MARAM Collaborative Practice Training – 2025 Calendar
NIFVS are delivering MARAM Collaborative Practice Training in 2025. You can find the training Calendar here.
NMR Groupwork Calendar Term 1, 2025 (PDF)
Each school term, the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) partnership produces a calendar of family violence support groups run by organisations in the Northern Metropolitan Region.
Support groups include therapeutic groups for victim survivors, supported playgroups, parenting groups and perpetrator intervention programs, including in-language groups.
You can view and download the Term 1 Groupwork Calendar here.
If you would like to include your group on the calendar or would like further information please contact Valentina, Communications and Program Support Officer at Northern Integrated Family Violence Services at valentina.b@whin.org.au.
The Western Integrated Family Violence Committee (WIFVC) and the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services Partnership (NIFVS) have released a new resource: the MARAM Summary Guide.
The MARAM Summary Guide provides practitioner in the Western and Northern Metropolitan Regions a summary of the key elements of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework.
The WIFVC and the NIFVS acknowledge and thank the Barwon Area Integrated Family Violence Committee for their work designing this MARAM Framework Summary Guide and for allowing it to be tailored for the Western and Northern Metropolitan Regions.
You can download the MARAM Summary Guide here.
NMR Groupwork Calendar, Term 3 2024.
Each school term, the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) partnership produces a calendar of family violence support groups run by organisations in the Northern Metropolitan Region.
Support groups include therapeutic groups for victim survivors, supported playgroups, parenting groups and perpetrator intervention programs, including in-language groups.
You can view and download the Term 3 Groupwork Calendar here.
If you would like to include your group on the calendar or would like further information please contact Valentina, Communications and Program Support Officer at Northern Integrated Family Violence Services at valentina.b@whin.org.au.
The Western Integrated Family Violence Committee (WIFVC) and the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) partnership have published a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework Summary Guide.
This Guide offers an overview of the MARAM framework and the Information Sharing Schemes, as well as a summary of tools and resources accessible online.
You can view and download the PDF version of the MARAM Summary Guide here.
The NIFVS team are announcing the third session of the Lunch & Learn!
Lunch & Learn – Elder Abuse will be delivered on Tuesday 11 June from 12-1 pm by Mandy Strange, Clinical and Program Lead Elder Services at Better Place.
Following a 30-minute presentation, participants will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A to unpack how this applies to practice.
The Lunch & Learn session are free, 1-hour sessions aiming to strengthen the practice skills and confidence of professionals to safely and effectively respond to family violence.
Register now for the session.
You can now register to attend Collaborative Practice Training on Tuesday 30 April & Wednesday 1 May 2024.
Register here.
The NIFVS team are excited to launch the Lunch & Learn pilot project.
Lunch & Learn will be delivered as free, 1-hour sessions throughout 2024, to strengthen the practice skills and confidence of professionals to safely and effectively respond to family violence.
The sessions will feature sector experts speaking to vital learning areas. Designed for both specialist and non-specialist family violence practitioners, Lunch & Learn particularly focuses on professionals who may want to learn more about navigating specialized areas of family violence in their roles.
The first session is on Wednesday 13 March from 12-1pm and will be led by Jackson Fairchild who will speak to LGBTIQA+ Safe and Inclusive Practice within the family violence context. Following a 30-minute presentation, participants will have the opportunity engage in a Q&A to unpack how this applies to practice.
Following sessions will address key learning areas including Elder Abuse, Working with Young People Using Violence, Complex Mental Health & Family Violence and Inclusive practice when working with people with disabilities.
Register on Eventbrite here.
About Jackson:
Jackson Fairchild (they/them) is one of Australia’s leading voices in LGBTIQA+ inclusion in family violence primary prevention and response. They are a qualified counsellor and clinical supervisor with a background in facilitation, research translation, policy advocacy, governance and organisational change. Jackson has held senior roles at Rainbow Health Australia, No To Violence and Thorne Harbour Health, and they are currently working with the Zoe Belle Gender Collective on the prevention of cis men’s violence against trans women.
NMR Group Work Calendar Term 1, 2024
Each school term, the Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) partnership produces a calendar of family violence support groups run by organisations in the northern metropolitan region. Support groups include therapeutic groups for victim survivors, supported playgroups, parenting groups and perpetrator intervention programs. Some groups are ongoing and some are shorter term.
This calendar includes groups being run in Term 1, 2024.
Safe and Equal are recommencing the Practice Lead Community of Practice (CoP). This CoP is intended for practice leaders, or anyone undertaking similar duties, who are responsible for supporting MARAM best practice. The renewed focus of the CoP will be implementing recent or upcoming MARAM work.
Please see the flyer which includes further information and a member registration link. Contact the facilitator with any further questions.
Download the flyer here Facilitator and contact: Liz Yared, Practice Development Advisor (MARAMIS), elizabethyared@safeandequal.org.au.
