DVFREE First Responder Training
About event organiser
Shine provides education and training programmes to communities through Shine RESPOND, to work places through DVFREE.
Event information
Dates and location
10
March
-
10
March
2026
9:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
12
May
-
13
May
2026
9:00 am
-
12:30 pm
Online
16
June
-
16
June
2026
9:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
18
August
-
19
August
2026
9:00 am
-
12:30 pm
Online
6
October
-
6
October
2026
9:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
24
November
-
25
November
2026
9:00 am
-
12:30 pm
Online
-
-
Format
Online
In person
Online & In-person
Costs
Paid
Free
Paid & Free
About the event
For more information and to register, visit the event page.
This Shine DVFREE training aims to prepare the ‘First Responders’ in any organisation to provide safe and effective support for employees experiencing domestic and family violence, while maintaining professional boundaries.
This Training will prepare ‘First Responders’ to:
- Understand the role of a First Responder and its boundaries.
- Practise responding to people experiencing family violence using the Six Step Response Tool
- Broadly understand accountability and support for change for employees who use domestic violence.
For more information, please contact the organisers: phone 09 815 4601 (option 4) or email dvfree@2shine.org.nz.
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