color:rgb(149, 55, 52)">About the series

DFV, sexual assault and women's health and wellbeing workers are invited to join in the “Let's talk about” series.

"Let's talk about" is an opportunity to develop new knowledge and value add to current knowledge. We will gather and discuss sector themes in our communities building a shared wisdom through Knowledge Circles.

Held monthly each “Let's talk about” session will focus on topics that have been generated from previous Knowledge Circles and forums.

So come along and be a part of creating a community of practitioners.

September's topic: Trauma and Healing

This sessions topic “Trauma and the Healing” will look to focus on trauma as the issue that can impact our communities and but also inform our practice.

Date: Thursday, 16 September 2021

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

To register for this event please click on the 'Get Tickets' button and complete the registration form.

Learning Outcomes:

The goal of the “Let's talk about" series is for Domestic and Family Violence workers to connect and discuss focal topics and practice themes from the DFV sector.

By the end of the sessions, participants will be able to:

Expand their understanding of the key themes.
Conceptualise key themes and issues that impact on sector work.
Apply shared wisdom to practice.

You can visit our website at WorkUP Queensland to find out more about our work and partners.

Who should attend

Domestic and Family Violence, Women’s Health or Sexual Assault Workers.

About the presenter

Samantha Wild (Awakening Cultural Ways)

Samantha is a proud Wakka Wakka and South Sea Islander woman and draws from her own cultural and community experiences to influence and inspire change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Awakening Cultural Ways provides research, evaluation, policy and strategy development and training to grow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge translation within the health, wellbeing and social service sector.