Family violence and the law

Family Violence and the Law

Family Violence and the Law training builds lawyer understanding of family violence law and provides practical guidance on the provision of trauma-informed assistance to victim-survivors of family violence. Learn to identify when family violence may intersect with the legal assistance you provide, and strategies for effective engagement.

At the end of the training, you will: 

  • Understand the dynamics of family violence, identify evidence-based risk factors and apply this knowledge to your area of legal practice. 
  • Apply a trauma-informed approach to discussing family violence with clients. 
  • Understand the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) and how to explain the court process and key elements of family violence intervention orders to clients. 
  • Identify common intersections between family violence law and other areas of law, and why this matters to the legal assistance you provide. 
  • Understand how to avoid collusion with clients using family violence. 
  • Apply practical strategies to support clients to access help for their family violence legal issue, safety and recovery needs. 
  • Identify relevant services for your clients and collaborate with other practitioners/organisations in Victoria’s family violence response system to provide holistic assistance. 
Who is this for?

This training is best suited for generalist community legal assistance lawyers who want to enhance their practice supporting clients with intersecting family violence legal issues.

Details

Online training – you will be sent a Zoom link

This training runs over 2 consecutive half days.

Day 1 – 9:30am – 1:30pm

Day 2 – 9:30am- 1:30pm

Cost

$75+GST and BF

“It was enormously valuable training. I really felt that it was the perfect balance of the technical skills I needed in understanding family violence law, and a broad and generous view of the intricacies of family violence.”

“I will be more mindful of perpetrators tactics and have different ways to deal with such tactics”

Upcoming dates

Please email [email protected] to register.

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Family Violence and the Law

Online

29 & 30 Oct

9:30 – 1:30pm

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We understand practitioners have previously claimed continuing professional development (CPD) points for this course. CPD points that could potentially be claimed for this course are in the fields of: professional skills and substantive law.

If you have further questions, please contact [email protected] 

Our office is closed

We will reopen at 9am Monday 8 January 2024.

 

You can contact Victoria Legal Aid for legal support or Safe Steps for family violence support. 

 

Our duty lawyer services will continue during this period. Please contact your local court if you need legal help at court.

 

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