STOP Domestic Violence Conference

The STOP Domestic Violence Conference will be held on 27-29 November 2023 at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart. Hear from some of the most influential and dedicated sector professionals and work collaboratively through the most pressing issues to help pave a new path for the future. The conference will provide valuable opportunities to reflect on current obstacles, brainstorm innovations, and share ideas, insight and knowledge.

For more information and to book tickets go to: 2023 STOP Domestic Violence Conference

Safe Equal Respected Conference

Family and Sexual Violence Conference - Safe Equal Respected

The Conference will be held on the 13-16  June 2023 at the Launceston Conference Centre. It will bring together a diverse group of people including academics, those with lived experience and professionals. Local, State, National and international presenters will be sharing their work which aims to improve the safety of women and children. It is an opportunity for the sector to drive change and continually improve how Tasmania addresses family violence with the experience of victim/survivors at the centre, through learning, sharing and collaborating.

On Friday 16 June there will be a specific focus on Sexual Harassment and Gendered Violence, Title "She Asked For It" Sexual Harassment and Gendered Violence in the Workplace and Beyond.

For more information and to book tickets go to Safe Equal Respected

Safe & Together Workshop with David Mandel

  • Launceston, 8 June 2022 - Community and Government sector practitioners and policy makers
  • Launceston, 9 June 2022 - Judiciary and legal practitioners

The Women's Legal Service Tasmania is hosting two workshops with internationally acclaimed expert David Mandel focused around his Safe and Together model.

Workshops are free and catering is provided.

For more information or to register visit www.events.humanitix.com/safe-and-together-a-free-workshop-with-david-mandel

Mentors in Violence Prevention Program

The Mentors in Violence Prevention Program  provides skills to help end violence in our communities by helping us learn how to be effective bystanders. Bystanders can confront, interrupt, or prevent violence. The training is for men and women from the general community. The workshop develops skills for concrete options you can safely use in a range of situations.

Workshops are free and catering is provided.

Sessions are running statewide during 2022. To register, click the link above or for more information about upcoming training running in your region contact margie@womenshealth.tas.org.au

Family and Sexual Violence and Emergency Events

In November 2020, the Family and Sexual Violence and Emergency Events training module went live on Tasmanian Emergency Management Training (TasEMT). TasEMT is a resource to enable people with emergency management responsibilities to increase their capability and capacity to be proficient during the All Hazards phases of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery (PPRR).

The module is targeted towards anyone in the emergency management sector and anyone involved in developing emergency management/recovery policies, including:

  • Local government / Tasmanian State Service Interoperability Register
  • Volunteers / Support agencies / Not-for-profit organisations
  • Control centres / operation centres / recovery and evacuation centres / WebEOC users
  • Response Management Authority / Emergency Management Coordination / Recovery Coordinators

Having this understanding of the link between family and sexual violence and emergency events can assist individuals working in these areas to:

  • appropriately respond to disclosures of family and sexual violence with the information provided in the module; and
  • understand the additional barriers victim-survivors of family and sexual violence are faced with when developing recovery policies.

The module can be accessed through the SES website.

Sexual Violence: Drivers and Impacts

Three 6-hour online units as single or multiple units. Units 2 and 3 continuing in 2022  (dates TBC).

Monash University and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine are developing a three-unit course for health practitioners in recognising and responding to sexual violence and are seeking expression of interest from registered and practicing health practitioners to undertake the RACGP CPD-accredited training pilot at no cost. You can enrol in single or multiple units.

The training is designed for medical practitioners, nurses, midwives and other health professionals providing primary health care for patients who may have experienced sexual violence.

For more information and to register your interest visit https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/professional-education/sexual-violence-drivers-and-impacts-unit-1

Love Bites Training

Smithton, 11 August 2022, Safer Communities for Children workshop

NAPCAN runs several modules on the Love Bites program throughout the year, including facilitator training and a trauma informed module. Many modules are available online in addition to in-person training events.

You can see the full calendar of events at ww.napcan.org.au/training/.

DV-Alert family and domestic violence training

Upcoming face to face training:

  • Hobart, 9 June 2022, DV-Aware
  • Hobart, 29 June 2022, Men who use violence

Domestic and Family Violence Response Training (DV-alert) is a free nationally accredited training program designed for both specialist family violence workers and people who provide direct services and support to the community (paid or unpaid) in sectors like health, allied health, education, childcare and community.

The training program will assist service providers and practitioners to learn to recognise the signs of violence; respond with appropriate care; and refer effectively to specialist support services.

There are also a range of specialist workshops, eLearning courses, and face-to-face training opportunities.

For more information or to enrol in an online or face to face course visit www.dvalert.org.au

eSafety Commissioner

The eSafety Commissioner provides online and face-to-face training to help promote online safety and build online safety skills, including knowledge to support and anyone who is experiencing or has experienced domestic violence.

Training includes:

For more information, visit esafety.gov.au.