Smartphones and Safety (Online)

This brief online workshop is part of the Technology Facilitated Abuse series – delivered by Wesnet in partnership with WorkUP Queensland.

Technology-facilitated abuse, specifically abuse via smartphones, is reported by Australian DV/SV specialists as a safety concern for nearly all victim-survivors. It often co-occurs alongside other types of abuse, is regularly overlooked and is serious.

This two-hour webinar helps participants identify the ways in which abusers commonly weaponise smartphones and discusses the effects these types of abuses can have on victim-survivors. In addition to perpetrator behaviours, attendees will learn how to identify the common smartphone technologies that abusers misused to harass, stalk, frighten, locate, isolate and control intimate partners.

Practice tips, ideas and other resources are provided throughout as various categories relating to smartphone safety are covered. By the webinar’s conclusion, participants will be better equipped to use their own smartphones with greater safety awareness. In turn, practitioners can use their knowledge to empower victim-survivors through smartphone safety planning assistance, individualised resources and referral options for clients experiencing high risk tech facilitated abuse.

This workshop is for workers in the Domestic & Family Violence, Sexual Violence and Women’s Health and Wellbeing workforce in Queensland only.

Tickets for this workshop can not be shared – one ticket, one computer, one viewer. 

Wesnet does not provide training for victim-survivors.

Paid participants will have access to a recording of the webinar for 14 days afterwards.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, 28th February 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 2.00pm AEST (Queensland Time)
Location: Online

Who should attend?

Wesnet training is for Sexual Assault and Domestic & Family Violence Sector (SADFV) practitioners and professionals who regularly support victim-survivors of domestic violence. 

About the presenters

This session will be facilitated by the Westnet team.