Training & Events
Why Choose Us
Family, domestic and sexual violence is preventable, and training is an essential piece of the journey to a future free of violence. Stopping Family Violence trainers are driven by the mission that everyone has a right to live a life free from the fear or threat of violence. Stopping Family Violence (SFV) is the peak body for perpetrator response in WA and is the leading independent body for delivering family and domestic violence training. You will not only be engaging a training provider but also an organisation that can partner with you to address any questions, support implementation, apply best practices, and drive ongoing improvements and advancements.
Our trainers have over 120 years combined experience and have worked across family, domestic and sexual violence, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, courts, prisons, corrections, hospitals, health & wellbeing services, disability services, counselling, violent offenders’ programs, therapeutic services, men’s behaviour change programs, children and adolescents programs and behaviour change, as well as working with families experiencing violence and countless years of combined experience working directly with perpetrators of violence. SFV has trained people from all kinds of sectors in a vast number of roles in the community, sports clubs, workplaces, intersecting services, first responders and specialist services. We work with those who want to know more about the issue right through to specialist training developed specifically for those working in front-line roles in family and domestic violence.
Our family and domestic violence training events range from one-hour workshops right through to comprehensive five-day packages. We can work with organisations to create safer more informed workplaces with an understanding of improving culture and understanding the impacts of family, domestic and sexual violence through to highly specialised training for front-line providers. SFV has strong partnerships across the sector which allow us to deliver a diverse range of training with local expertise and knowledge. Given the high rates of family and domestic violence, anyone who works with or interacts with people can benefit from training in family and domestic violence due to its prevalence in all settings.
Training Packages
- Working with Children & Young People
- Half Day
A workshop for educators and coaches (or anyone who has an influence) in children and young people’s lives on how to help support and promote healthy behaviours and attitudes.
- Working with Children & Young People
- 1-Hour Workshop (8-10 modules)
A series of 1-hour workshops that help children and young people to understand healthy and unhealthy behaviours and attitudes. Learning what they can do to support each other for healthier more equal relationships. (runs over two school terms)
- Working with Children & Young People
- 2-3 days
Supervising workers in a domestic violence–related practice is one way to make sure employees have the support and guidance they need when working with adult and child survivors, intervening with perpetrators, and managing safety for themselves and the family. Our team are the most experienced facilitators in Western Australia in this model and can apply place-based local knowledge and application of the model in the Western Australian context.
- Advanced Packages
- 1 day
This training is specifically for Men’s Behaviour Change Practitioners and will specifically work with them on best practices as well as overcoming challenges in their work.
- Advanced Packages
- 1 day
Working with those who use violence and those experiencing FDSV requires an advanced understanding of risk and information sharing. Learn the importance of risk assessment and information sharing and the value of connecting with other services in this work.
- Tailored Packages
- 2 days
FDSV lens, perpetrator pattern & strengths-based, & documentation.For more information contact SFV on 08 93550234 or email at admin@sfv.org.au
- Tailored Packages
- 3 days
FDSV lens, perpetrator pattern & strengths-based, & documentation.For more information contact SFV on 08 93550234 or email at admin@sfv.org.au
- Tailored Packages
- 4 days
FDSV lens, perpetrator pattern & strengths-based, & documentation.For more information contact SFV on 08 93550234 or email at admin@sfv.org.au
- Tailored Packages
- 5 Days
FDSV lens, perpetrator pattern & strengths-based, & documentation.For more information contact SFV on 08 93550234 or email at admin@sfv.org.au
- Tailored Packages
- 2 days
Become an accredited Caring Dads Facilitator with SFV. This model is focused on the safety and well-being of some of our communities most vulnerable children, through working with fathers who have been abusive, neglectful or violent in their families. Caring Dads is a 17-week group intervention for men, that uses outreach and coordinated case management
- Tailored Packages
- 4 days
Safe & Together Institute’s CORE Training is designed to provide a skills-oriented foundation for domestic violence-informed practice. Our team are the most experienced facilitators in Western Australia in this model and can apply place-based local knowledge and application of the model in the Western Australian context.
- Secondary Training
- 1 hour
Following training, we recommend ongoing supervision with an SFV supervisor to provide support in your work, support ongoing professional development and promote opportunities for best practice.
- Secondary Training
- 1 day
How to identify and challenge unhealthy opinions, attitudes and behaviours. Learn how to map a perpetrator’s pattern and document it, even if you never have contact with the perpetrator. Gain an understanding of the impact on child and family functioning. Learn how to safely partner with the victim-survivor with a brief introduction to safety planning.
- Secondary Training
- 1 day
Given the high prevalence of family, domestic and sexual violence it is highly likely you will come across (or regularly interact with) someone who perpetrates violence. Learn how to identify and safely challenge problematic behaviours and opinions and understand when to intervene.
- Secondary Training
- 1 day
Services often work in silos, we can learn how to better work together for the benefit of those impacted by family, domestic and sexual violence. Learn the importance of quality referrals, mapping, documentation, and confidentiality.
- Secondary Training
- 1 day
Family, domestic, and sexual violence impacts all areas of someone’s life. Understand how family, domestic, and sexual violence can cause or exacerbate the risk of intersecting issues.
- Secondary Training
- 1 day
Working with adult and child victim-survivors and perpetrators the risk is always dynamic. Learn how to assess dynamic risk whilst identifying safety mechanisms and escalation planning.
- Introductory Training
- 1 hour - 2.5 hours
This an opportunity to learn more about family and domestic violence and its impact in your workplace, club, school or community. Learn how to foster healthy, happy relationships and challenge problematic thinking, opinions, and behaviours.
