Women and girls with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence as those without disabilities.
These online workshops, aimed towards disability and social services workforces, will show:
- How gender and disability inequality drives violence, and
- How you can prevent it.
The training will be delivered over three sessions:
- Wednesday 23 March, 10:00am- 1:00pm: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities
- Wednesday 30 March, 10:00am- 1:00pm: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions
- Wednesday 6 April, 10:00am- 1:00pm: Prevention in Action
“Eye opening and important”
– Training participant
Location:
Online via Zoom (we will send you the details after you have registered).
How to Register:
You can register for any individual session, or for all three at once, using the links below.
Register for session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities.
Register for session 2: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions.
Register for session 3: Prevention in Action.
Pricing (per person, including GST)
- Organisation (cost per person) – $85 per session
- Individual/sole trader/student – $65 per session
What you will learn:
Session 1: Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities
- How gender and disability inequality intersect to create disadvantage for women with disabilities
- Impacts of violence against women with disabilities
- Why gender inequity is a key driver of violence against women with disabilities
Session 2: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions
- How our everyday actions and practice can contribute to violence against women with disabilities
- How gender and disability equitable practice can create change to end violence
- Strategies and tools to prevent violence against women with disabilities
Session 3: Prevention in Action
- How we can be active bystanders to prevent violence against women with disabilities
- How primary prevention can inform the safe management of disclosures of violence against women with disabilities
- Referral services which can assist in responding to women with disabilities who experience violence
The training is co-facilitated with an expert in violence prevention, and a woman with a lived experience of disabilities. It is evidence-based, aligning with the latest research on disability, Our Watch’s Change the Story, and the Preventing Family Violence & Violence against Women Capability Framework.
For more information:
Call: (03) 9286 7818
Email: [email protected]
“I feel like I can make a real difference now”
– Training participant
