Safer Families upcoming events
Responding to Domestic Violence with a Trauma-Informed Lens for GP’s and Primary Care Providers
Learn the latest in trauma-informed awareness and support in a classroom designed for general practitioners and primary care providers facilitated by the Blue Knot Foundation to recognise complex trauma and its possible health presentations.
Next virtual classroom is:
Wednesday 15th May 2024
8.30am-10.30am AEST
Breaking the Barriers: Engaging and responding to patients who use domestic and family violence Advanced workshop
Online advanced workshop to support general practitioners and clinical primary care provider staff to enhance confidence in responding safely and sensitively to disclosures of using DFV. This workshop is designed for GPs and clinical staff who already have a base knowledge of how to identify when violence is occurring and safely engage with people who use violence.
Thursday 16th May 2024
12-1:30pm AEST
Motivational Interviewing Strategies to address domestic violence workshop
Enhance your skills and confidence to respond to patients experiencing DV using motivational interviewing strategies that are appropriate to the patient’s different stages of action and change. This workshop is designed for GPs and primary care staff.
Wednesday 24th April 2024 12:30-2pm AEST
Overcoming barriers for addressing domestic and family violence webinar
This RACGP webinar aims to give participants an understanding of the barriers faced by both survivors and health practitioners and how these may be overcome, as well as outlining the expectations that survivors have from health practitioners and a model for health practitioners readiness to address DFV.
Speakers for this webinar include Dr Jennifer Neil, GP and Educator with The University of Melbourne and Monash University, and A/Prof Laura Tarzia of the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne.
Tuesday 7th May 2024
12:30-1:15pm AEST