The Workforce Development Collaborative WA (WDCWA) will be hosting a two-day in person workshop regarding Knowledge and Practice Skills for Responding to Family and Domestic Violence Disclosures using First Nations Strategies.
This free course will be hosted on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 March and provides key knowledge, considerations and practice skills when working with people impacted by family and domestic violence.
This course is for all professionals who come into contact with adult victim-survivors or people displaying family and domestic violence behaviours.
Learning Objectives:
To improve knowledge on family and domestic violence and provide culturally safe responses to disclosures using First Nations strategies.
Learning Outcomes:
- knowledge of family and domestic violence and coercive control dynamics, the drivers of violence against women and family violence paid leave entitlements
- an understanding of the impacts of family and domestic violence on adult and child victim-survivors
- identify how family and domestic violence intersects with issues of mental health, alcohol and other drugs and homelessness
- consider intersectionality for people impacted by family and domestic violence and how a person using family and domestic violence may use discrimination and marginalisation to further harm victim-survivors.
- practice skills for family and domestic violence disclosures integrating first nations strategies and case studies to increase cultural safety for participants, deep listening, yarning circles and an opportunity for contemplative and reflective awareness.
For more information and to register visit Perth: Knowledge and Practice Skills for Responding to Family and Domestic Violence Disclosures using First Nations Strategies | Humanitix
