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This workshop is or people working in the disability sector.

The Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence are offering free, 3-hour workshops to the Disability and Family and Domestic Violence sectors with the aim of increasing your confidence and ability to support women and children with disability who are experiencing family and domestic violence. 

Everyone has the right to live a life free from violence, however women and children with disability are at higher risk of experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV).

Patricia Giles Centre for Non-Violence has developed an intersectional approach to service delivery which supports women and children with intellectual or cognitive disability experiencing family and domestic violence. Disability and Family & Domestic Violence is a free three-hour workshop for people working in the disability sector which aims to increase the confidence and capacity of the disability sector to support positive outcomes for people experiencing violence.

Workshop learning outcomes: 

• A greater understanding of the intersection of FDV and disability.
• An increased awareness of the unique ways people with disability may experience violence.
• An increased understanding of the barriers to disclosing experiences of violence.
• Information on how to respond as a disability worker to disclosures of violence and support safety planning. 
• Information about effective referral pathways and resources.
  

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