For FDV workers: Family & Domestic Violence and Disability

Did you know that women with disability experience domestic partner violence (29%) at twice the rate of women without disability (14.4%)? (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016)

This workshop is for workers in the FDV sector. If you work in the Disability sector, please visit a workshop named - For Disability workers: Family & Domestic Violence and Disability.

This free three-hour workshop, facilitated by the Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence, is aimed at workers in the FDV sector. It focuses on increasing the confidence and capacity of the sector to support positive outcomes for people with disability experiencing violence.

Workshop Highlights:

• Understanding the intersection of FDV and disability
• Recognising the unique ways people with disability experience violence
• Identifying barriers faced by people with disability in accessing FDV services
• Learning how to modify service delivery to better meet the needs of people with disability
• Exploring effective referral pathways and resources

This workshop is open to all professionals working in the FDV sector including FDV support workers, case workers, therapeutic workers and more.

For more information, please contact the Modified Service Delivery team at msd@pgcnv.org.au.

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