For more information and to register, visit the Safeguarding Children's Training Calendar.

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 and to register, visit the Safeguarding Children's Training Calendar.

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 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 RSVP to attend in person, contact the organiser: aimee.liu@auckland.ac.nz.

The location for the in-person event is building 507, room LG004, Grafton Campus, University of Auckland.

Attend online via Zoom here: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/92258475955?pwd=guZRQXwzjwAsFaJuUNrRpFmQXBHI4F.1

About this event:

The seminar will be presented by Professor Janet Fanslow (Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Chief Advisor, Vine - Violence Information Aotearoa).

Using global and local data, this seminar will present cutting edge research on the long-term health consequences of violence, including cancer, respiratory and digestive disorders, reproductive health, and mental disorders and addictions. Strategies for how we could strengthen the New Zealand health system to address this critical determinant of health in light of recent policy changes will be discussed. Please come along for a lively discussion about how the School of Population Health, the FMHS, and the University could help build the leadership needed to change this story.

For more information and to RSVP to attend in person, contact the organiser: aimee.liu@auckland.ac.nz.

The location for the in-person event is building 507, room LG004, Grafton Campus, University of Auckland.

Attend online via Zoom here: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/92258475955?pwd=guZRQXwzjwAsFaJuUNrRpFmQXBHI4F.1

About this event:

The seminar will be presented by Professor Janet Fanslow (Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Chief Advisor, Vine - Violence Information Aotearoa).

Using global and local data, this seminar will present cutting edge research on the long-term health consequences of violence, including cancer, respiratory and digestive disorders, reproductive health, and mental disorders and addictions. Strategies for how we could strengthen the New Zealand health system to address this critical determinant of health in light of recent policy changes will be discussed. Please come along for a lively discussion about how the School of Population Health, the FMHS, and the University could help build the leadership needed to change this story.

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

Create space for pilots and evaluations of community-led interventions will be the final instalment of ANROWS' webinar series unpacking the ways of working and ways of knowing set out in The Australian National Research Agenda to End Violence against Women and Children (ANRA) 2023–2028.

Community-led research means that the research is undertaken by people who identify as being part of the population that researchers want to understand.

Community members and/or organisations are involved in the whole research process, from setting the research question(s) to data collection, analysis and monitoring.

In this webinar, panellists will:

• Highlight the benefits and challenges of community-led research and evaluations
• Discuss power imbalances in research and the importance of enabling communities to shape the research that reflects them
• Discuss the significance of having community-based organisations and researchers to lead and inform the interventions and research
• Explore case studies that are examples of good practice
• The panel discussion will be followed with a live Q&A. You can also submit questions ahead of time when you register.

This webinar will have live captions and will be recorded and uploaded to the ANROWS website and YouTube channel.

For enquiries, email events@anrows.org.au.

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

Create space for pilots and evaluations of community-led interventions will be the final instalment of ANROWS' webinar series unpacking the ways of working and ways of knowing set out in The Australian National Research Agenda to End Violence against Women and Children (ANRA) 2023–2028.

Community-led research means that the research is undertaken by people who identify as being part of the population that researchers want to understand.

Community members and/or organisations are involved in the whole research process, from setting the research question(s) to data collection, analysis and monitoring.

In this webinar, panellists will:

• Highlight the benefits and challenges of community-led research and evaluations
• Discuss power imbalances in research and the importance of enabling communities to shape the research that reflects them
• Discuss the significance of having community-based organisations and researchers to lead and inform the interventions and research
• Explore case studies that are examples of good practice
• The panel discussion will be followed with a live Q&A. You can also submit questions ahead of time when you register.

This webinar will have live captions and will be recorded and uploaded to the ANROWS website and YouTube channel.

For enquiries, email events@anrows.org.au.

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.

To register for the special session for schools and special education providers, see Empowering Educators.

This training is for any professional working with young people in any capacity, including group and 1-1 work.  This training focuses on topics relating specifically to sexual wellbeing, such as contraception, STIs, and pregnancy options.  It is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including youth workers, sports coaches, social workers, public health nurses, teachers, and educators.

This full-day training focuses on increasing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of professionals to support the young people they work with to navigate their sexual wellbeing.  

This training includes:

• Key information for young people on sexual wellbeing topics
• Guidance to navigate personal values when supporting young people with their sexual wellbeing
• Practical tools to integrate into daily practice and conversations
• Support and signposting information

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

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

To register for the special session for schools and special education providers, see Empowering Educators.

This training is for any professional working with young people in any capacity, including group and 1-1 work.  This training focuses on topics relating specifically to sexual wellbeing, such as contraception, STIs, and pregnancy options.  It is suitable for a wide range of professionals, including youth workers, sports coaches, social workers, public health nurses, teachers, and educators.

This full-day training focuses on increasing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of professionals to support the young people they work with to navigate their sexual wellbeing.  

This training includes:

• Key information for young people on sexual wellbeing topics
• Guidance to navigate personal values when supporting young people with their sexual wellbeing
• Practical tools to integrate into daily practice and conversations
• Support and signposting information

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, 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, see the Roadshow events page.

MSD are running 15 workshops across Aotearoa to discuss Wāhine and Tamariki Support Services — the future direction of MSD-funded Family Violence Response services.

This roadshow is a chance for the family violence sector and people with experience in working with women who are victims/survivors of family violence, to meet and engage with the MSD team behind the project.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register, see the Roadshow events page.

MSD are running 15 workshops across Aotearoa to discuss Wāhine and Tamariki Support Services — the future direction of MSD-funded Family Violence Response services.

This roadshow is a chance for the family violence sector and people with experience in working with women who are victims/survivors of family violence, to meet and engage with the MSD team behind the project.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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

Inspiring Communities is hosting an online session: Tūhono Impact — the free tool for growing and measuring your impact.

Tūhono Impact helps you make meaningful change visible. Its true value lies in how it elevates the role of relationships alongside data, weaving together purpose, outcomes, evidence, learning, and communication tools. It is an approach shaped for Aotearoa, connecting what matters to communities with the outcomes they seek to grow.

What this sessions covers:

• Why Inspiring Communities developed Tūhono Impact and what they’ve learned in its first year
• A guided walk through the five elements of he mara mahi tahi: the seedlings, the roots, the sunflower, the watering can, and the harvest basket
• Real examples of how organisations are using the tool
• Time for questions and reflections

Join online to celebrate, reflect, and explore how Tūhono Impact can support your impact story.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

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

Inspiring Communities is hosting an online session: Tūhono Impact — the free tool for growing and measuring your impact.

Tūhono Impact helps you make meaningful change visible. Its true value lies in how it elevates the role of relationships alongside data, weaving together purpose, outcomes, evidence, learning, and communication tools. It is an approach shaped for Aotearoa, connecting what matters to communities with the outcomes they seek to grow.

What this sessions covers:

• Why Inspiring Communities developed Tūhono Impact and what they’ve learned in its first year
• A guided walk through the five elements of he mara mahi tahi: the seedlings, the roots, the sunflower, the watering can, and the harvest basket
• Real examples of how organisations are using the tool
• Time for questions and reflections

Join online to celebrate, reflect, and explore how Tūhono Impact can support your impact story.

For all queries, please contact the organiser.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar event page. For in-person training, visit the workshop event page.

This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar event page. For in-person training, visit the workshop event page.

This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.

Please direct all queries to the organiser.

For more information and a link to the event stream, see the CITR News and Events page.

The history of how society has addressed and responded to the problem of male partner violence (violence committed by men towards their (hetero)romantic partners) is both complex and non-linear. Historical accounts, dating as far back as the Roman Era, map the ebbs and flows of how social fields have hidden, unearthed, misogynised, paternalized, gendered and un-gendered the problem of male partner violence. These historical undulations have created inconsistent understandings of what male partner violence is and the impact it has had and continues to have on women.

This presentation sits within a larger research project mapping how newspapers have covered the topic of male partner violence in Aotearoa/New Zealand from the nineteenth century through to the current day. This presentation specifically explores newspaper coverage from the nineteenth century on the problem, which was widely known as wife-beating. This dataset contains rich historical accounts that document how male partner violence was made sense of during this eventful period in Aotearoa/New Zealand’s political and social history. This presentation will also discuss why this historical work is important to do, in order to continue making sense of the problem of male partner violence today.

Dr Christina Batistich-Vogels is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology. Her research is underpinned first and foremost by a passion for violence against women prevention. Included in this broad research interest is the following expertise: critical feminist media analysis of love stories, interrogating young masculinities and femininities, and historical media analyses of gendered violence in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Her conceptual influences include feminist Bourdieusian theory, critical masculinities studies and a critical feminist appraisal of femininities within the social world.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: citr@aut.ac.nz.

For more information and a link to the event stream, see the CITR News and Events page.

The history of how society has addressed and responded to the problem of male partner violence (violence committed by men towards their (hetero)romantic partners) is both complex and non-linear. Historical accounts, dating as far back as the Roman Era, map the ebbs and flows of how social fields have hidden, unearthed, misogynised, paternalized, gendered and un-gendered the problem of male partner violence. These historical undulations have created inconsistent understandings of what male partner violence is and the impact it has had and continues to have on women.

This presentation sits within a larger research project mapping how newspapers have covered the topic of male partner violence in Aotearoa/New Zealand from the nineteenth century through to the current day. This presentation specifically explores newspaper coverage from the nineteenth century on the problem, which was widely known as wife-beating. This dataset contains rich historical accounts that document how male partner violence was made sense of during this eventful period in Aotearoa/New Zealand’s political and social history. This presentation will also discuss why this historical work is important to do, in order to continue making sense of the problem of male partner violence today.

Dr Christina Batistich-Vogels is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology. Her research is underpinned first and foremost by a passion for violence against women prevention. Included in this broad research interest is the following expertise: critical feminist media analysis of love stories, interrogating young masculinities and femininities, and historical media analyses of gendered violence in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Her conceptual influences include feminist Bourdieusian theory, critical masculinities studies and a critical feminist appraisal of femininities within the social world.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: citr@aut.ac.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, 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.