[Commpsych] Last chance to register - online workshop this evening, Wed 11 Sept 7-9pm (AEST) - Psychologists responding to domestic violence

[Heather Gridley]

Hello everyone
Apologies for the very short notice,  but this notice is super-important for any psychologist, even if you don't identify as working in the field of family/domestic violence. Feel free to share amongst your networks.
Last chance to register - the APS Women and Psychology Interest Group is hosting an online workshop this evening, Wednesday 11 September, 7-9pm (AEST) on Psychologists responding to domestic violence
This webinar/mini-workshop is aimed at fostering psychologists’ understanding of domestic violence and its aftermath from the perspective of women survivors themselves.

 Experiencing domestic violence (DV) often has long lasting impacts on the mental and emotional wellbeing of survivors, the majority of whom are women and children. In Australia, survivors who seek mental health support are likely to see a psychologist via referral from a GP. However, despite the prevalence of DV and the predominance of psychologists as the avenue of support, little is known about women survivors’ experiences in consulting psychologists.

In this webinar/workshop Dr Sally Marsden presents findings, learnings and recommendations from her doctoral research, which explored women’s experiences and expectations when consulting psychologists in the context of DV. The findings have been synthesised to develop a trauma and violence-informed Practice Framework. Participants will have an opportunity to share their own practice experiences and their responses to Dr Marsden's findings.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this webinar/workshop, participants should be able to:

  *   Better understand how women survivors of domestic violence describe their experiences of consulting with psychologists
  *   Better understand what women survivors might expect to gain from such consultations
  *   Share experiences and develop strategies with colleagues in our own work context or in peer supervision
  *   Articulate some practical strategies to optimise our responses to survivors of intimate partner, domestic and family violence
  *   Access resources and readings to further our understanding of the area.

Presenter - Sally Marsden, PhD
Dr Sally Marsden is a specialist women’s counsellor who worked in the community sector for many years. She completed her PhD in the Safer Families Centre for Research Excellence at the University of Melbourne. Her doctoral research focused on women survivors’ experiences of seeing psychologists after domestic violence. She is currently working on several projects with the Safer Families team relating to family violence.

Workshop cost
APS Women and Psychology Interest Group members FREE event
APS member $30
Students/Concession $15
Non-APS member $50

If this is too short notice for you to join the workshop live, the recording will be available for 90 days afterwards, but only to those who register before 3.30pm AEST TODAY:
Register here: APS Events: 24780 | APS (psychology.org.au)<https://psychology.org.au/event/24780>

Heather Gridley OAM FAPS
National Convener
APS Women and Psychology Interest Group
Note new contact email: hmgridley50 at outlook.com
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