Coercive Control and Family and Domestic Violence

Recognising and Responding to Coercive Control and Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV)

Location and Date

30th July 2025, 8:30am (registrations) 9am to 4pm

2 Brodie-Hall Dr, Bentley WA 6102.

Who is this training suitable for?

This training is appropriate for any professional looking to increase their skills around family and domestic violence. Examples of roles that may benefit from this training include mental health, health and allied health, AOD professionals, teachers and educators, youth services, counsellors, nursing staff, administrators, HR professionals, social services and many more! If you are in a role where you could receive a disclosure from a client or colleague you are welcome to join us for this one day training (please don't hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss if this training is suitable for you or your organisation). 

Content covered in Recognising and Responding to Coercive Control in Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence:       

Identify the drivers of family and domestic violence 
Prevalence and statistics for family and domestic violence in Australia
Recognising and unpack coercive control and FDSV behaviours 
 Understand silos in system responses to family and domestic violence
Family and domestic violence and intersections of mental health, alcohol and other drugs, housing and homelessness
Recognising the perpetrators pattern of behaviour as the cause of harm
Helpful language when responding to a disclosure of family and domestic violence
Know what services are available for people experiencing or using family and domestic violence 
Self-care and psychological safety and wellbeing

Includes

All training material, morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea

Facilitators 

Belinda Hawes, Workforce Development and Trainer
Belinda has over 20 years of service as a frontline police officer with the Western Australian Police. Throughout her career, she has undertaken a diverse range of roles, but her true passion lies family and domestic violence education. Belinda was an integral part of a team that trained WA police officers, helping them better understand the complexities of family and domestic violence and improve their responses to related incidents.

Kate Jeffries, Manager Practice Development and Quality Assurance at Stopping Family Violence

Kate is a passionate leader for family safety and an advocate for effective system responses to increase the visibility of perpetrators as the cause of harm. With 20 years’ experience in the West Australian context, she has held various leadership roles across family and domestic violence, mental health and disability. Her focus areas at Stopping Family Violence support training, workforce development, program design and quality assurance for perpetrator intervention.

As a practitioner, Kate is experienced in engaging with men using family and domestic violence through behaviour change intervention, i.e. individual and work group delivered within community and prison settings, working holistically with women and children impacted by family and domestic violence, providing clinical services for young people and risk assessment for the Family Court of Western Australia. Kate provides FDV informed supervision to support practitioner growth Australia wide.

Kate is the current chair for WA Men’s Behaviour Change Network, she was a previous chair for WA Family Law Pathways Network, and consortium chair for headspace Mandurah (WA). Kate is a registered psychologist, board-approved supervisor and an accredited Safe and Together trainer for both core and supervisor programs.