Prevention in Practice

Preventing Violence Together is a Western Australian-based initiative aspiring to end violence against women and children through primary prevention.Preventing Violence Together is a collaboration between theCentre for Women's Safety and WellbeingandStopping Family Violence.

Preventing Violence Together

A two-day virtual course focusing on building skills in primary prevention program design, implementation and evaluation.

<h3>A two-day virtual course for practitioners who are getting started in the primary prevention of violence against women* sector, or for experienced practitioners who are seeking to build their skills in prevention program design, implementation, and evaluation. </h3><h3></h3><h3>Day 1: Wednesday 12 October 2022 |  9.00am - 5.00pm  </h3><h3>Day 2: Wednesday 19 October 2022 |  9.00am - 5.00pm  </h3><p>Participants must be able to attend both days, have access to technology with a camera and ensure their video is on throughout the sessions. </p><h2></h2><h2>About the course</h2><p>With an increased focus on the primary prevention of family and domestic violence in Western Australia, getting started in the primary prevention of violence against women sector is an exciting opportunity to create ongoing, effective and sustainable change. This training is designed to equip prevention practitioners, especially those new to the sector, with foundational skills and understanding of the evidence on what drives violence against women, the actions we can all take to prevent violence from occurring and how to design a primary prevention initiative.</p><p>The two-day course includes a range of interactive activities and evidence-based resources and provides plenty of opportunity for participants to engage in reflective practice, share ideas, ask questions and learn from other participants. </p><p>The course is based on training developed by industry leaders, Safe and Equal, and adapted for use in Western Australia. This course offering one in a series of pilot sessions that requests comprehensive participant feedback to improve and adapt the training for the Western Australian context. Pilot sessions will be offered free of charge; however, places are limited. </p><h3>What you will learn:</h3><ul><li>Understand the evidence base for violence against women: including prevalence and drivers</li><li>How to design and implement effective and sustainable primary prevention programs</li><li>How to apply an intersectional lens to primary prevention work</li><li>Building effective primary prevention strategies – what is best practice and how to apply it in other projects</li><li>How to monitor and evaluate programs effectively</li><li>Advocating for policy reform in the primary prevention sector</li><li>An introduction to managing resistance and backlash when undertaking this work</li><li>Role of individuals and organisations in addressing change in primary prevention</li></ul><h3></h3><h3>Who should attend</h3><ul><li>Professionals working in specialist family and domestic violence services, and whose work may involve preventing family and domestic violence</li><li>Professionals partnering with specialist family and domestic services to deliver primary prevention of violence against women activities</li><li>Professionals committed to developing and delivering primary prevention of violence against women activities</li></ul><p></p><p>* Family and domestic violence is a prevalent and pervasive form of violence against women and their children and can be prevented by addressing the same drivers that relate more broadly to violence against women and their children.</p>

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