PRESENTATION
Tips for recognising and responding confidently to domestic and family violence crisis
The prevalence of domestic family violence for women is a significant social and community issue. Women experience physical violence, partner violence and emotional abuse, sexual harassment and stalking. Acquired disability, both visible and invisible, including post-traumatic stress injury is an impact of domestic family violence for women. Gender inequality and ableism are the 2 main drivers of domestic family violence for women and girls with disability and we know that women with an intellectual or psychological disability are nearly 3 times more likely than women with a physical disability to experience violence. Lifeline, our national not for profit organisation that provides 24 hour crisis services, has developed the DV-alert model which has 3 pillars, Recognise, Respond and Refer, to assist practitioners to support women with disability effectively to keep them and their children safe and to live free from violence. This session will provide 10 considerations for your rehabilitation practice.
About the Presenter
Jenny Watts-Sampson is a specialist trainer for the DV-alert Women with Disability training program. She is a woman with both visible and invisible disability connected to her degenerative genetic condition. Jenny is a contractor to Lifeline and works full-time for the National Australia Bank as their Associate Director Accessibility leading and driving the disability inclusion and accessibility agenda for the past 3 ½ years. She worked as a Rehabilitation Counsellor for CRS Australia and has a Masters in Rehabilitation Counselling. For the past 11 years Jenny has moved into supporting employers to more inclusive of people with disability by addressing barriers in systems, processes, attitudes and behaviours, a role that is very rewarding as it builds confidence in providing answers to the ‘how’ question. If we know how to be inclusive and accessible of people with disability, then we make a better world not only now but for future generations.
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