ShantiWorks is holding training sessions at our Richmond premises on the third Friday of each month (9:30am -1:00pm).
These sessions will provide professional development in a range of areas with the aim to support participants in developing their ethics, theories and practice in their work. These areas include working with a feminist lens, understanding and unpacking commonly used models and frameworks, and deepening our understanding of working with victim-survivors and perpetrators of family violence.
March – Politics of Trauma
Tracy Castelino
Friday 16th March
Cost: $110 + GST
This is an introductory workshop that will provide a reflective space to further extend your thinking about the notions of trauma and self-care in your work:
- How do we find new ways of talking about self-care that help us care for ourselves and each other as part of a larger community of care?
- How have we and our teams resisted the effects of trauma on our lives? Our work? Our hopes for the world?
Spaces are limitted. To attend, please fill out your details below and an invoice will be sent to you.
April – Narrative Conversations with Children & Families Affected By Family Violence
Tracy Castelino
20th April, 2018
Cost: $110 + GST
This is an introductory workshop that explores some dilemmas and possibilities for enhancing children’s safety and wellbeing in family violence support work. Content in these workshops include:
- Children’s safety and wellbeing within the context of family violence with a focus on the ‘how’ of having conversations with children and the theoretical and practice issues for supportive counselling conversations with children.
- Working with fathers who are perpetrators and working with mothers who are living with perpetrators of domestic violence. This day focuses on the ‘how’ of having conversations with women and men and a therapeutic framework to navigate the difficult and complex work with families.
This workshop is relevant to counsellors, support workers, case managers and other practitioners who work with children and families affected by family violence.
Spaces are limitted. To attend, please fill out your details below and an invoice will be sent to you.
May – The Politics of Culture in Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Zubaidah Mohamed Shaburdin
18th May, 2018
Cost: $110 + GST
As a cultural practice, the topic of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is highly politicised in both international and national platforms. Often mistaken as a religious practice, the impacts of looking at FGM/C through a white cultural lens has led to the stigmatisation of communities in public spaces resulting in government-led paternalistic approaches to ‘eradicate’ the practice. This mini workshop will offer a space for workers to think critically on:
- FGM/C and gender inequality
- Cultural hierarchy and white saviour mentality
- The politics in our use of language
- Exploring and sharing of women’s stories
This training is suitable for those working and supporting women and their families from communities that traditionally practice FGM/C. This includes workers from divers sectors in health, community, education, state and local government, not for profit agencies, social policy and justice.
Spaces are limitted. To attend, please fill out your details below and an invoice will be sent to you.
We are also open to topic suggestions, as the ShantiWorks’ team wants this training to be relevant and useful to the community.