IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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Aiming to introduce family violence literacy, practice skills and foundational theories, this workshop covers a range of topics necessary for identifying and responding to family violence and enhancing participants understanding of how family violence impacts young people and skills required for providing appropriate support.

Participants will be introduced to foundational family violence knowledge including an exploration of the drivers of violence, an introduction to Intersectionality and develop communication skills that support young people’s safety, dispel family violence myths and avoid collusion. This workshop will also introduce workers to the use of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Tool from a youth AOD context, discuss adolescent-specific risk assessment considerations and provide an overview of the family violence service system. This workshop is an evidence-informed introduction to preliminary practice strategies to support young people who are victim-survivors and/or users of family violence and adolescent intimate partner violence.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe and identify family violence
• Discuss the drivers of violence
• Introduction to Intersectionality in Family Violence
• Be familiar with the Typologies of Family Violence used at YSAS
• Use sensitive and appropriate language when discussing or communicating about family violence
• Recognise risks of collusion and misidentification as the perpetrator
• Communicate in ways that dispel family violence myths
• Understand how family violence impacts young people
• Introduction to relevant legislation and practice frameworks including mandatory reporting
• Introduction to the role of the Multi-Agency-Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework
• Understand responsibilities as an Information Sharing Entity (ISE)
• Adolescent specific Risk Assessment considerations
• Use Sensitive Inquiry to discuss Family Violence
• Provided with basic skills to collaboratively Safety Plan

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This half-day session will introduce participants to the key terminology used in family violence practice and provide a brief overview of the family violence system as it applies to young people. This session is designed to support participants in identifying areas of interest and the types of work and practice that can support young people.

Learning outcomes:

• Discussion of family violence discourses as they apply to young people
• Introduction to the impacts of co-occurring family violence and Youth AOD
• Overview of different strategies and frameworks for responding to young people’s family violence needs
• Factors to consider when applying a youth specific lens to family violence work including risk assessments and referrals.

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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Aiming to introduce family violence literacy, practice skills and foundational theories, this workshop covers a range of topics necessary for identifying and responding to family violence and enhancing participants understanding of how family violence impacts young people and skills required for providing appropriate support.

Participants will be introduced to foundational family violence knowledge including an exploration of the drivers of violence, an introduction to Intersectionality and develop communication skills that support young people’s safety, dispel family violence myths and avoid collusion. This workshop will also introduce workers to the use of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Tool from a youth AOD context, discuss adolescent-specific risk assessment considerations and provide an overview of the family violence service system. This workshop is an evidence-informed introduction to preliminary practice strategies to support young people who are victim-survivors and/or users of family violence and adolescent intimate partner violence.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe and identify family violence
• Discuss the drivers of violence
• Introduction to Intersectionality in Family Violence
• Be familiar with the Typologies of Family Violence used at YSAS
• Use sensitive and appropriate language when discussing or communicating about family violence
• Recognise risks of collusion and misidentification as the perpetrator
• Communicate in ways that dispel family violence myths
• Understand how family violence impacts young people
• Introduction to relevant legislation and practice frameworks including mandatory reporting
• Introduction to the role of the Multi-Agency-Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework
• Understand responsibilities as an Information Sharing Entity (ISE)
• Adolescent specific Risk Assessment considerations
• Use Sensitive Inquiry to discuss Family Violence
• Provided with basic skills to collaboratively Safety Plan

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This half-day session will introduce participants to the key terminology used in family violence practice and provide a brief overview of the family violence system as it applies to young people. This session is designed to support participants in identifying areas of interest and the types of work and practice that can support young people.

Learning outcomes:

• Discussion of family violence discourses as they apply to young people
• Introduction to the impacts of co-occurring family violence and Youth AOD
• Overview of different strategies and frameworks for responding to young people’s family violence needs
• Factors to consider when applying a youth specific lens to family violence work including risk assessments and referrals.

IMPORTANT: registrations for training will become live approximately two months prior to start of training. To enrol in this or any training, you must click the link below and fill in the registration. If you do not complete the registration, you will not have a place in the training. If you experience a broken link, please get in touch with us at elevate@vaada.org.au

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This course targets new entrants to the AOD sector as well as other professionals and workers who do not have family violence as a core function of their role, and others interested in increasing their understanding of factors and reporting mechanisms related to family violence risk.

Assessments are conducted using a variety of methods to ensure that sufficient evidence is collected to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge. Assessments frequently require observation of therapeutic skills demonstrated via role-play/simulation and will include question banks to verify essential knowledge.

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This course targets new entrants to the AOD sector as well as other professionals and workers who do not have family violence as a core function of their role, and others interested in increasing their understanding of factors and reporting mechanisms related to family violence risk.

Assessments are conducted using various methods to ensure that sufficient evidence is collected to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge. Assessments frequently require observation of therapeutic skills demonstrated via role-play/simulation and will include question banks to verify essential knowledge.

Module one: Understand and identify family violence (3 weeks)

2 weeks of self-paced learning
1 week for completion of Assessment Task 1 (automated) 7 self-paced online lessons
3 x Discussion forums
3 x Zoom sessions

Module two: Engage with people accessing AOD services (3 weeks)

2 weeks of self-paced learning
1 week for completion of Assessment Task 2 (combination automated and essay-type questions) 7 self-paced online lessons
3 x Discussion forums
3 x Zoom sessions

Module three: Respond to identified risk (4 weeks)

2 weeks of self-paced learning
4 weeks for completion of Assessment Task 3 (and other tasks if not yet complete)
7 self-paced online lessons
3 x Discussion forums 2 x Zoom sessions

There will be additional contact time for role play Assessment