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Workshop (free): Domestic Violence Alert - Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November

From: Andrea Earl

Valid from: Wednesday 31 October 2018 to Tuesday 20 November 2018


Due to our partnership with Lifeline Macarthur, we are able to offer staff an opportunity to undertake a FREE Domestic Violence Alert workshop on 21 and 22 November, on our Campbelltown campus.

Domestic Violence Alert (DV-Alert) is a two-day, nationally recognised training program that enables frontline workers to confidently:

* RECOGNISE signs of domestic and family violence (DFV);
* RESPOND with appropriate care; and
* REFER people experiencing or at risk of domestic and family violence to appropriate support services.

Completion of this training provides:
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* A Certificate of Attainment for the unit of competency CHCDFV001 - Recognise and Respond Appropriately to Domestic and Family Violence
* Points for professional development, specifically for nurses (Continuing Professional Development/CPD hours of the mandatory 20-hour requirement for annual registration; 13 Continuing Nurse Education/CNE hours of the 30-hour professional development annual requirement

In order to be eligible to register for the session, you must be:
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* A current Western Sydney University Staff member or
* A Current Western Sydney University student working in a paid or voluntary capacity at the University (when registering please note your current relevant employment position and organisation) or
* A Western Sydney University student working in a paid or voluntary capacity (external to the university), as a childcare worker, frontline community worker or a frontline allied health worker.

For more information on DV – Awareness please view the attached flyer or visit https://www.dvalert.org.au/

This training is highly sort after and will only be offered once in this financial year (approval condition). The session has an upper limit of 20 participants, and is expected to be filled very quickly.

Details:
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Date: Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November
Time: 9am – 5pm
Location: Campbelltown campus, Room TBA
Registration link: https://lifeline.jobreadyplus.com/terminal/online_book_course/2250