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To learn more and to register, visit Safeguarding Children's training calendar.

This training is intended as an introduction or refresher to the essentials of safeguarding and child protection. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of child abuse and neglect, including family violence and sexual violence, along with the knowledge of what to do to prevent and minimise the risk of harm to children and young people, tamariki and rangatahi. Attendees will gain confidence in the actions they need to take when worried about a child or young person.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser.

To learn more and to register, visit Safeguarding Children's training calendar.

This training is intended as an introduction or refresher to the essentials of safeguarding and child protection. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of child abuse and neglect, including family violence and sexual violence, along with the knowledge of what to do to prevent and minimise the risk of harm to children and young people, tamariki and rangatahi. Attendees will gain confidence in the actions they need to take when worried about a child or young person.

Please direct all enquiries to the organiser.

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

This workshop aims to equip family violence responders' with the knowledge to understand, identify and disrupt Institutional Systems Abuse in the context of Systemic Coercive Control.

Key Learnings Include:

  1. Understanding Systems Abuse and the various tactics used within these abuse forms
  2. Informed – Reflects on models of understanding and offers a deconstruction of Social Entrapment Theory, moving beyond the framing of institutional harm as inadvertent or indifferent
  3. Applied – This section introduces the pathways of harmful responses
  4. Accountable – Takes a closer look at our ethical responsibilities as responders, to ourselves and to others.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: hello@jacki.co.nz.

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

This workshop aims to equip family violence responders' with the knowledge to understand, identify and disrupt Institutional Systems Abuse in the context of Systemic Coercive Control.

Key Learnings Include:

  1. Understanding Systems Abuse and the various tactics used within these abuse forms
  2. Informed – Reflects on models of understanding and offers a deconstruction of Social Entrapment Theory, moving beyond the framing of institutional harm as inadvertent or indifferent
  3. Applied – This section introduces the pathways of harmful responses
  4. Accountable – Takes a closer look at our ethical responsibilities as responders, to ourselves and to others.

For all queries, please contact the organiser: hello@jacki.co.nz.

disrupting-institutional-systems-abuse-mapping-systemic-coercive-control

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.

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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.

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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.

resisting-collusion-motivating-change-working-with-men-who-use-intimate-partner-violence

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.

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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.

foundational-family-violence-101-dynamics-indicators-and-impacts

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.

recognising-online-coercive-control-in-young-peoples-lives

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.

risk-analysis-and-safety-strategising-a-whole-of-person-approach

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.

shine-respond-level-2---foundational-skills-training

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.

walk-alongside-me-safe-and-respectful-ways-of-working-with-survivors-of-coercive-control

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.

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