Recognising the signs of domestic violence is not always easy. If you were confronted with it in your practice would you know what to do?
Domestic violence refers to violent behaviour between current or former intimate partners – typically where one partner tries to exert power and control over the other, usually through fear. It can include physical, sexual, emotional, social, verbal, spiritual and economic abuse.
Family violence is a broader term that refers to violence between family members, which can include violence between current or former intimate partners, as well as acts of violence between a parent and a child, between siblings, and more.
It may not always take the form of physical assault. Behaviour towards victims can include limiting their access to finances, preventing them from contacting family and friends, demeaning and humiliating them, threatening them or their children with injury or death, and acts of physical violence.
For this reason it is often harder to identify. Knowing the signs can help you recognise when violence may be occurring and allow you to take appropriate steps to intervene.
Please note: this is a presentation/ workshop only, NO catering will be provided.
Slides
Times:
Registration from 12:45pm
Start: 1pm
Finish: 2:30pm
Presented by: Ms. Catherine Walsh
(BSocWk, UQ)
Catherine is the Domestic and Family Violence Co-ordinator at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and previously has been the principal Social Work clinician to the hospital’s Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit for over 13 years. Ms Walsh has practised Social Work in Australia and the United Kingdom. She specialises in domestic and family violence, staff training, grief and loss, crisis intervention, trauma informed practice, risk assessments and disaster management. Ms. Walsh has developed expertise in advocating and supporting those affected by domestic and family violence.
CPD Hours: 1.5 scientific
Our event hand hygiene products and masks are kindly sponsored by Erskine Oral Care.
Registration Prices
DHAA members - $40
ADOHTA members - $50
Non members - $80