Training seminar: Working with men who use family violence

Family violence is the number one cause of homelessness in Australia. Understanding how to identify and work with men who use family violence is a critical skill for practitioners.

The Council to Homeless Persons and No To Violence, the peak body for the prevention of male family violence, are offering a one-day training course targeted at people working in the homelessness and housing field and allied services such as mental health and AOD.

By equipping yourself with practical skills and up-to-date knowledge on issues related to family violence, you will improve client welfare outcomes and learn to how to safely engage in this area of practice. The training will cover:

• Forms of family violence
• Gendered nature of family violence
• Barriers to leaving
• Dynamics of men’s use of violence
• Myths about the causes of family violence
• Direct involvement with men
• Ongoing assessment, monitoring, and risk management.
• Collusion
• Important information to gather
• Safe Practices in engagement