Leap Into Yourself: Working with shame and trauma and applying cultural awareness to practice

After the success of our 'Leap Into Yourself' workshop in 2022, we are excited to announce the date for our next workshop for service providers: 'Leap Into Yourself: Working With Shame and Trauma and applying cultural awareness to practice'. 

We are proud to partner with Dardi Munwurro for this unique offering where complex issues around family violence response will be discussed within various cultural contexts. 

The program is designed for service providers from a range of service industries who are encountering clients that are using family and domestic violence behaviours. The program will also benefit service providers who are working with people who are experiencing family violence as this will increase their understanding of how to engage with those who use coercive control and other abusive behaviours.

About the Offering:

Some suggest shame and trauma sit in all corners of the work we do with those affected by violence. How well do we understand the embodied experiences and sensations of shame and trauma – their nature, power, and manifestations? More importantly, how well do we work with Shame to harness its potential for motivating respectful behaviour change? Similarly, what can we improve in our processes and practice to better pacify the impact of trauma for our clients.

The above topics will be explored via an interweaving of facilitated discussions, where cultural safety and perspectives will be drawn out and centered allowing for a deep and rich knowledge interchange.  

Level:

Intermediate to advanced

About the Program:

Our expert trainers from the Institute of non-violence (IoNV) are partnering with Mark Kulkens (The Best You Can Be) and leaders at Dardi Munwurro to take you on a journey of reflective learning and practice.

We are combining family violence, cultural and group facilitation expertise for this unique and tailored offering to assist you to better understand and work with shame and trauma.

This workshop focuses on building participants’ appreciation for Shame and Trauma, providing simple ideas and principles that can be readily integrated into family violence practice. It will offer family violence practitioners the opportunity to self-reflect on their practice, presumptions and attitudes regarding Shame and Trauma, providing an opportunity to trial some different skills and perspectives.

This workshop explicitly acknowledges the propensity for Shame and Shaming that men can experience as they attempt to deal both with their own past violent choices and their ongoing victimisation. Furthermore, we are bringing together expert professionals from various racial and ethnic backgrounds with employees at Dardi, where Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal knowledge and practice can be discussed. This is a rare opportunity to sit in a space with others and partake in discussions that are rarely a part of our daily practice.

The experience is guaranteed to enrich participants' thinking and reflection on their clinical practice and the system within which we all carry out this work.

As with all our work at IoNV, the training will be delivered from an intersectional feminist lens.

Key Topics:

This training will cover the following key topics and takeaways:

• An appreciation for how shame and trauma impact those affected by violence – its perpetration and/or experience of violence.
• An introduction to basic principles for working more productively with Shame and Trauma.
• Core concepts for understanding trauma and how it manifests.
• Four basic concepts for understanding shame - how and why it manifests as it does.
• Applying relevant cultural frameworks for effective client engagement and response to complex relationship dynamics.

About your facilitators:

Hala Abdelnour, Founder and CEO at Institute of non-violence

Hala is a highly qualified and experienced group facilitator, trainer and practitioner. She has completed a Bachelor of Science (Psychology); Bachelor of Arts (Criminology); Master of Social Work (equivalent); Psychodrama core training; MARAM updated training (Vic Gov); Advanced Diploma in Group Facilitation; Certificate IV in Training, Assessment and Education; and Certificate IV in Dual Diagnosis. She is a Vincent Fairfax Fellow; she has completed the Company Director’s Course and has held various NFP board roles.

Hala has lived, worked and/or travelled in over 50 countries and speaks 6 languages. Since 2003, Hala has supported numerous individuals and families who are experiencing and/or using family violence. She has consulted with and delivered training on substance abuse, cultural responsivity, and family violence to Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, Department of Communities and Justice Victoria, Port Phillip Prison executive team and correctional officers, as well as a broad range of service providers. In 2018, Hala co-designed and co-delivered the Graduate Certificate in Family Violence for No To Violence, at Swinburne University.

Learn more about Hala - connect with her on LinkedIn.

Hannah Wright, Facilitation, Training and Content Development Lead at Institute of non-violence

Hannah is a passionate group worker and diversity and inclusion advocate. She leverages her skillsets in group processing and facilitation to support the creation of cohesive, supportive and inclusive groups and organisations.

She has a special interest in LGBTQI+ inclusion initiatives. Hannah comes from a past life in corporate organisations working alongside and in legal, procurement, technology and systems change teams.

Learn more about Hannah - connect with her on LinkedIn.

(Guest Trainer) Mark Kulkens, Clinical Psychologist and Expert on Shame and Male Perpetration of Family Violence

Mark is a clinical psychologist born and raised on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land in Naarm / Melbourne. With Dutch/Anglo heritage, he considers himself a white Australian committed to truth telling and has been working in areas of family violence since 1997. Mark has facilitated more than 2000hrs of therapeutic group work with men guilty of sexual and violent crimes. Mark believes shame is – in essence – an in-bodied mechanism designed to keep us safely connected. Mark is father of two and husband to (a special) one. He enjoys exploring new ideas and wishes he could swim more.

Learn more about Mark - connect with him on LinkedIn.

(Guest Conversation Facilitator) Carol Harrison, Cultural Expert, Dardi Munwurro

Capacity:

To ensure participants get the most out of this workshop, we have limited the capacity to a maximum of 30 participants, with 15 spaces reserved for Dardi Munwurro employees and 15 spaces for non-Dardi employees.

Book now to secure your spot and contact our team if you wish to discuss fees or bookings.

Testimonials:

"Leap into Yourself provided me with a depth of understanding and insight into the patterns of behaviour of people who use violence. It was incredible to learn about this in a space that had cultivated group safety and vulnerability, where I could hear some realise they themselves had adhered to the normalised traits of coercive control, while others expressed they had been impacted by it. It was empowering to come together as a collective to be the change we want to see, where one day non-violence is the norm." - Leap Into Yourself participant, August 2022.

"Having worked in the family violence space for many years, the training offered by The Institute for non-violence, Groupwork Centre and Anne Love was the best two-day workshop I've experienced. Grounded in practical advice, delivered in clear and engaging ways, along with time for skill development, opportunities also existed to wrestle with true nuances of this complicated yet critically important work. With respect, warmth and compassion, there was also fun and laughter. I left feeling both hopeful for the future of this work and with a sense of positive rejuvenation." - Leap Into Yourself participant, August 2022.

"Hala's understanding of family violence allows her to build the capacity of others, and support practitioners and communities to commit to prioritise safety and accountability. She believes that change is possible, and her hope and commitment inspires others." - Ada Conroy, Family Violence and gender expert.