Culturally Responsive Practice Training

Culturally Responsive Practice Training: Understanding Family Violence in Migrant and Refugee Communities

Fully funded by Safer Pathways, this training offers professionals who are not family violence specialists with foundational understanding of cultural humility, intersectionality and unconscious bias when supporting refugee and migrant clients experiencing family violence.

This training guides professionals with the competencies to apply culturally responsive practice in initial assessment, safety planning, risk management and referral process. Through a range of case studies and reflection, participants will develop a deeper understanding of service gaps, family violence indicators and risk factors which impact refugee and migrant clients. This training will equip participants with the knowledge/tools to address systemic barriers/apply cultural humility, promote client agency and implement culturally responsive practice.

Who is this training for?

· Are you a frontline worker?

· Do you work in community, health or education environments?

· Do you engage with women experiencing family violence?

· Do you have a basic awareness of the gendered nature of family violence?

· Are you looking for foundation level training?

What you will learn:

· You will reflect on your own professional practice using culturally responsive practice,

cultural humility, unconscious bias practices and an intersectional approach. ​

· Discuss how systemic barriers and discrimination may impact on clients/families from

migrant and refugee backgrounds to seek and sustain service support.​

· Understand family violence, indicators and risk factors during initial client

assessment/screening with migrant and refugee women.

· Apply culturally responsive practice in disclosure, safety planning and referral.

Please see link for consent and dietary restrictions per attendees:

https://forms.office.com/r/5dWvffHYVh

For more information, please contact:

Rubylyn Mackley

Safer Pathways Project Coordinator

rubylynm@bchc.org.au

0493 687 035