For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence.

Participants who attend this training will be able to:

• Explain the causes, mechanisms, and purpose of family violence
• Explore perpetrator accountability
• Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence
• Identify 'smoke screens' used to conceal violence
• Use invitational approaches to build rapport and enhance reflection
• Understand the nature of collusion and how to resist invitations to collude
• Examine shame and values
• Motivate change and referral readiness
• Understand safety planning and referral pathways

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence.

Participants who attend this training will be able to:

• Explain the causes, mechanisms, and purpose of family violence
• Explore perpetrator accountability
• Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence
• Identify 'smoke screens' used to conceal violence
• Use invitational approaches to build rapport and enhance reflection
• Understand the nature of collusion and how to resist invitations to collude
• Examine shame and values
• Motivate change and referral readiness
• Understand safety planning and referral pathways

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the training page.

This training will equip you with knowledge and skills to design and implement programs for the primary prevention of family and gender-based violence with an intersectional lens, ensuring that our efforts reflect the diversity and unique strengths of all people and are driven by effective and equitable stakeholder partnerships.

Participants will learn:

• Build understanding key settings and strategies for primary prevention of family and gender-based violence prevention
• Develop skills to design and deliver prevention programs with embedded intersectional practice
• Increase ability to work effectively with stakeholders and advisory groups
• Build understanding of best practice evaluation and monitoring tools and approaches

Please direct all queries to the organiser at training@safeandequal.org.au.

For more information and to register, visit the training page.

This training will equip you with knowledge and skills to design and implement programs for the primary prevention of family and gender-based violence with an intersectional lens, ensuring that our efforts reflect the diversity and unique strengths of all people and are driven by effective and equitable stakeholder partnerships.

Participants will learn:

• Build understanding key settings and strategies for primary prevention of family and gender-based violence prevention
• Develop skills to design and deliver prevention programs with embedded intersectional practice
• Increase ability to work effectively with stakeholders and advisory groups
• Build understanding of best practice evaluation and monitoring tools and approaches

Please direct all queries to the organiser at training@safeandequal.org.au.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This session explores the risks linked to generative AI. Understanding these risks, how to minimise them, and how to respond when something goes wrong is essential for everyone, especially those working with children and young people.

This webinar for educators and youth-serving professionals will cover:

• Current and emerging risks including AI companion chatbots, sexual and non-sexual deepfakes, AI influencers, and AI-facilitated cyberbullying and harassment
• How these technologies affect young people’s safety, privacy, development, and mental and social health
• Practical strategies and resources to help children and young people navigate these risks, and guidance on how and where to seek help.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

This session explores the risks linked to generative AI. Understanding these risks, how to minimise them, and how to respond when something goes wrong is essential for everyone, especially those working with children and young people.

This webinar for educators and youth-serving professionals will cover:

• Current and emerging risks including AI companion chatbots, sexual and non-sexual deepfakes, AI influencers, and AI-facilitated cyberbullying and harassment
• How these technologies affect young people’s safety, privacy, development, and mental and social health
• Practical strategies and resources to help children and young people navigate these risks, and guidance on how and where to seek help.

Please direct all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, visit the ECLIPSE event page.

ECLIPSE's Foundational Family Violence 101: Dynamics, Indicators and Impacts training aims to grow attendees understanding of the dynamics of family violence and how it impacts on individuals and whānau.

Course outcomes:

• Become introduced to key concepts of family violence
• Have a greater understanding of the risk factors and dynamics of family violence
• Develop insight into the short and long term impacts of family violence on victims, children, and whānau
• Learn more about legislation and orders relating to family violence, including the Family Violence Act 2018, Domestic Violence Victims Protection Act 2018, and the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the dynamics of family violence and how to respond in a more empathetic manner.

For question, contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the ECLIPSE event page.

ECLIPSE's Foundational Family Violence 101: Dynamics, Indicators and Impacts training aims to grow attendees understanding of the dynamics of family violence and how it impacts on individuals and whānau.

Course outcomes:

• Become introduced to key concepts of family violence
• Have a greater understanding of the risk factors and dynamics of family violence
• Develop insight into the short and long term impacts of family violence on victims, children, and whānau
• Learn more about legislation and orders relating to family violence, including the Family Violence Act 2018, Domestic Violence Victims Protection Act 2018, and the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the dynamics of family violence and how to respond in a more empathetic manner.

For question, contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This webinar is for secondary educators and school support.

Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours that uses manipulation, monitoring, surveillance, pressure, and fear to limit someone’s freedom and independence. When technology is involved, it can be harder to recognise.

This webinar will explore:

• how technology-facilitated coercive control impacts young people;
• the common red flags to watch for;
• practical ways to respond and support those experiencing it.

Please direst all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This webinar is for secondary educators and school support.

Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours that uses manipulation, monitoring, surveillance, pressure, and fear to limit someone’s freedom and independence. When technology is involved, it can be harder to recognise.

This webinar will explore:

• how technology-facilitated coercive control impacts young people;
• the common red flags to watch for;
• practical ways to respond and support those experiencing it.

Please direst all queries to the organisers.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

Course Outcomes:

• Become introduced to the concept of victim-survivor resistance and ECLIPSE's Whole of Person Approach
• Have a greater understanding of how to analyse risk, consider the cumulative impact of harm, and identify other unseen areas of harm (such as retaliatory violence and gang association)
• Develop insight into protective factors and safety strategies victim-survivors utilise to keep themselves and their whānau safe
• Learn about how to undertake safety strategising and safety planning
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the dynamics of family violence and how one can respond in a more empathetic manner.

Please direct all questions to the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

Course Outcomes:

• Become introduced to the concept of victim-survivor resistance and ECLIPSE's Whole of Person Approach
• Have a greater understanding of how to analyse risk, consider the cumulative impact of harm, and identify other unseen areas of harm (such as retaliatory violence and gang association)
• Develop insight into protective factors and safety strategies victim-survivors utilise to keep themselves and their whānau safe
• Learn about how to undertake safety strategising and safety planning
• Grow in awareness and knowledge of the dynamics of family violence and how one can respond in a more empathetic manner.

Please direct all questions to the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, visit the event page.

Prerequisite: Level 1 Introductory Training or relevant on the job knowledge or experience.

Using case-based learning, attendees will learn how to make in-depth risk assessments and develop safe strategies and plans to provide effective and useful support mechanisms to people experiencing family violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand Response-based practice (RBP) as an approach to engagement with clients
• Explore the complexity of risk and how to make accurate assessments
• Develop ways of tailored safety strategising that provide effective and useful support to people experiencing violence.

For any queries about training, contact trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information and to register, visit the Anchor Collective training page.

The topics covered in this training are:

• Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence
• Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours
• Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse
• Key Practice approaches in partnering with survivors
• Asking about Family Violence: Sensitive Enquiry
• Responding to disclosures of Family Violence
• Identifying risk
• Safety planning and referral pathways
• Practitioner wellbeing

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the Anchor Collective training page.

The topics covered in this training are:

• Definition, nature and dynamics of Family Violence
• Defining and recognising Coercive Control behaviours
• Tech-Facilitated & Post Separation Abuse
• Key Practice approaches in partnering with survivors
• Asking about Family Violence: Sensitive Enquiry
• Responding to disclosures of Family Violence
• Identifying risk
• Safety planning and referral pathways
• Practitioner wellbeing

Anchor Collective offer all of their specialist Family Violence training packages to organisations on a fee-for-service basis, both online and in-person, across Australia and Aotearoa.

For questions related to this training or their fee-for-service training options, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This interactive one-day training is designed to advance practitioners’ understanding and application of strategies and tools to build organisational support and commitment for social change addressing the drivers of family and gender-based violence, and proactively plan for and manage institutional resistance to this change.

This is not foundational or introductory training; Safe and Equal strongly advise the completion of Unpacking Resistance prior to this training.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, please visit the event page.

This interactive one-day training is designed to advance practitioners’ understanding and application of strategies and tools to build organisational support and commitment for social change addressing the drivers of family and gender-based violence, and proactively plan for and manage institutional resistance to this change.

This is not foundational or introductory training; Safe and Equal strongly advise the completion of Unpacking Resistance prior to this training.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

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.

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.

For more information and to register, see 2026 National Sexual Assault Conference.

The National Sexual Assault Conference® (NSAC) brings together over 2,000 advocates committed to ending sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. This annual event is filled with opportunities to advance learning, develop skills, share information, build relationships, and increase one's capacity to assert the dignity of all people.

The theme of NSAC 2026 is “United in Purpose, Committed to Action.” This theme reflects the shared responsibility to transform collective knowledge, relationships, and resolve into meaningful action to end sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.

See here for the full conference programme.

For all queries, contact the organiser: nsac@respecttogether.org.

For more information and to register, see 2026 National Sexual Assault Conference.

The National Sexual Assault Conference® (NSAC) brings together over 2,000 advocates committed to ending sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. This annual event is filled with opportunities to advance learning, develop skills, share information, build relationships, and increase one's capacity to assert the dignity of all people.

The theme of NSAC 2026 is “United in Purpose, Committed to Action.” This theme reflects the shared responsibility to transform collective knowledge, relationships, and resolve into meaningful action to end sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.

See here for the full conference programme.

For all queries, contact the organiser: nsac@respecttogether.org.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to churches and faith-based organisations in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with churches and faith-based organisations
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in a church or faith-based organisation including pastors, leaders, frontline and social workers, and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit the event page.

This webinar is designed to raise awareness and deepen understanding of child protection issues specific to churches and faith-based organisations in Aotearoa. Participants will gain essential knowledge and practical guidance to help safeguard children and respond appropriately to concerns.

Key topics include:

• The context and prevalence of child abuse in New Zealand
• Risk factors associated with churches and faith-based organisations
• Recognising signs and indicators of abuse
• Responding sensitively and effectively to a disclosure
• What to expect when reporting abuse to statutory agencies

This session is ideal for anyone working in a church or faith-based organisation including pastors, leaders, frontline and social workers, and administration staff.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.