About the webinar

Recognising family violence and knowing how to respond are essential skills for practitioners across community, health and family services. This webinar provides a practical foundation for those who are not family violence specialists. 

The session explores the forms family violence can take, including coercive control, and how to respond to disclosures in ways that support victim-survivor safety. It also covers obligations under the Victorian framework and referral pathways, helping practitioners understand their role and when to connect clients with specialist support. 

What you’ll learn

By completing this webinar, you will be able to:

• Recognise the forms of family violence, including coercive control 
• Respond safely to a disclosure of family violence 
• Describe your obligations and identify referral pathways in Victoria. 

Who should attend

This webinar is suitable for practitioners and support staff who may encounter family violence in their work, including those in counselling, health, education, community services and family dispute resolution. 

About the presenter

Simone Young is a couples therapist and group facilitator with 20 years’ experience in community services and private practice. As Senior Program Facilitator at Relationships Australia Victoria, she delivers couples counselling training and oversees the Clinical Internship program. Simone is a PACFA-registered clinical counsellor and holds a Master of Clinical Family Therapy from the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

Purchase access

Use the purchase button to process your payment through our secure gateway. As soon as your purchase is complete, we’ll email you the details for immediate access to the recording within our Moodle Learning Management System.

This live online webinar is delivered via Zoom and runs for 60 minutes, with a 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of moderated questions. The session is recorded and added to the Webinar Library. A short completion quiz follows the session, and a certificate showing CPD hours is issued when you complete the quiz. 

System requirements for online training

To ensure you can participate in this webinar, please have access to the following:

• Desktop or laptop computer
• A reliable, stable internet connection
• Working microphone and speakers
• Webcam (either built-in or external to your computer)
• Headphones (recommended for optimal audio clarity).

Contact us

For further details or questions, please contact our Centre for Learning and Innovation:

Phone: (03) 8573 2222

Email: [email protected]