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Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities: Workforce Resources for Action

As part of the 2021 International Women’s Day Celebrations, Women with Disabilities Victoria are holding a FREE webinar and launch of our newest resource Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities: Workforce Resources for Action.

Women with disabilities experience high rates of gender and disability-based violence.

It is essential that we highlight the specific drivers of violence against women with disabilities and the specific actions that we can take as a society to prevent this targeted violence.

Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities: Workforce Resources for Action have been developed to expand upon the important work we have been doing at WDV and Our Watch’s Change the Story national framework by placing a disability lens over the evidence of what works to prevent violence.

This important event is open to those who work in the disability, social services and the Prevention of Violence Against Women sectors.

The event will be held on Wednesday 10th March 2021, from 11:00am to 12:30pm.

Register by 8th March 2021 via this link

For more information contact Carly Myers on [email protected] or 0430 231 557

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Training for social services and disability workforces

Women and girls with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence as those without disabilities.

This online workshop, 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:

Session 1:
Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities
Session 2:
Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions
Session 3:
Prevention in Action

Details

Dates:

Session 1: Tuesday 16^th March 2021

Session 2: Tuesday 23^rd March 2021

Session 3: Tuesday 30^th March 2021

Time: 10:00am–1:00pm

Location: Online via Zoom (details will be provided upon registration)

Register: by Tuesday 9^th March 2021 via this link

For more information: contact Olivia Franklin on [email protected] or 0433 691 548

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 disability
Impacts of violence against women with disability
Why gender inequity is a key driver of violence against women with disability

Session 2: Drivers of Violence and Essential Actions

How our everyday actions and practice can contribute to violence against women with disability
How gender and disability equitable practice can create change to end violence
Strategies and tools to prevent violence against women with disability

Session 3: Prevention in Action

How we can be active bystanders to prevent violence against women with disability
How primary prevention can inform the safe management of disclosures of violence against women with disability
Referral services which can assist in responding to women with disability 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.

Pricing
(per participant, including GST)

Organisation (cost per person) $50 per session

Individual/sole trader $25 per session

Training Flyer (Microsoft Word version)