The Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Collaborative Practice Training Module is relevant to all professionals who respond to family violence in Victoria.

Delivered as a full-day ONLINE training session, it focuses on both collaborative practice and the foundational aspects of MARAM that enable effective collaboration.

The online module will enable professionals to:

Identify their responsibilities under the MARAM and information-sharing reforms
Apply a whole-of-family and intersectional lens to enhance equitable practice
Contribute to collaborative risk assessment and ongoing risk management through respectful and sensitive engagement with victim survivors, information sharing, referral, and secondary consultation.

In order to attend these sessions, you must have completed the relevant information sharing or MARAM screening and risk assessment training for your role. You can check this here: https://www.vic.gov.au/training-for-information-sharing-and-maram.

WIFVC would like to thank the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Family Violence Partnership for generously sharing their updated MARAM Collaborative Training Package for adaptation and use in the Western Metropolitan Region.

About this Training

This online training is open to any professional in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne who responds to family violence.

Explore how to contribute to risk assessment and collaborate for ongoing risk management through respectful and sensitive engagement with victim survivors, information sharing, referral and secondary consultation.

This is not risk assessment training, but forms an integral component of the MARAM suite of training for professionals responding to family violence.

Before attending, all participants are required to:

Read the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework: Foundation Knowledge

Watch ‘Helping end family violence – the Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM’ film (3.57 mins) and 'Let's change the story' - violence against women in Australia (4.26 mins)

Time: 9.30AM - 4.30PM

Cost: Free

Venue: ONLINE via Zoom (link will be sent to registered participants the day prior)

Places are limited. Please advise us asap if you are no longer able to attend the training once you are registered, so that the place can be offered to someone on our waiting list.

Queries: Click to view FAQ's about this training or contact wifvctraining@wifvc.org.au for further information.

What are the learning outcomes for this training?

Participants who attend the training will be able to:

Describe the MARAM Framework including responsibilities that drive collaborative practice across the service system
Apply the four elements of structured professional judgement to their practice
Outline their responsibilities under the MARAM and Information Sharing Schemes
Explain how to use collaborative practice to maintain perpetrator visibility
Enhanced ability to contribute to ongoing and coordinated risk assessment and management
Enhanced understanding of risk relevant information, and how this underpins information sharing in practice

Further information about the training:

What if I can no longer attend the session?

If something unexpected comes up and you can no longer attend the training, please contact wifvctraining@wifvc.org.au to book into another session.

Am I eligible for this training?

This training is tailored to workers in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne.

How will I know if my registration has been confirmed?

Your registration is confirmed once you have received your ticket via email. If you do not receive your ticket, please check your spam folder. If you have problems using Eventbrite to register, please contact wifvctraining@wifvc.org.au

The session is booked out. What should I do now?

We encourage you to add your name to the waiting list. If a place becomes available, you will receive an email inviting you to register. Please note, you will have a limited time to respond to this offer before the place is offered to the next person on the waiting list.

How does the WIFVC use my contact information?

The WIFVC will add your contact details to the WIFVC mailing list to provide you with monthly WIFVC eNews and information about upcoming professional development opportunities. If you would prefer not to receive this information, please let us know at wifvc@genwest.org.au

Other important resources

This training looks at the use of Information Sharing Schemes as an enabler of collaborative practice. You will get the most out of this session if you are familiar with the Information Sharing on-line training modules which can be found here.

Click here for further MARAM resources.

Contact details

Please contact wifvctraining@wifvc.org.au if you have any questions or require further information about this training.

Please visit our website at www.wifvc.org.au for pre-requisite training reading and further resources.

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