The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services funded this project as part of its response to recommendations of the Not Now, Not Ever Report. The aim is to review current practice standards for working with women and perpetrators, and to develop a suite of evidence-based standards and guides.
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Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Prevention Forum The Forum celebrates the work done by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in preventing and responding to family violence. It is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers to come together and learn from, share with and inspire each other. The event highlights [...]
Associate Professor Annabel Taylor, Dr Heather Lovatt and Libby Robins. In this Round Table Conversation, QCDFVR’s Associate Professor Annabel Taylor and Dr Heather Lovatt speak with Libby Robins, Director of New Zealand’s Family Trust. Domestic and family violence and child protection are often inextricably linked in that both involve the abuse of vulnerable people within [...]
Introduced by Associate Professor Annabel Taylor Presented by Dr Andrew Frost, Senior Lecturer at CQUniversity Sexual abuse is arguably the most shocking of all forms of violence and society and the media tend to cast perpetrators as barely human, labelling them “monsters”. Our preoccupation with monstrosity and the psychopathology of individuals has led psychological science [...]
We know that you’re really busy and that study is a big commitment. So if you’re considering gaining a postgraduate qualification in domestic and family violence, now’s a good time to explore your options. CQU has three courses which are available online and you can start study in Term 1, 2017. CV74 - Graduate Certificate [...]
Expressions of interest now open for new child and family support services in northwest Queensland. Organisations are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for five-year funding for Family and Child Connect, new intensive family support services and specialist domestic and family violence services to meet community, family and child safety needs across the Mount [...]
Not Now, Not Ever Research Symposium Queensland’s policy and practice landscape is changing rapidly, as is reflected in the Queensland Women’s Strategy, the Not Now, Not Ever- Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 and the Queensland Violence Against Women Prevention Plan. The Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity has [...]
Domestic violence reforms 'promising' but we must also focus on attitudinal change Domestic and family violence researchers have welcomed reforms introduced by the Queensland Government, while calling for a public health focus on attitudinal change, a strong perpetrator focus, and better training for those implementing laws. “We have yet to see a public health focus on attitudinal [...]
CQUniversity recently approved two new units for 2017. Forming part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change, Advanced Skills for Men’s Behaviour Change and Integrated Services and Systems for Men’s Behaviour Change will be offered in Term 2, 2017. These units will be delivered by Dr Andrew Frost who is currently teaching Men’s [...]