Family Violence Common Risk Assessment Framework (CRAF) Training

Loddon Campaspe Region

20th March 1pm to 5pm Family Violence Risk Assessment

21st March 9:30am to 4:30pm Risk Assessment for Specialist Family Violence Workers

Training provided on an Expression of Interest basis

Contact: Robyn Trainor, Regional Integration Coordinator, 5434 4112 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The CRAF Training schedule is now up on the Swinburne website for registration.  
 
In relation to which session you need to register for find the information below to guide you:
Should I attend a Family Violence Risk Assessment or a Risk Assessment for Specialist Family Violence Workers training session?

The different CRAF training types are especially designed to suit a range of professionals according to their level of engagement with victims of family violence. There is no better or more detailed training; all training is relevant and useful to the professional roles it has been designed for.

Please read through the descriptions of CRAF training types below to ensure you attend the training that best meets your needs. Ask yourself what your work entails – and what you need to know to support your clients – to match yourself with the training below.
Family Violence Risk Assessment

The Family Violence Risk Assessment training component is designed for professionals who may be providing non specialist family violence support services to those who may also be experiencing family violence. This could include the need to undertake initial risk assessments with victims of family violence and/ or referring clients to specialist family violence services.

This Family Violence Risk Assessment Training covers:
shared understanding of family violence (including the impact of family violence);
use of Preliminary assessment tool to assess for presence of evidence-based risk factors;
safety planning; and
information sharing and effective referral.
 
Risk Assessment for Specialist Family Violence Workers
The Risk Assessment for Specialist Family Violence Workers training component is designed for specialist family violence professionals whose roles include undertaking ongoing risk assessment and carrying responsibility for risk management as part of an ongoing case management responsibility within the overall family violence service system.

If your role does not include the above components, you should attend the Risk Assessment training component.
This Risk Assessment for Specialist Family Violence Workers training covers:

shared understanding of family violence (including the impact of family violence);
use of Comprehensive assessment tool to assess risk and develop risk management strategies, with a particular focus on working with children, Indigenous clients, CALD clients and clients with a disability;
safety planning; information sharing and partnership approaches
case management and risk management.