Intimate Partner Violence: Understanding Controlling Coercive Behaviour

Course description

This training increases participants’ understanding of intimate partner violence and coercive controlling behaviour.

Coercive control is often described by women as the worst part of intimate partner violence and is also a known predictor or precursor of family violence related homicide. Identifying coercive control and understanding the practical implications for those who experience it, will enable practitioners to provide effective support and responses.

This workshop broadly covers aspects of coercive control, the dynamics and frameworks, and how to recognise and understand the impacts for women and their children. The tactics used by perpetrators of coercive control will also be explored in detail.

Post-separation risks, response and support with safety planning will also be covered along with an overview of current criminal law responses.

On completion of this workshop participants will understand the complexities of intimate partner violence and coercive controlling behaviours and will have the skills and tools to support clients to make informed choices about their safety and ability to safeguard their children.

Who should attend?

This training is suitable for professionals, practitioners, support and refuge workers, advocates, and staff working in health, child protection, police and justice and other sectors who work regularly with clients who are at risk of, or experiencing family and sexual violence.

Training outline

Understanding coercive control

Coercive controlling behaviour and its relation to intimate partner violence
Dynamics and understanding a coercive control framework
Psycho-social impacts
Key tactics used by perpetrators of coercive control
Coercive control and children
Technology Facilitated Coercive Control

Legislation

Criminalising coercive control
Current criminal law responses

Responses and support for women experiencing coercive control

Trauma informed approaches
Visibility of the perpetrator
Supporting women to identify and recognise coercion and control
Examining post-separation
Support for clients (healing and recovery)

Putting it into practice

Review a case study and offer supportive safety planning and case management

When

Thursday 22nd July 2021

1pm – 4pm

Prices

$50 plus GST

Venue

Goldfields Women's Health Care Centre

15 Dugan Street

KALGOORLIE WA 6430