Practice and Connection Forum - Inner Gippsland (Latrobe, Baw Baw, South Gippsland & Bass Coast)

Building knowledge, skills & collaborative practice. Supporting practitioners to respond to family violence across Gippsland!

The Gippsland Family Violence Alliance Practice & Connection Forums are open to all practitioners working in Family Violence, AoD, Mental Health, Family Services or any other workforce prescribed under MARAM (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment) Framework.

Each Practice & Connection Forum is designed to provide information to practitioners to build their knowledge, skills and practice around particular topics, while providing opportunities to identify and enhance collaboration between practitioners and organisations across the service sector.

Presentations will include information on....

Definition of human trafficking in relation to family violence
Definition of forced marriage & human trafficking indicators
Australian data and human trafficking laws
Forced labour and domestic servitude
What to do if you identify people that may be trafficked - referrals and reporting
Victim Survivors stories

Guest Presenters

Katherine Fitzpatrick and Isobel Cannella - Australian Federal Police
Megan Bourke - ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans)