Tauawhi Men’s Centre hosts Family Violence Accreditation Training

Over two dozen of Tairawhiti’s qualified support staff attended recent professional development training hosted by Family Works Tairawhiti at Tauawhi Men’s Centre.

  The training covered a wide range of family violence issues, including definitions and dynamics, effects on victims, children and perpetrators,  and  signs of abuse and violence.   The workshop also covered Myths, Beliefs and Media, and whanau engagement techniques.   

Participants furthered their skills in family violence identification and strategic management, and gained accreditation by the Tairawhiti Abuse  Intervention Network (TAIN).

The one-day course was presented by Jude Halberg, who now works as a family violence prevention advocate for Presbyterian Support Northern.  Along with Vic Tamati, Jude is one of the faces of the “It’s Not OK” campaign and author of the “Ask Jude” section of the website.  

Participants included key staff from organisations such as Barnados, Child Youth and Family, Women’s Refuge Gisborne, Department of Corrections, Victim Support, TAIN, Tauawhi Men’s Centre, Age Concern, the Pacific Island Community Trust, Tairawhiti District Hospital and Tokomaru Bay Community Alcohol and Drugs and Support Service and Te Kupenga Net Trust.

You can read more about this via the Family Works website here. 

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