Settlement Support for those experiencing Domestic and Family Violence

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2-3hrs
English

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Course Overview

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • understand the forms of violence and types of abuse categorised under domestic and family violence
  • embed a more developed understanding of the complexities that arise at the intersection of domestic and family violence and migration, in your professional practice
  • recognise indicators and risk factors during initial client assessment/screening with women from vulnerable migrant and refugee backgrounds
  • facilitate disclosure, safety planning and referral in a culturally responsive manner, while considering intersectional complexities.

Disclaimer
This course will contain discussions around domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV). There will be no graphic or explicit images, audio, or video in the course materials. We recognise that this content may be distressing to victim-survivors, witnesses, or the general public.

How to complete

  • Learn

    Read and interact with each module, considering the needs of callers experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence

  • Question

    Complete quizzes and reflections to test your knowledge.

  • Achieve

    Apply the principles of the course to your everyday practice

What it covers

  • Terminology and Legislative basis

    Understand the forms of violence and types of abuse categorised under domestic and family violence (DFV)

  • Introduction to DFV in settlement

    Embed a more developed understanding of the complexities that arise at the intersection of domestic and family violence and migration, in your professional practice

  • Identification of DFV and support

    Recognise indicators and risk factors during initial client assessment/screening with women from vulnerable migrant and refugee backgrounds

  • Impacts on client capacity to seek and sustain DFV support

    Facilitate disclosure, safety planning and referral in a culturally responsive manner, while considering intersectional complexities.

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Please email secretratiat@setscop.org.au for your certificate.

SETSCoP

SETSCoP is a community of practice (CoP) bringing together service providers who support refugees and vulnerable migrants under the Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) program. As a collective, SETSCoP is committed to learning and developing new approaches to better settle refugees and vulnerable migrants. With a focus on empowering the most vulnerable, SETSCoP plays a crucial role in identifying ways to improve the economic and social participation, independence, wellbeing and community engagement of those recently settled in the our community.

www.setscop.org.au

Social Policy Group

The Social Policy Group (SPG) is a national, non-government, not-for-profit body with specialist expertise in social policy and program design with a focus on population diversity, social and community cohesion, gender equality, community participation and inclusion, systems’ responsiveness, and community outreach and engagement.

www.socialpolicy.org.au