EOI: Coercive Control: Evidence and the Law

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Overview:

10-point legal CPD

This unit explores the complexities of coercive control within legal frameworks, integrating a comprehensive examination of its dynamics, evidence, and the law's evolving response. By exploring both the theoretical and practical aspects of coercive control, this unit emphasises evidence-based approaches, drawing upon cutting-edge research and real-world data to understand its impact on victims and communities. Co-designed with input from legal professionals, family violence experts, and survivor advocates, the curriculum reflects a commitment to lived experience as a vital source of insight and guidance.

Day 1

• Understanding the nature, dynamics and impact of coercive control upon victim-survivors, including gendered and intersectional drivers

  • Define coercive control and its impacts on victims

  • Discuss the various forms of coercive control including psychological, emotional, financial, social, spiritual, cultural, economic, reproductive, systems and physical.

  • Provide case studies and an examination of biases held regarding the experience of victim-survivors

  • Understanding the relationship between coercive control and other issues, e.g. mental illness, drug, alcohol misuse and role of technology

• Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks on coercive control and representing victim-survivors of coercive control

  • Review relevant legislation and challenges of proving coercive control in legal proceedings

  • Review of legal remedies available to victims of coercive control, including protection orders, family law remedies, and criminal charges

  • Understanding perpetrator behaviour, and system abuse and referring to appropriate specialist services

  • Analyse case law related to coercive control for precedent and best practice

Day 2

• Coercive control risk identification, assessment, management of disclosures, and safety planning

  • Undertaking a risk assessment of victims-survivors

  • Documentation in legal cases and how it supports legal remedies and proceedings

  • Discuss trauma-informed approaches to legal representation.

  • Examination of practices that create trust, safety, choice, empowerment, and collaboration.

• Understanding vicarious trauma and ways to self-care as professionals

Cost: $950.00 per person for two days

10 Points CPD approved

Pricing includes

• Soft copies of workbook and resources

• Certificate of Completion

Email info@dartinstitue.org.au if you have any questions.