Coercive Control in the Context of Family Violence – Understanding Grief and Trauma
LIVE WEBINAR | Tuesday April 15th, 1pm – 3pm
Overview:
Family violence is often misunderstood as a series of isolated incidents, but in reality, it follows deeply ingrained patterns of coercive control, entrapment, and harm.
This webinar will examine coercive control as a pervasive yet often unseen dynamic in family violence, shaping victims’ experiences through patterns of harm, that are both physically and non-physically perpetrated, and that result in primary victim entrapment. We will also look at the barriers that prevent victims from seeking support, the impact of systemic and sectoral discrimination and marginalisation, and the unintended ways systems can contribute to keeping people trapped in abuse. Importantly, we will highlight the resilience and strength of victims, challenging outdated assumptions and shifting towards a more informed, non-judgemental approach to support.
Whether you work directly with family violence or not, this webinar will enhance your ability to recognise risk, ask the right questions, and better support those who may be experiencing coercive control. By broadening our understanding of family violence beyond crisis intervention, we can play a vital role in early identification and intervention—helping to uncover where family violence may be occurring or likely to occur before it escalates.
Key learning points:
- Understanding language and terminology around family violence
- The episodic nature of family violence and patterns of harm – exploring patterns of abuse to better understand whānau experiences of family violence
- Coercive control as an overarching intentional tactic of family violence
- Recognising entrapment and Multifaceted Entrapment
- The Practitioner-Victim Insight Concept (PVIC)
- Diverse communities: barriers, recognising risk and appropriately informed response
- The link to mental health and drug and alcohol issues as both contributor and consequence
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Presenter Bio
Debbs was a victim of serious family violence and harm. Upon navigating a pathway to a life free from violence, she has dedicated her career to the family violence sector. For more than 20 years, Debbs has unashamedly pushed for greater local and national victim survivor and sectorial awareness, while striving to increase systemic and workforce capability.
Debbs is the very proud mother of four amazing adult children, nanny to eight precious grandbabies, a partner, a daughter, a sister, a sister-in-law and an aunty.
As a survivor of family violence, Debbs recognises and presents an interconnected perspective of victim survivor and practitioner in a professional, healthy, engaging, and informative manner. Debbs is passionate about improving outcomes for whānau through increasing professional family violence capability and organisational accountability.
Debbs founded ECLIPSE Family Violence Services to share a unique practitioner-victim perspective and has developed models and tools to help practitioners build greater understanding and awareness of family violence, and coercive control as an overarching tactic.
Debbs is now at a place in her life where she is choosing to stand by her story and experiences. She has published her first book sharing her journey through family violence called One Soul, One Survivor and recently shared aspects of her personal journey in the New Zealand on Air Breaking Silence documentary series.
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August 26,2019
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- 9:00am - 10:00am
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