Resisting Collusion & Motivating Change: Working with Men who use Intimate Partner Violence

Date

Tuesday 10 December 2024

Time

11:30am-5:30pm (9:30am-3:30pm AEDT)

Location

Online

Organised by

Ada Conroy and Kelly Finch

Cost

AUD $198.00

This interactive, online training module will assist professionals to effectively identify, understand and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence.

This training event has been developed, organised, and will be delivered by Ada Conroy and Kelly Finch.

Resisting Collusion & Motivating Change is a full-day online training for practitioners who may come across men who use intimate partner violence in the course of their work, and who are seeking to strengthen their practice, contribute to change, and enhance victim-survivor safety. 

Participants who attend this training will be able to:

  • Explain the causes, mechanisms, and purpose of family violence

  • Explore perpetrator accountability

  • Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence

  • Identify 'smoke screens' used to conceal violence

  • Use invitational approaches to build rapport and enhance reflection

  • Understand the nature of collusion and how to resist invitations to collude

  • Examine shame and values

  • Motivate change and referral readiness

  • Understand safety planning and referral pathways

For questions, please contact the organisers directly: resisting.collusion@gmail.com.