Foundations of Safety Planning in Family Violence with a Rural/Remote and Indigenous Focus: Online Participatory Workshop

• When: Thursday July 22, 9 am to 3:30pm

• Where: Online

Topics Include:

• Types of abuse, power dynamics and coercive control tactics

• Barriers to leaving or accessing supports: the role of stigma, shame and guilt

• Considerations for effective responses to family violence in Rural and Remote communities

• When and how to use safety planning; taking a client-centred approach

• Safety Planning vs Risk Assessments, and how they fit together

• Safety planning as Harm Reduction: 'Safety When Staying'

• An introduction to Technology Abuse in Stalking and Tracking

• Discussion of Indigenous needs and perspectives on family violence

No prerequisite training or background required, it is open to anyone who is interested in getting more comfortable and familiar with approaches to supporting clients in safety planning around family violence.