Wimmera MARAM Collaborative Practice Training

This training will be delivered online across two sessions:

11th February 9:30am-12:30pm & 12th February 9:30am-12:30pm

Designed for practitioners to explore how to contribute to a multi-agency risk assessment and collaborate in ongoing risk assessments through respective, sensitive engagement with people impacted by family violence, as guided by information sharing, referrals and secondary consultations with family violence specialists.

All professionals who respond to family violence are encouraged to attend this training.

This training will focus on both collaborative practice and foundational aspects of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework, which enable collaboration for professionals responding to family violence across Victoria.

The MARAM Collaborative Practice is a part of the suite of training under the MARAM Framework for practitioners responding to family violence.

The MARAM Collaborative Practice training is delivered online, over two half-day sessions over consecutive days or in-person across one full day.

This is NOT risk assessment training. You will also need to attend other MARAM training relevant to your role. MARAM training will be delivered by government departments (Brief & Intermediate, and Screening & Identification) and by Safe and Equal (Comprehensive and Leading Alignment).

Organisations should be guided by Family Safety Victoria resources in determining the relevant roles, responsibilities and training requirements for staff.

Participants will demonstrate an ability to:

• Describe the MARAM framework including responsibilities that drive collaborative practice across the service system
• Apply the four elements of structured professional judgement to their practice
• Outline how information sharing can enhance collaborative practice
• Outline their responsibilities under the MARAM and information sharing reforms
• Describe what collaborative practice is and differentiate between practice, organisational and system enablers
• Apply intersectionality to enhance practice by examining personal privileges and oppressions
• Explain how to use collaborative practice to maintain perpetrator visibility
• Apply knowledge of evidence-based risk factors
• Plan strategies to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all victim survivors including children
• Develop a collaborative risk management plan
• Implement effective processes for secondary consultation and referral within the local service system.

Note: While objectives described in bold are focused solely on Collaborative Practice, the other learning objectives must be understood in order to enable collaborative practice.

In this training, it is expected that you will have:

• Read the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework: Foundation Knowledge
• Watch the Helping End Family Violence – the Information Sharing Schemes and MARAM film (3.57mins)
• Watch 'Let's change the story' - violence against women in Australia (4.26 mins)

Registration for training sessions can be made by clicking on the relevant link. If you are experiencing difficulties with this process, or require further information regarding this training please contact [email protected] or (03) 5222 4318.

On completion of this training, we are required to share your name and email address with Family Safety Victoria. By registering you are giving consent for us to provide this information.

For online sessions you are required to have a working microphone and camera on your device.

Cancellations

• All cancellations must be made in writing and sent to the training team at [email protected]
• A full refund will be available to cancellations that have been made in writing 48 hours prior to the scheduled training session.
• Registrations are transferable to a colleague upon request.
• Sessions may be cancelled and your registration fee refunded if registration numbers do not meet the minimum requirements to proceed.

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