A 2 day workshop for practitioners in family and domestic violence services, aligned to the national unit of competency CHCDFV004
Developed and delivered by a cultural safety trainer
This two day program builds practitioners’ understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives of family and domestic violence, and equips them to work in culturally safe, trauma informed ways with Aboriginal women, children and families. The program is aligned to the national unit of competency CHCDFV004.
Day one grounds participants in context, history and cultural foundations. Participants will build cultural safety, awareness, competence and humility, and explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of family violence, kinship and relational harm. The day examines the impact of colonisation, dispossession and intergenerational trauma, systemic drivers of harm including institutional racism and service system mistrust, and introduces response based practice, language and dignity. The day closes by exploring barriers to disclosure and engagement, and the role of healing, culture, Country and strength based recovery.
Day two moves into application, engagement, risk and collaboration. Participants will explore place based practice and local community contexts, and how to engage Aboriginal women and children through trust and relational practice. The day covers culturally safe risk identification and safety planning under the CRARMF, bringing the person using violence into view while working with the whole family, and working alongside Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations. Participants will also explore collaborative case management, embedding cultural safety into case practice, language and documentation, and close with practitioner reflection on bias, accountability and workforce wellbeing.
By the end of the program, participants will be able to apply culturally safe, trauma informed and place based principles across engagement, risk assessment and case practice, and work more effectively alongside Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and local community networks, while reflecting critically on their own practice, bias and accountability.
Duration: 2 days
Audience: Practitioners working in specialist family and domestic violence services
