- Claudelle S
- Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative
- Julia A
- Nicki P
- Warrina Family & Domestic Violence Specialist Services
- Urban Psychology
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MARAM Victim Survivor Practice Guidance Released
The MARAM victim survivor practice guidance is now available online and supports professionals to understand their relevant responsibilities under the MARAM Framework.
The MARAM practice guidance includes:
- Foundational Knowledge Guide: This guide underpins all MARAM responsibilities for practice. The Foundational Knowledge Guide is required reading for all professionals across leadership and governance, management and supervision to direct practice roles.
- Responsibilities for Practice Guides 1-10: Guides 1-10 reflect each of the ten responsibilities set out in the MARAM Framework. Professionals should work with their organisational leaders to understand their role and to identify which responsibilities they should be applying in practice.
Professionals should ensure they receive MARAM training appropriate to their role prior to using the practice guides and risk assessment tools.
The MARAM practice guides can be accessed online.
Please see the No to Violence website for more details or email: infosharing@familysafety.vic.gov.au
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Support for Fathers - National Roadshow
Relationships Australia Victoria's Support for Fathers is travelling around Australia to support dads, families and services providing free community information sessions and workplace training.
Support for Fathers aims to support young men in their role as parents and partners with the outcome being an increase of men’s involvement in gender equality and reducing violence.
Part of the roadshow involves community sessions, using the resources developed for families, including:
- 7 types of dads
- Healthy family relationships
- Bonding with your kids
- Connecting with other dads
- Dads at work and more
Workplace training is also available to help support services engage with dads and families in a positive and effective way, underpinned by the Professionals’ Toolkit, which will be shared later this year.
The roadshow will begin in late 2019. To arrange a community session with Dom Alford or check out the flyer.
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1800 Respect launch landmark That is Violence Campaign
The That is Violence campaign aims to increase awareness for women with disability. It clarifies what violence is, and the situations or circumstances where it can arise. Women with disability - who account for 20% of the Australian female population - are affected by domestic abuse and violence at a rate higher than other women. Women with disability also suffer from domestic violence for longer, waiting on average 3.3 years before reaching out for help, compared to an average of 2.3 years for other women.
When they do reach out, 1800RESPECT is there to help; a confidential telephone and online counselling service available for all Australians, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Learn more about the campaign, here.
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Introduction to Working Safely with Men who use Family Violence – 2 day training
This two-day training is aimed at community sector workers with clients who use men's family violence.
Participants will:
- Unpack the gendered drivers of men’s family violence
- Understand work practices that avoid collusion and invite accountability and change
- Evolve their practice to consider risk and safety with a victim survivor-centred response
- Foster deliberate self-reflection in managing responses
Fully catered (please indicate your dietary requirements)
$450 + gst for non No to Violence members
$300 + gst for No to Violence members
12-13 August: Golden City Support Services, First Floor 48 Mundy Street - Register here
Enquiries: training@ntv.org.au
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Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) training for July and August is now available for registration.
DVRCV will continue to deliver face-to-face training. Due to high demand further sessions of leading alignment and comprehensive renewing practice are now available:
- MARAM Leading Alignment training available from 10 July 2019: Suitable for organisational leaders or senior managers across prescribed agencies.
- Comprehensive Renewing Practice: CRAF to MARAM training available from 9 July 2019: Suitable for experienced family violence specialists.
The third training module for newer family violence specialists ‘Comprehensive Newer Family Violence Specialist training’ will be available in the coming months.
Registration and further information:
Registration for the newly released dates is now open – please see the MARAM and Information Sharing website or email infosharing@familysafety.vic.gov.au.
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Active Bystander Training
Let’s start having everyday conversations to challenge the gendered drivers of men’s family violence.
This 3 hour workshop is suitable for members of the general public interested in making a change in their communities.
- Identifying subtle and complicit reinforcement of sexist beliefs in everyday conversations
- Practical skills for inviting reflection and change
- Hands-on, interactive activities that put theory into action
This primary prevention training unpacks the gendered drivers of family violence, explores how gender inequality is reinforced through ordinary interactions, and how we can all contribute to social change.
Refreshments provided.
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: 17:30-20:30
Location: Gallery Room, Multicultural Hub
506, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
For more information and to register, click here
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Men's Referral Service materials
View the Men’s Referral Service poster (A3 size)
View the Men’s Referral Service flyer (DL size)
View the Men’s Referral Service wallet card (standard business card size)
View No to Violence’s standard flyer (DL size)
Many men don’t know where to go for help, so a well placed poster, flyer or wallet card can make a big difference.
Order now: please email communications@ntv.org.au with information regarding your request.
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Sector Resources
Over the past fortnight we've met with the following people, organisations, committees, taskforces and groups:
DV Alert
Secretary Rebecca Falkingham, Department of Justice
New South Wales, Men's Behaviour Change Network
Graeme Bowman
Family Safety Victoria
Other sector news and resources
ANROWS, Perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence
Swinburne University Diploma of Community Services, Practical Placement Host Information | ACWA Requirements
2019 Vic Health Awards, Nominations Open
VCOSS, eNews
ABC, What happens when an abused woman fights back?
Survey Participation
2019 Survey of Information Sharing Practices in the Victorian Family Violence System for the Review of the Family Violence Information Sharing Legislative Scheme.
This survey is designed to capture the views and experiences of family violence information sharing.
The survey will demonstrate the impact the FVISS is having on workforces, organisations, keeping women and children safe and holding perpetrators to account.
To find our more, please click here.
How regional Victorian community service organisations are experiencing the implementation of the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM), Child Information Sharing Scheme and Family Violence Sharing Scheme
The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) is surveying stakeholders in regional Victoria to understand how those community service organisations are experiencing the reforms. These findings will be analysed in an issues paper that will be provided to Family Safety Victoria and help identify priority areas for sector capacity building.
To find out more, please click here.
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Events & Training
Working with Fathers Network (Hume and Moreland)
When: April - October
Where: Various locations
View flyer here
MARAM and Information Sharing Training
When: Rolled out from May 2019
Where: Melbourne, Wodonga, Ballarat, Dandenong, Horsham, Traralgon, Bendigo, Warrnambool, Seymour
View training here
Register: click here
Working with Male Perpetrators of Family Violence: Reflections on Collusion
When: 7 August
Where: Broadmeadows (venue provided upon registration)
RSVP: click here
Working with Men who use Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities
When: 21-23 August
Where: Lake Burrendong Sport and Recreation Centre, NSW
Register: click here
Imagining a world without gendered violence - DVNSW
When: 5-6 September
Where: Teachers Federation, Surry Hills
Register: here
Australian Homelessness Conference
When: 14-15 October
Register: here
Pathways to Resilience Conference 2019
When: 17-18 October
Where: Auckland
Register: here
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Jobs
Click on the purple link to read the full job advert.
Chief Executive Officer, Sutherland Shire Family Services, Beaumont People
Read the full job ad here
Closes: 11 August
Chief Executive Officer, DVNSW
Read the full job ad here
Closes: 16 August
Advanced ABI Case Manager - Magistrates' Court of Victoria, Department of Justice
Read the full job ad here
Closes: 19 August
Family Violence Court and Social Support Worker, safe steps Family Violence Response Centre
Read the full job ad here
Closes: No deadline
Looking for staff? See job wanted notices on our Member Portal.
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