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System responses to family violence are often based on physical violence and are incident-based, yet we know that coercive control is based on patterns of behaviour.
To keep women and children safe, urgent shifts and action are needed, at a system and practice level, to better understand and respond to gendered violence.
At the conference we’ll focus on how to shift from incident-based responses and towards collaborative, wrap-around approaches.
Connect with peers across frontline services, government, peak bodies, legal services, academia, and more to discuss the criminalisation of coercive control, whole-of-systems responses, and the prevention of violence.
Benefits of attending:
move away from incident-based responses & towards a lifespan approach to violence & coercive control
strengthen & frame how we talk about & assess coercive control in practice
re-think systems responses to family & domestic violence
ensure that practice reflects the current & emerging evidence base on coercive control
navigate interagency collaboration effectively
connect with culturally responsive practice & learn from First Nations & CALD perspectives, voices, lived experiences, & expertise
Hear from some of our featured speakers:
Dr. Emma Katz: Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Edge Hill University, Author, 'Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives 2022'
Kati Kraszlan: Commissioner, WA Commissioner for Victims of Crime
Professor Victoria Hovane: Adjunct Professor, Law School, University of Western Australia, Managing Director, Tjallara Consulting & Member, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council on Family Violence
Col Blanch: Commissioner, WA Police
This event is relevant for representatives from the NGO community, ACCOS, government, police & justice sectors, with roles & responsibilities including:
Family & Domestic Violence Services
Intimate Partner & Sexual Assault Services
Women’s Services, Shelters & Refuges
Children’s Services & Child Protection
Men’s Behaviour Change
CALD, Refugee, Migrant & Immigration Services
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Legislative Change & Reform of Family Law
Healing, Recovery, & Therapeutic Services
This program is created and delivered in partnership with:
Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing
DART Institute
Women’s Legal Services Western Australia
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Use the code ‘GOVCAREER’ at checkout and save $100 off your registration.