DVRCV training: promoting good practice
Our training aims to improve services to women and their children who experience family violence.
We are a major provider of accredited training and professional development programs for family violence workers and other professionals. DVRCV is the only Victorian organisation specifically dedicated to family violence training.
DVRCV is a Registered Training Organisation.
We receive funding from the Department of Human Services Victoria to provide family violence training. A calendar of training events is published every six months.
DVRCV also provides training to organisations on a fee-for-service basis. This can be taken from our calendar or specifically developed to meet the needs of an organisation.
Our training programs are very well attended and consistently receive positive feedback from participants. In 2011, over 1000 people attended training and forums organised and facilitated by DVRCV.
Who attends DVRCV training?
People who attend our training include paid workers and volunteers from:
- family violence services
- community sector services including youth, alcohol and other drugs, disability, aged care, family services & faith-based organisations
- law enforcement and justice sectors including police, court workers, legal professionals, community corrections and justice workers
- health sector services including maternal and child health, community health, hospitals, aged care & mental health
- education sector including pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary
What do participants say about DVRCV training?
I found the trainers very good, knowledgeable and allowed everyone to
have a say.Best springboard for going into DV work.
It was fantastic and the trainers were very easy to understand and had
a good inclusive style.An excellent workshop — the pace and reflective modelling by facilitator
consistent with content.Good topic and useful workshop material. Useful, relevant, easy to use
and incorporate into practice.One of most enjoyable training sessions attended, very, very good, lots
of knowledge, kept the day moving, both trainers clear and skilled.
Family Violence Common Risk Assessment (CRAF)
In 2008, DVRCV, Swinburne University and No to Violence (NTV) formed the CRAF Training Consortium to tender to the Victorian government for the development and delivery of the Family Violence Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework (CRAF) training program.
The consortium was the successful tenderer for the initial CRAF project and subsequent extensions to the original contract. In 2008 the consortium developed the handbooks, training programs, trainer’s guides, DVD and other participant materials used in the state wide CRAF training program. From 2008 to 2010 Swinburne and DVRCV delivered 116 training sessions throughout Victoria providing training to over 3000 participants.
The consortium was again successful in winning the current 2011-2014 tender for the Family Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework Training and Professional Development Project. Over this period, the Consortium will deliver 170 training sessions across Victoria to more than 4000 participants.
Links
- DVRCV Training Courses
- DVRCV Training Calendar
- DVRCV Forums
- DVRCV Training Registration
- Family Violence Common Risk Assessment (CRAF)
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