DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE: RISK ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

For Who

For specialist domestic and family practitioners or practitioners who regularly work with vulnerable families and/or adult victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.

When

April

DAY 1: 9:30am-4:30pm DAY 2: 9:30am-1:00pm

Prior Knowledge

Foundational knowledge and skills in recognising and responding to domestic and family violence.

Duration

10 hours (over two days)

Learning Outcomes

Understand the purpose of assessing for risk in domestic and family violence
Identify factors that indicate risk of serious harm or death in domestic and family violence
Understand SA system response to risk – Family Safety Framework
Engage people in conversations to assess risk
Conduct a risk assessment
Make a referral to Family Safety Meeting
Respond to risk through coordinated safety management strategies
Understand key principles to document risk and safety

Take your professional practice to a new level with our risk assessment and safety management course, designed for experienced practitioners who provide support to adult victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.

This in-depth course will assist you to:

• Understand the purpose of assessing for risk in domestic and family violence
• Identify factors that indicate risk of serious harm or death in domestic and family violence
• Understand South Australia’s multi-agency response to risk – Family Safety Framework
• Engage people in conversations to assess risk
• Conduct a risk assessment
• Make a referral to Family Safety Meeting
• Respond to risk through safety management strategies
• Understand key principles to document risk and safety