VIRTUAL One-Day Course: Foundations in Family and Domestic Violence
Event description
VIRTUAL One-Day Course: Foundations in Family and Domestic Violence
General Admission Virtual Cost: $249.00
Virtual Student Cost: $149.00
Foundations in Family and Domestic Violence is a one-day awareness and response course. This course provides the foundational knowledge and skills for staff to identify and respond appropriately to the needs of clients or staff who are at risk of or exposed to family domestic violence (FDV).
This course not only equips staff to respond to immediate risk, but intermediate intervention inclusive of client support needs and referral pathways for clients. This course utilises the West Australian Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework (CRARMF) and has been developed in line with National Competency CHCDFV001 Recognise and Respond Appropriately to Domestic and Family Violence.
Outcomes of Learning
- Adopt work practices that support the interactions with those affected by FDV
- Identify and respond to clients or staff at risk of or experiencing FDV
- Trauma-informed practice: Understanding impacts on adult and child victim-survivors
- Worker self-care and wellbeing
Day One Overview
- Redefining FDV and Coercive Control
- Unpacking forms of abuse and perpetrator tactics
- Establishing your role in the service system response
- Overview of trauma and impacts of FDV
- Screening for FDV
- Identifying the primary aggressor
- Partnering with the victim-survivor
- Safety planning
- Intersectionality
- Worker safety and wellbeing
Trainer: Jolene Ellat, CEO at DART Institute Australia
Target Audience
- Men's Behaviour Change Program Providers or Men's Specialist Services
- Social Workers
- Psychologists/Counsellors
- Education
- AOD Counsellors
- Community Service Case Managers
- Disability and Aged Care
- Child Protection
- Family/Child Services
- Family Court Staff
- Family Lawyers and Solicitors working in FDV
- Family and Domestic Violence Response Teams (Police)
- Health Workers (Doctors/Midwives etc.)
- Housing
- Judges/Magistrates
- Mental Health Workers
- Youth Workers
- Anyone working in an office setting overseeing FDV within the workplace with new laws and legislation
For all training questions, email Sharon at info@dartinstitute.org.au