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Understanding Trauma and Dealing with Family Violence Disclosures Workshops 2024
We are proud to provide our community with our ‘understanding trauma and dealing with family violence disclosures workshops’ again in 2024.
What is covered?
We discuss the different types of family violence, the cycle of abuse, as well as power, control, and coercion. The majority of the content focuses on trauma, the different trauma reactions, and the ongoing effects of trauma. We cover dealing with a disclosure of family violence, how to create boundaries to keep everyone safe and how to refer someone for further support. Scenarios are used to solidify the information and help prepare you for your next disclosure.
Who is this for?
Most family violence is not reported to the police, so people must disclose it elsewhere. Whether you work in social services, education, or a health care profession or are involved in community organisations, our workshops are perfect for ANYONE who may receive a disclosure of family violence. While this is perfect for professional development, these workshops are not limited to the workplace. They are relevant to friends and whānau who want to support people affected by family violence. The workshops focus on disclosures from adults but are a great starting point for learning more about disclosures from children and young adults.
Included in the ticket (training cost: $100 per person):
- 9 hours of education over three weeks.
- Complimentary tea, coffee and delicious snacks while you learn.
- A printable certificate upon completion for proof of professional development.
- A complete workbook with all the information discussed in the workshops and links to further resources so you can continue learning after the workshops end.
For ticketing information, please visit or email https://events.humanitix.com/disclosures or email Mikayla community@wsm.org.nz with any questions.
Did you know that most people don’t disclose incidences of violence or family harm to police? This means they are disclosing to the people around them: friends, colleagues, hairdressers, bartenders, or other community members.
To make sure these people are heard and understood, Women’s Support Motueka have created 3x two-hour workshops, aimed at anyone who would benefit from knowing how to delicately handle disclosures of family harm.
Come and learn how to respond to disclosures and how to create boundaries to keep everyone safe. You will gain the skills to safely refer people on for further support and how to find support for yourself as well. Open to anyone who would like to join. Great for anyone working in social services or any customer facing role.
The $100 ticket covers 3x two-hour workshops, a detailed workbook, a printed certificate upon completion and complementary tea, coffee, and biscuits while you learn! You will leave with a complete workbook which will provide a personal plan of action, many helpful resources and a ‘go to’ page where you can quickly find information to help someone who has disclosed to you.
Come along and learn how to make Motueka a safe place for people to disclose. If you have any questions, please contact the programme coordinator – Mikayla Cahill via email community@wsm.org.nz
Cost: $100 for three of two-hour workshops
In Bloom
Therapeutic Art Group
Come together with other women to share a journey of self-exploration. Art Therapy is a gentle way of tapping into our feelings. When words fail, getting creative can help us work through our problems and grow into the person we want to be.
This safe group is gently guided by a trained professional. It will help you:
- learn about yourself.
- get creative and express yourself.
- explore new ways to deal with life.
- connect with yourself and other people.
- be more in your life.
- be brave.
Cost: Free!
Where: Community House
Time: 2 hours, weekly, for 8 weeks
To keep this healing art group small and safe, each group has only 8 people. Please contact us on 03-528-8161 to register.