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 information and to register, please visit the event page.

This workshop has been specifically designed for social service sector leaders and kaimahi by Dr. Nicola Atwool.

This workshop provides an interactive space to explore the cultural dynamics within Aotearoa, particularly in the context of colonisation, and to examine the challenges of working in partnership from a Tauiwi perspective.

The workshop will cover two areas: the first focuses on Culture & Cultural Difference, while the second addresses Being a Treaty-based Organisation.

Attendees will learn about:

• Partnership in the social services – expectations and obligations
• Exploration of culture in the context of colonisation
• Barriers to partnership:
  
  • Unconscious bias
  • Epistemological differences
  • What happens when two worlds collide?
• History and good intentions
• Legacy of monocultural practices
• Navigating ideology
• Moving toward partnership

Please direct all queries to the organiser: office@sspa.org.nz.

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

This workshop has been specifically designed for social service sector leaders and kaimahi by Dr. Nicola Atwool.

This workshop provides an interactive space to explore the cultural dynamics within Aotearoa, particularly in the context of colonisation, and to examine the challenges of working in partnership from a Tauiwi perspective.

The workshop will cover two areas: the first focuses on Culture & Cultural Difference, while the second addresses Being a Treaty-based Organisation.

Attendees will learn about:

• Partnership in the social services – expectations and obligations
• Exploration of culture in the context of colonisation
• Barriers to partnership:
  
  • Unconscious bias
  • Epistemological differences
  • What happens when two worlds collide?
• History and good intentions
• Legacy of monocultural practices
• Navigating ideology
• Moving toward partnership

Please direct all queries to the organiser: office@sspa.org.nz.

For more information and to register, visit the official conference page.

Save the date for an inaugural conference for Intersex, Ira Tangata, those with a variation of sex characteristics and allied communities, with a focus on social cohesion in Aotearoa.

Intersex Aotearoa invite anyone working with, or for Intersex, Ira Tangata or those with an innate variation of sex characteristics to attend.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the official conference page.

Save the date for an inaugural conference for Intersex, Ira Tangata, those with a variation of sex characteristics and allied communities, with a focus on social cohesion in Aotearoa.

Intersex Aotearoa invite anyone working with, or for Intersex, Ira Tangata or those with an innate variation of sex characteristics to attend.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register, visit the event 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

For questions, please contact the organisers: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

For more information and to register, visit the event 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

For questions, please contact the organisers: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.

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

In the workshop delivered by Dr Kathie Irwin and Associates, participants will work together to explore how to embed Te Tiriti within organisations by building cultural literacy and creating practical change that makes a real difference in organisational and professional practice.

The workshop will:

• Take a kaupapa Māori approach, focusing on better outcomes of service;
• Be informed by mātauranga Māori, no culture has a mandate on genius, great strengths-based solutions are designed from Māori knowledge;
• Integrate Te Tirohanga Māori, the Māori Worldview, into the applied, interactive workshop.

Participants will learn:

• To develop TQ, Tiriti | Treaty literacy and intelligence
• To analyse the significance of lifestyles (access to language and culture) and life-chances (access to power and opportunity) in TQ
• To explore the role of Te Tiriti | The Treaty of Waitangi in Aotearoatanga, nation building, and in professional practice
• To examine best practice in organisations which are already on their Treaty Based Organisational Development journey
• To demonstrate knowledge of the role of cultural literacy in modern workplaces
• To synthesise principles of how to develop Gold Standard Tiriti | Treaty Praxis for your organisation

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

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

In the workshop delivered by Dr Kathie Irwin and Associates, participants will work together to explore how to embed Te Tiriti within organisations by building cultural literacy and creating practical change that makes a real difference in organisational and professional practice.

The workshop will:

• Take a kaupapa Māori approach, focusing on better outcomes of service;
• Be informed by mātauranga Māori, no culture has a mandate on genius, great strengths-based solutions are designed from Māori knowledge;
• Integrate Te Tirohanga Māori, the Māori Worldview, into the applied, interactive workshop.

Participants will learn:

• To develop TQ, Tiriti | Treaty literacy and intelligence
• To analyse the significance of lifestyles (access to language and culture) and life-chances (access to power and opportunity) in TQ
• To explore the role of Te Tiriti | The Treaty of Waitangi in Aotearoatanga, nation building, and in professional practice
• To examine best practice in organisations which are already on their Treaty Based Organisational Development journey
• To demonstrate knowledge of the role of cultural literacy in modern workplaces
• To synthesise principles of how to develop Gold Standard Tiriti | Treaty Praxis for your organisation

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

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

In addition to strangulation, this workshop also introduces topics such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), sexual violence, threatening behaviour and other factors including ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) to enhance decision-making and ultimately safety for victims, families and whānau.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Define strangulation in the context of intimate partner violence
• Describe the signs, symptoms and injuries associated with strangulation
• Know some of the resources available to facilitate effective documentation
• Understand behaviours often associated with strangulation including TBI, sexual violence, threats and separation
• Apply learnings to risk assessment and safety planning

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

In addition to strangulation, this workshop also introduces topics such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), sexual violence, threatening behaviour and other factors including ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) to enhance decision-making and ultimately safety for victims, families and whānau.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Define strangulation in the context of intimate partner violence
• Describe the signs, symptoms and injuries associated with strangulation
• Know some of the resources available to facilitate effective documentation
• Understand behaviours often associated with strangulation including TBI, sexual violence, threats and separation
• Apply learnings to risk assessment and safety planning

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

This training is limited to family violence, sexual violence, and allied professionals.

This one-hour webinar covers the most common social media platforms used by Australians. The presenter will then discuss how DFV perpetrators commonly misuse social media and what can be done to support victim-survivors. Participants will also look at the data these platforms collect, store and share, and cover how victim-survivors can maximise the built-in privacy and security settings, use the abuse-reporting features and potentially document abuse.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

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

This training is limited to family violence, sexual violence, and allied professionals.

This one-hour webinar covers the most common social media platforms used by Australians. The presenter will then discuss how DFV perpetrators commonly misuse social media and what can be done to support victim-survivors. Participants will also look at the data these platforms collect, store and share, and cover how victim-survivors can maximise the built-in privacy and security settings, use the abuse-reporting features and potentially document abuse.

Please direct all queries 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, 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.

Tautoko Mai will be delivering an introduction to sexual violence workshop with a specialist focus on young people, sexualised behaviours, and schools.

The workshop covers:

• Prevalence and the law
• Responding to disclosures
• Survivor impacts
• The digital landscape
• And more.

Discussion and topics will have a focus on young people, the school environment, and what educators can do as their trusted adults.

For all queries, please contact: admin@tautokomai.co.nz.

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

Tautoko Mai will be delivering an introduction to sexual violence workshop with a specialist focus on young people, sexualised behaviours, and schools.

The workshop covers:

• Prevalence and the law
• Responding to disclosures
• Survivor impacts
• The digital landscape
• And more.

Discussion and topics will have a focus on young people, the school environment, and what educators can do as their trusted adults.

For all queries, please contact: admin@tautokomai.co.nz.

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

This Change the story presentation provides a brief, high-level overview of Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia, covering:

• Our Watch's vision for a safe, respectful, equal world
• what gets in the way of achieving this
• actions you can take to change the story and prevent violence against women.

This foundational introduction is for people who are new to Change the story or primary prevention work.

Please direct all questions to the organiser: training@ourwatch.org.au.

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

This Change the story presentation provides a brief, high-level overview of Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women in Australia, covering:

• Our Watch's vision for a safe, respectful, equal world
• what gets in the way of achieving this
• actions you can take to change the story and prevent violence against women.

This foundational introduction is for people who are new to Change the story or primary prevention work.

Please direct all questions to the organiser: training@ourwatch.org.au.

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

This introductory training prepares attendees to respond appropriately and safely to people experiencing family violence. The session will introduce attendees to an understanding of the impact family violence has on adults and children and of the complexity of family violence and its effects on a person’s dignity and wellbeing. Attendees will also learn and practice the Recognise/Respond/Refer model with scenarios whilst also interactively exploring the concepts of social entrapment, coercive control and resistance.

For any queries about this training, contact the organisers at: trainer@2shine.org.nz.

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

This introductory training prepares attendees to respond appropriately and safely to people experiencing family violence. The session will introduce attendees to an understanding of the impact family violence has on adults and children and of the complexity of family violence and its effects on a person’s dignity and wellbeing. Attendees will also learn and practice the Recognise/Respond/Refer model with scenarios whilst also interactively exploring the concepts of social entrapment, coercive control and resistance.

For any queries about this training, contact the organisers at: trainer@2shine.org.nz.

For more information visit the workshop's info page.

Register for the 2-part online workshop series.

In this Safeguarding Children's training, participants will learn:

• How to apply wise child protection practice in one's work; acknowledging there is no “best” way of doing things for all groups. Participants will need to reconcile new learning with existing and trusted cultural practices.
• The ‘grey areas’ in child protection concerns and reporting thresholds.
• Participants own personal barriers and what professional dangerousness could look link in their work; how this affects decision-making, and how to manage this.
• How to safely handle disclosures of harm.
• How to have conversations with family and whānau when there are child protection concerns.
• How to use Information Sharing legislation and engage in collaborative working.
• How to make an effective Report of Concern.

For all queries, please contact Safeguarding Children directly.

For more information visit the workshop's info page.

Register for the 2-part online workshop series.

In this Safeguarding Children's training, participants will learn:

• How to apply wise child protection practice in one's work; acknowledging there is no “best” way of doing things for all groups. Participants will need to reconcile new learning with existing and trusted cultural practices.
• The ‘grey areas’ in child protection concerns and reporting thresholds.
• Participants own personal barriers and what professional dangerousness could look link in their work; how this affects decision-making, and how to manage this.
• How to safely handle disclosures of harm.
• How to have conversations with family and whānau when there are child protection concerns.
• How to use Information Sharing legislation and engage in collaborative working.
• How to make an effective Report of Concern.

For all queries, please contact Safeguarding Children directly.