AASW Recording | Recommendation 209: Implications for family violence

The Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence, Australia's first, was completed in 2015.

The Commission made 227 recommendations to reduce the impact of family violence in our community. Recommendation 209 called for the introduction of mandatory qualifications for specialist family violence practitioners.

The recommendation will strengthen the sector and equip Victoria’s specialist family violence practitioners to provide support and responses that are consistently high quality and culturally appropriate. The Victorian Government outlined a 5-year transition period to a mandatory minimum qualification policy beginning July 2021.

During this session, presenters discuss the implications of the Recommendation 209 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence report and the impact on change of practice. This is through the lens of family violence practitioners and academics.

This webinar was presented by the Victorian AASW Branch in November 2021.

AASW Credential: Family Violence