Member & Community Calendar

Good Things Foundation Australia is hosting its first Australian digital inclusion conference on Wednesday 4 August 2021. Tickets are now available for the online event Digital Nation: Building a Connected, Capable, Confident Country, which will bring together community organisations, stakeholders and advocates to discuss the latest digital inclusion issues and research from across Australia.

In interactive workshops, panels and keynote addresses you will hear from engaging speakers including:

• Julie Inman-Grant, eSafety Commissioner (Keynote Address)
• Helen Milner OBE, Group Chief Executive Good Things Foundation (Keynote Address)
• Mark Pearce, CEO, Volunteering Australia
• Sandra Elhelw-Wright, CEO, Settlement Council of Australia
• Dr Wayne Hawkins, Director of Inclusion, ACCAN
• Prof Michael Dezuanni, Digital Media Research Centre, QUT

Find out more and to register

The Daniel Morcombe Foundation has received a sum of Federal funding (Under the Proceeds of Crime Act )to run their Changing Futures Program nationally across Australia. The project aims to increase awareness, confidence and abilities of parents, carers, teachers and front line staff in their identify and respond to child sexual abuse particularly in school aged children (pre-teen specifically). The focus is on building the knowledge base regarding children’s healthy, problematic and abusive sexual behaviour and to increase the confidence and competence of professionals and educators to prevent, identify and respond to harmful (HSB) sexual behaviours. This is a three year funded project.

As part of this project, the Foundation aims to conduct a series of face to face forums, workshop training sessions, webinars and to develop a suite of practical, helpful resources for educators and the broader community that are free, relevant, culturally responsive and respectful. The audience for each platform will vary from educators and front line staff that work directly with children and young people, to non-government organisations, groups and affiliated government departments.  

Find out more on when the workshops/forums will be held.

Create an account to hear all the Recordings and resources from past and future webinars.

To register your interest

Mental Health Families and Friends of Tasmania are running Safe Space Peer support session in Launceston to discuss "Medication, getting it right. This session provides an opportunity for those who support someone with a mental illness to come together and share the ups and downs of their role with others who understand.

How can we support someone to continue to take medication even when they are feeling well? How do we know when the medication is working? What do we do when our person we are supporting refuses to take or change the medicine? How can we recognise the symptoms of someone who has discontinued their medication? What are some of the effects of medication on sleep?

To register

Mental Health Families and Friends of Tasmania are running Safe Space Peer support online session to discuss "Medication, getting it right. This session provides an opportunity for those who support someone with a mental illness to come together and share the ups and downs of their role with others who understand.

How can we support someone to continue to take medication even when they are feeling well? How do we know when the medication is working? What do we do when our person we are supporting refuses to take or change the medicine? How can we recognise the symptoms of someone who has discontinued their medication? What are some of the effects of medication on sleep?

To register

Featuring the Commissioner for Children & Young People and representatives from the Tasmanian community sector, this forum will engage the audience in discussion about the future of coordinated care provision for unaccompanied
children experiencing homelessness.

The interactive forum will include a report on recent positive policy developments, and involve open discussion with a cross-sector panel on the system changes that will improve the lives of this vulnerable group of Tasmanian children.

To RSVP contact Mark Joseph on 6238 2772 or by email josephm@hobartcity.com.au

Bookings are essential by Tuesday, 3 August.

Facilitated by Palliative Care Tasmania, key Tasmanian stakeholders, service providers and those with lived experience are invited to come together to brainstorm a set of nationally selected questions about palliative care and homelessness.

The aim is to collate this information/barriers/solutions to formulate a national policy statement and recommendations for this area of homelessness. To register your interest please contact Gaylene.Cunningham@pct.org.au or call (03) 6231 2799.

The Daniel Morcombe Foundation has received a sum of Federal funding (Under the Proceeds of Crime Act )to run their Changing Futures Program nationally across Australia. The project aims to increase awareness, confidence and abilities of parents, carers, teachers and front line staff in their identify and respond to child sexual abuse particularly in school aged children (pre-teen specifically). The focus is on building the knowledge base regarding children’s healthy, problematic and abusive sexual behaviour and to increase the confidence and competence of professionals and educators to prevent, identify and respond to harmful (HSB) sexual behaviours. This is a three year funded project.

As part of this project, the Foundation aims to conduct a series of face to face forums, workshop training sessions, webinars and to develop a suite of practical, helpful resources for educators and the broader community that are free, relevant, culturally responsive and respectful. The audience for each platform will vary from educators and front line staff that work directly with children and young people, to non-government organisations, groups and affiliated government departments.  

Find out more on when the workshops/forums will be held.

Create an account to hear all the Recordings and resources from past and future webinars.

To register your interest

Mental Health Families and Friends of Tasmania are running Safe Space Peer support session in Devonport to discuss "Medication, getting it right. This session provides an opportunity for those who support someone with a mental illness to come together and share the ups and downs of their role with others who understand.

How can we support someone to continue to take medication even when they are feeling well? How do we know when the medication is working? What do we do when our person we are supporting refuses to take or change the medicine? How can we recognise the symptoms of someone who has discontinued their medication? What are some of the effects of medication on sleep?

To register

City of Hobart International Student Ambassadors are running a Baking Workshop where participants will get the chance to make various local and Asian desserts. This is part of a suite of events that aim to connect recent migrants with local Tasmanians.

Local Tasmanian are needed to volunteer at the event by helping with some of the baking tasks or just simply chatting to participants.

Find out more on volunteering by email or message to Facebook

Not-for-Profit Finance Week, an initiative of Commonwealth Bank and Our Community, is a celebration of ideas, knowledge and financial capacity-building for the $100 billion Australian not-for-profit sector.

The aim of this event, held 9-13 August 2021, is to increase the profile of the not-for-profit sector, bolster the financial capacity and sustainability of the sector, and provide support for the staff, board members and treasurers carrying out the important task of overseeing the finances.

Activities during Not-for-Profit Finance Week included:

• An information-packed series of FREE webinars, where you can have your questions answered.
• The 2021 Not-for-Profit Treasurers Awards are awarded to our winners! The awards highlight and recognise the work of all not-for-profit treasurers. Enter now to be in the running for a $5000 prize for your group.

Find out more and to register to attend the daily Webinars

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is offering fully funded director education and development scholarship opportunities to thirteen individuals making a positive impact within their organisations and communities.

These scholarships are for current leaders and directors of Tasmanian small to medium enterprises and are designed to enhance their governance knowledge through the Foundations of Directorship Online™ program and Director Discussion Series.

Foundations of Directorship Online™ is a course designed for senior executives and managers looking to gain an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of boards and directors. The Director Discussion Series is a director-led discussion connecting the course learnings to real-world board issues and building on the foundational knowledge of directorship and developing valuable connections. 

To further enrich their director journey successful applicants also receive a twelve-month AICD membership, joining them to the leading network of directors, and a twelve-month subscription to Directorship Opportunities connecting applicants to their next board opportunity.

Full details and how to apply

 Applications close COB Tuesday 10 August 2021

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

Connecting, supporting and empowering family members and friends who have been impacted by suicide loss.

Have you, or has someone you know, lost someone to suicide?

Would you like to connect with others impacted by suicide bereavement?

Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania respectfully welcomes family members, friends and community members impacted by suicide bereavement to a half-day support and connection workshop and lunch in palanwina lurini kanamaluka (Launceston, Tasmania)

This event is free and open to families and friends at all stages of their bereavementjourney. Ages 16 + welcomed (those under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied byan adult). The event is not open to service providers.

Working It Out is running a free introduction to LGBTIQ+ inclusive practices for disability sector workers. Targeted, accessible and flexible learning packages based directly on the experience of LGBTIQ+ people with disabilities in Tasmania.

• One x 45 minutes self-paced eLearning module – do anytime, anywhere; plus
• One x 2hr online webinar session to consolidate and build on learning. Session times are:
  • Monday 19 July 6:30pm-8:30pm
  • Monday 16 August 2:00-4:00pm
  • Wednesday 15 September 11am-1:00

Free offer only available until 30 September. To sign up, click HERE. 
For more information or to discuss organisational bookings, contact Tess:  Tess@workingitout.org.au

Engender Equality’s Advocates for Change is a group of lived experience advocates who regularly engage in media, public speaking and consultation about family and sexual violence.  The program was originally developed under the Our Watch Change the Story framework but is now funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund.  

During the past year Advocates have worked hard to bring change and platform the voices of victim-survivors in Tasmania, including: 

• Legislative change for non-fatal strangulation. 
• Speaking at the Candlelight Vigil for remembering people who have lost their lives to family violence in Hobart and Ulverstone and International Womens Day events statewide. 
• Speaking at the ANROWS National 2021 conference opening plenary and the Walkley journalist award nominee panel. 
• Delivering talks to organisations to educate and raise awareness about family violence. 
• Contributing to the production of the documentary ‘See What You Made Me Do’ on SBS. 
• Contributing to submissions to State and Federal government to inform the development of policy. 
• Being selected to represent on the Survivor-Advocate Advisory Group for Domestic Violence Victoria/DVRCV to further develop the Experts by Experience Framework, and more 

Engender Equality are holding an information session by zoom to deliver free training for victim-survivors to learn skills and build confidence to tell their story to the media, perform public speaking or advocate to bring change and better outcomes for victim-survivors in Tasmania over four weeks period in November.   

Applications from diverse communities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse and people with disability are encouraged.  Engender Equality is sex worker inclusive and trans and gender diversity (TGD) inclusive.  

mental health families & friends TASMANIA offers state-wide peer support sessions for families and friends who support a person with mental ill health. As a support person of someone with mental ill health, it’s important to take a break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through. Our Online and Face-to-Face Safe Space chats provide an opportunity to share how you are feeling with others who understand the ups and downs of being a family member or friend of someone affected by a mental illness. Each session we will look at a particular topic that can prove challenging as a support person: handling conflict, having tough conversations, managing grief, understanding suicidality, and others (topics are determined by your feedback). Our chats are open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Tasmania and supporting a person with mental health. February topic: Casual chats, self-advocacy, and engagement: what are your needs? Face-to-Face Safe Spaces run from 5-6:30 every month in Hobart Online Safe Spaces run from 6:30-7:30pm every fortnight. First session: Weds Feb 3rd Second session: Weds Feb 17th

Mental Health Families and Friends of Tasmania are running Safe Space Peer support session in Hobart to discuss "Medication, getting it right. This session provides an opportunity for those who support someone with a mental illness to come together and share the ups and downs of their role with others who understand.

How can we support someone to continue to take medication even when they are feeling well? How do we know when the medication is working? What do we do when our person we are supporting refuses to take or change the medicine? How can we recognise the symptoms of someone who has discontinued their medication? What are some of the effects of medication on sleep?

To register

Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania, through funding from Mental Health Council Tasmania’s Community Wellbeing Grants program, is pleased to offer a Conversations About Suicide training to the Sorell/Tasman Community. This grant program is delivered in partnership with Primary Health Tasmania.

Learn how to provide mental health first aid to someone who is feeling suicidal.

The Mental Health First Aid Conversations About Suicide course will teach you how to identify, approach and support someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours using a practical, evidence based Action Plan. You will also have the opportunity to practice your new skills in a safe environment. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.

Tasmanian Fire Service are delivering a free one-hour online training session for disability carers, assessors, specialist disability accommodation providers and allied health workers on 25 August at 1pm.

Tasmania has one of the highest residential fire fatality rates in Australia. People with a disability were 61.8% of total deaths of Australian fire fatalities between 2003-2017.

Fire safety information will be provided about fire hazards related to people who have a disability, fire safety and risk reduction, and the latest in fire mitigation and assistive technologies, aligning with the NDIS quality practice standards.

Find out more and to Register

Upon registration , a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting will be sent.

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 1:00–2:00pm AEST.   Find your time zone

Complex trauma in early childhood is distinct from other kinds of trauma. It can manifest in ways that affect body and brain development, and lead to poor long-term outcomes if not addressed. Early identification and support, including through trauma-informed practice, is critical to supporting infants and children who have experienced complex trauma.   Effective trauma-informed practice can promote recovery and resilience in infants and children. However, it requires a comprehensive understanding of the signs and effects of complex trauma and the skills to hold protective conversations with parents and caregivers.  This webinar will explore how complex trauma might present in children and impact their development, as well as how practitioners can respond in their work with infants and children, and their parents and caregivers.

This webinar is of interest to professionals working with infants and children, and/or their caregivers across early learning and care services, maternal and child health and other family support services. 

Find out more and to register for the webinar

Free online training provided by the Tasmania Fire Service 

Reducing the risk of fire—people with a disability

Participate in this free one-hour online training session for disability carers, assessors, specialist disability accommodation providers and allied health workers. 

  Fire safety information will be provided about fire hazards related to people who have a disability,   fire safety and risk reduction, and the latest in fire mitigation and assistive technologies; aligning   with the NDIS quality practice standards.

When: 25 August, 2021 at 01:00pm

Register for this meeting

 Completing this training will help you to:

* reduce the risk of fire in the workplace when the workplace is a consumer’s home,

* help consumers to understand and practice basic home fire safety,

* inform consumers about the risk of fire in their homes,

* help consumers to think about ways of safe escape and to use these ways if there is a fire in their home,

* help consumers to understand and to fully recognise the risk of fire in their homes, and

* reduce the risk of fire injuries and/or fatalities in the home.

For more information about training in home fire risk reduction contact Lesley King, manager and trainer-Home Fire Mitigation on 6166 5606 or email lesley.king@fire.tas.gov.au 

 

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

Connecting, Supporting and Empowering family members and friends who have been impacted by suicide loss

Have you, or has someone you know, lost someone to suicide? Would you like to connect with others impacted by suicide bereavement?

Mental Health Families and Friends Tasmania respectfully welcomes family members, friends and community members impacted by suicide bereavement to a half day support and connection workshop and lunch in pataway (Burnie, Tasmania)

This event is free and open to families and friends at all stages of their bereavement journey. Ages 16 + welcomed (those under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult). The event is not open to service providers.

ATDC (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Council) invite you to be a part of ending overdose. Drug overdose continues to impact many Tasmanians. In the past five years, more Tasmanians died from unintentional drug overdose than in car crashes. 

The ATDC is calling on members of the Tasmanian community to help fold Japanese origami cranes to contribute to artworks across the state raising awareness of overdose and to wish for an end to overdose in our community.

Full details on how to participate

The Tasmania Fire Service responds to more than 350 house fires each year

Tasmania has one of the highest residential fire fatality rates in Australia

Participate in this free one-hour online training session in home fire safety for aged, community care and housing workers and volunteers of Tasmania.

Free online training

Wednesday 1 September 2021, 1:00-2:00 PM on Zoom.

Applications for the $10 million Improving the Playing Field Program 2021-22 Program are now open. The program provides financial assistance to upgrade amenities at sporting facilities around Tasmania, allowing them to cater for all participants.

Importantly this Program supports job creation, and small businesses with a pipeline of local work.

Projects should aim to develop or improve functional and inclusive amenities including change rooms, toilets and shower facilities, accessibility, lighting, security, fencing and scoreboards. Applicants must contribute at least 15 per cent of the total project cost. 

The 2021-22 Program will be delivered through two streams:

•    Grants of $25,000 up to $50,000 will be provided through the small grants stream; and
•    Grants of $50,000 up to $500,000 will be provided through the large grants stream.

Applications for the small grants stream close on 6 September 2021, and applications for the large grants stream close on 25 October 2021. 

Find out more information about the Program, including eligibility, guidelines and how to apply.

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

mental health families & friends TASMANIA offers state-wide peer support sessions for families and friends who support a person with mental ill health. As a support person of someone with mental ill health, it’s important to take a break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through. Our Online and Face-to-Face Safe Space chats provide an opportunity to share how you are feeling with others who understand the ups and downs of being a family member or friend of someone affected by a mental illness. Each session we will look at a particular topic that can prove challenging as a support person: handling conflict, having tough conversations, managing grief, understanding suicidality, and others (topics are determined by your feedback). Our chats are open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Tasmania and supporting a person with mental health. February topic: Casual chats, self-advocacy, and engagement: what are your needs? Face-to-Face Safe Spaces run from 5-6:30 every month in Hobart Online Safe Spaces run from 6:30-7:30pm every fortnight. First session: Weds Feb 3rd Second session: Weds Feb 17th

Working It Out is running a free introduction to LGBTIQ+ inclusive practices for disability sector workers. Targeted, accessible and flexible learning packages based directly on the experience of LGBTIQ+ people with disabilities in Tasmania.

• One x 45 minutes self-paced eLearning module – do anytime, anywhere; plus
• One x 2hr online webinar session to consolidate and build on learning. Session times are:
  • Monday 19 July 6:30pm-8:30pm
  • Monday 16 August 2:00-4:00pm
  • Wednesday 15 September 11am-1:00

Free offer only available until 30 September. To sign up, click HERE. 
For more information or to discuss organisational bookings, contact Tess:  Tess@workingitout.org.au

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

Book now for a free Mentors in Violence Prevention Program Workshop, being held in communities around Tasmania.

The half-day workshops are for everyone in the community. In them we talk about seeing people being bullied or harassed; they get us to think about, and practice, the things we can safely do to help. We’ve all been bystanders! MVP gives us the skills to help end violence in our communities by helping us learn how to be effective bystanders.

A group of NGOs is delivering MVP Training around Tasmania over the next 12 months, with the support of a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund. The workshops have been booking out, and we’ve had waiting lists.  SO BOOK EARLY!

We can all be part of the solution to gender-based violence, which can sometimes seem an unfixable problem.

Find out more and to register for the Tasman Peninsula workshop

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

Book now for a FREE Mentors in Violence Prevention Program Workshop, being held in communities around Tasmania.

The half-day workshops are for everyone in the community. In them we talk about seeing people being bullied or harassed; they get us to think about, and practice, the things we can safely do to help. We’ve all been bystanders! MVP gives us the skills to help end violence in our communities by helping us learn how to be effective bystanders.

A group of NGOs is delivering MVP Training around Tasmania over the next 12 months, with the support of a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund. The workshops have been booking out, and we’ve had waiting lists.  SO BOOK EARLY!

We can all be part of the solution to gender-based violence, which can sometimes seem an unfixable problem.

Find out more and to register for the Tullah workshop

mental health families & friends TASMANIA offers state-wide peer support sessions for families and friends who support a person with mental ill health. As a support person of someone with mental ill health, it’s important to take a break and spend some time talking to people who understand what you’re going through. Our Online and Face-to-Face Safe Space chats provide an opportunity to share how you are feeling with others who understand the ups and downs of being a family member or friend of someone affected by a mental illness. Each session we will look at a particular topic that can prove challenging as a support person: handling conflict, having tough conversations, managing grief, understanding suicidality, and others (topics are determined by your feedback). Our chats are open to anyone over the age of 18 living in Tasmania and supporting a person with mental health. February topic: Casual chats, self-advocacy, and engagement: what are your needs? Face-to-Face Safe Spaces run from 5-6:30 every month in Hobart Online Safe Spaces run from 6:30-7:30pm every fortnight. First session: Weds Feb 3rd Second session: Weds Feb 17th

Theme: Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others.

Playgroup Tasmania along with the Children’s Week Working Group is again supporting Children’s Week in Tasmania and will be collating an activity guide. Invitations are now open to organisations and groups to participate and be involved in planning an activity during Children's Week.

Find out more and to register
Registrations close 30 June 2021

Engender Equality is thrilled to announce registrations are open for our new online masterclass Breaking the Trap: Working with Clients Experiencing Coercive Control.

Following her acclaimed 10-part video series on coercive control, Engender Equality senior practitioner Dr Torna Pitman is offering an extended professional development opportunity for workers in all sectors whose clients may have experienced family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Participants in the Breaking the Trap masterclass work directly with Dr Pitman and a small group of peers in a relaxed 3-hour forum to explore the real-life application of coercive control theory. They also receive a Breaking the Trap practitioner resource for use in their own client work.

Participant numbers in each masterclass are capped at 12 to facilitate inclusive peer learning and discussion.

MASTERCLASS DATES

Masterclass 1 |  Tues 10 August 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 2 |  Thurs 26 August 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 3 |  Tues 7 September 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 4 |  Thurs 23 September 9:30AM-12:30PM

Masterclass 5 |  Tues 5 October 1:00PM-4:00PM

Masterclass 6 |  Thurs 28 October 9:30AM-12:30PM

COST

Regular ticket| $169.95

Concession ticket |  $75.00

REGISTRATION

Register for the masterclass of your choosing via Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/BMKLQ

FURTHER INFORMATION

Check out the 10-part coercive control video series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7Uhtf8w7Q&list=PLXrH0lW0vtxrc4TD4rzlNu89UWxE3Jvzo

Contact Engender Equality on 6278 9090 or at admin@engenderequality.org.au

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