Designing Trauma- and Violence-Informed Policies, Training, and Response Plans to Address Intimate Partner Violence at Work

The Learning Network and the Knowledge Hub are knowledge mobilisation and research initiatives focused on family violence and violence against women and children, based at Western University in Ontario, Canada.

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This webinar, part of the Learning Network & Knowledge Hub (LN/KH) Webinar Series and co-hosted with Respect at Work is grounded in a real-life arbitration case and invites participants to examine how a trauma- and violence-informed (TVI) lens might have changed an employer’s response to an employee experiencing intimate partner violence. The webinar explores what a TVI analysis would have revealed about the survivors needs and barriers to participation in the accommodation process. Understanding these dynamics can also further help service providers potential barriers and more effectively support survivors in navigating workplace responses. Building on these insights, the session will reverse-engineer the employer's legally required workplace violence program to identify policy and procedural measures that could have recognized risks and warning signs of IPV earlier , reduced harm, and strengthened support for survivors.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify the unique barriers that survivors— including those who are racialized, rural, or otherwise marginalized—face when seeking support for intimate partner violence at work.
• Enhance standard template workplace violence policies to make them more trauma- and violence-informed and survivor-centred.
• Deepen understanding of workplace violence procedures and legislative obligations, and how these shape the experiences of employees experiencing intimate partner violence.

Please direct all queries to the organiser: gbvln@uwo.ca.