Risk assessment, risk management and safety planning are dynamic processes and understanding these is critical for client and staff safety.

Risk assessment and risk management of the perpetrator should begin and be documented at the point of initial intake and assessment, and continue throughout the duration of the program. Further, facilitators of perpetrator interventions need to be aware that these three related processes are not conducted by the facilitator in isolation, but with other facilitators, women’s advocates and officers from other agencies (e.g. police, probation and parole, etc.).

This workshop will examine these and other related issues, based on contemporary evidence. It will be practice-oriented, building on recent developments in risk assessment research and practice (e.g. the NSW Risk, Safety and Support Framework) as highlighted in the 2021 SPEAQ Forum.

The workshop will also discuss the suitability of tools for assessing and managing risk with users of family violence

It aligns with both the Domestic and family violence services Practice principles, standards and guidance and Perpetrator Intervention Services Requirements.

A pre-tech session is available prior to this workshop so that participants are able to test their equipment’s compatibility with this delivery mode (Zoom).

Event Details:

Session One: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Session Two: Thursday, 23 June 2022
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am (AEST) Both Days
Location: Online

Please note this is a two part series. Participants should attend both sessions.

Participants can also attend an optional pre-tech session on Wednesday, 15 June 2022 from 9:30am - 10:00am AEST.

Learning Outcomes

Define risk, risk assessment, risk management and safety planning for each stage of the client’s journey.
Identify tools to support thorough risk assessment, risk management and safety planning to occur.
Describe the skills required to undertake risk assessment, risk management and safety planning.

Who should attend

Emerging Facilitators and Victim Advocates. Intermediate and Senior Facilitators are encouraged to avail of this opportunity to refresh their learning.

This two part workshop forms a series has been specifically designed for perpetrator intervention services that are funded under the Department of Justice and Attorney-General Domestic and Family Violence Support Services Investment Specification.

About the facilitators

Dr Brian Sullivan

Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change, Dr Brian Sullivan, CQUniversity Senior Lecturer, is part of the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research Centre (QCDFVR). Brian has much experience in writing, facilitating and upskilling others in men’s domestic and family violence (DFV) intervention programs and was formerly the Practice Manager at YFS (Logan), where he supervised staff in the DFV Program. He has worked with communities as part of collaborative responses to DFV and currently sits on the board of the Red Rose Foundation and the Queensland Police Service DFV Advisory Committee.

Suewellyn Kelly

CQUniversity Associate Lecturer QCDFVR’s Suewellyn Kelly is an educator and practitioner with 30 years’ experience in the health, community, and education sectors. She has worked with the Youth Affairs Network Queensland, the Queensland Council of Social Service, the Mackay Community Crime Prevention Action Team, and the Mackay Aboriginal and Islander Justice Alternative Group. Suewellyn has a keen interest in promoting integrated, holistic work practices - both in advocacy and program development roles – to address “silo” responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, generational trauma, as well as educational, social, and financial exclusion.