Responding to Disclosures - Virtual Training - Maroondah City Council

This three hour virtual interactive training provides foundational knowledge in understanding family violence and responding to disclosures of family violence.
It prepares participants to recognise indicators of family violence‚ ask questions and provide a safe‚ simple and sensitive response to a disclosure from an adult victim survivor experiencing family violence.

The training covers foundational family violence concepts necessary to support an effective response including definitions‚ dynamics and impacts. It covers knowledge and skills required to recognise indicators‚ ask questions about family violence and respond effectively to disclosures. Participants will identify pathways for referral and key questions to prompt the development of a safety plan.  

The training is delivered exclusively through Safe and Equal's learning platform‚ Canvas
Please log in to Canvas ahead of the training day and make you sure make a note of your login details as soon as you receive your email invitation.

Learning outcomes
At the end of the training participants will:

• understand the definition‚ dynamics and impacts of family violence.
• have the ability to recognise indicators and ask questions to identify family violence‚ as appropriate to their role.
• have the ability to safely provide a basic response to a victim survivor disclosing family violence.
• understand principles of developing a simple safety plan and making effective referrals.