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Making the justice system safer for victim survivors remains a priority for all courts and tribunals.
In this full-day program, you will explore the dynamics of family violence and how to assess and respond to risk in your courtroom.
You will deepen your understanding of:
- the dynamics of coercive control
- risk assessment for family violence
- ways to appropriately communicate with people who use violence
- trauma – and how to use a trauma-informed approach in your courtroom.
Speakers.
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