics. In this session, David will discuss the development of the Model’s behavioral approach, and how it addresses allegations of […]
The Safe & Together Model’s 3rd Principle focuses on interventions with perpetrators to reduce risk and harm to children. In this webinar, David will discuss the importance of using the language of “intervention” and a broad definition of “accountability” He will examine how micro -practices around language and documentation are the foundation of accountability in […]
Together with a senior member of Victoria Police we will explore practical and effective ways to work together with police in family violence matters. You will also learn new ways to advocate for your client’s safety Who should attend? Practitioners in family violence services Practitioners in community and health services THIS TRAINING INCLUDES: […]
Problems arising from Australia’s fragmented system for responding to families affected by family violence and child abuse have attracted significant focus in the last decade. Split responsibilities between the states and territories having responsibility for child protection and family violence and the Commonwealth holding responsibility for family law increase these difficulties. The well-recognised burden of […]
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 […]
Together with a senior member of Victoria Police we will explore practical and effective ways to work together with police in family violence matters. You will also learn new ways to advocate for your client’s safety Who should attend? Practitioners in family violence services Practitioners in community and health services THIS TRAINING INCLUDES: […]
Register for our workshop to gain practical skills to help end elder abuse. Promoting respect for seniors and ending elder abuse is everyone's business...but what can I do? Read the flyer here. Date: Thursday 30th June Time: Arrival from 9:30am for a 10am start. Session concludes at 1:00pm Venue: Functions By the Bay, Cnr Plowman […]
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations […]