Training & Events
Why Choose Us
Family, domestic and sexual violence is preventable, and training is an essential piece of the journey to a future free of violence. Stopping Family Violence trainers are driven by the mission that everyone has a right to live a life free from the fear or threat of violence. Stopping Family Violence (SFV) is the peak body for perpetrator response in WA and is the leading independent body for delivering family and domestic violence training. You will not only be engaging a training provider but also an organisation that can partner with you to address any questions, support implementation, apply best practices, and drive ongoing improvements and advancements.
Our trainers have over 120 years combined experience and have worked across family, domestic and sexual violence, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, courts, prisons, corrections, hospitals, health & wellbeing services, disability services, counselling, violent offenders’ programs, therapeutic services, men’s behaviour change programs, children and adolescents programs and behaviour change, as well as working with families experiencing violence and countless years of combined experience working directly with perpetrators of violence. SFV has trained people from all kinds of sectors in a vast number of roles in the community, sports clubs, workplaces, intersecting services, first responders and specialist services. We work with those who want to know more about the issue right through to specialist training developed specifically for those working in front-line roles in family and domestic violence.
- All, Perpetrator Intervention Community of Practice, Specialist Packages, Upcoming Events and Trainings
- Monthly Meeting Series
In Western Australia, countless agencies and practitioners are dedicated to intervening with perpetrators of Family and Domestic Violence (FDV), whether through group settings or individual sessions. Specialist practitioners commitment to this work is invaluable, yet the work can be demanding and isolating. To support this important work, we invite you to join us in the Perpetrator Intervention Community of Practice. The Community of Practice is for Men’s Behaviour Change Program – group facilitators, practitioners and individual counsellors, Caring Dads facilitators and practitioners and partner contact workers. Sessions are online via TEAMS on the Second Wednesday of each month, 12pm – 1.30pm. These sessions are provided for free to eligible practitioners. Please reach out to us for registration.
- All, Working with Children & Young People
- Full Day
A workshop for educators and coaches (or anyone who has an influence) in children and young people’s lives on how to help support and promote healthy behaviours and attitudes. Learning what drives family and domestic violence helps us understand how our influence and approach can help with primary prevention and early intervention. We can help support you with children and young people’s healthy and respectful relationships in a range of environments. Training will be tailored to the age group you support as the conversations we need to have look different as they grow.
- All, Working with Children & Young People
- 1-Hour Workshop (8-10 modules)
This 10 module series is designed around a whole of school approach. The package includes training for school staff and a train-the-trainer model for educators and youth workers to learn to deliver the series of 1-hour workshops over 10 weeks.
The program is focused on early intervention to help boys and young men to understand healthy and respectful behaviours and attitudes. Knowing the components of a healthy relationship can assist young people in establishing positive connections that enhance their emotional, mental, and physical health. Recognising and managing problematic behaviour allows individuals to maintain relationships that are nurturing and supportive.
Contact us so we can provide a tailored quote for your school based on your needs.
- All, Specialist Packages
- 2 days
Supervising workers in a domestic violence–related practice is one way to make sure employees have the support and guidance they need when working with adult and child survivors, intervening with perpetrators, and managing safety for themselves and the family. Our team are the most experienced facilitators in Western Australia in this model and can apply place-based local knowledge and application of the model in the Western Australian context.
We are currently taking expressions of interest to see if there is demand to run a metro training in 2027. If you are interested please submit an EOI so we can contact if you we run this training.
- All, Mens Behaviours Change Practitioners Network, Specialist Packages
- Monthly Meeting Series
The Men’s Behaviour Change Network is currently made up of ten organisations. The WA Men’s Behaviour Change Network is a collaborative group established and facilitated by Stopping Family Violence Inc. (SFV) and developed to strengthen the working relationships across the perpetrator intervention system in Western Australia. The Network provides a forum to support current practice whilst striving to further develop the sector through improved collaboration and evidence-based innovation. The purpose of the WA Men’s Behaviour Change Network is to bring the sector together to provide advocacy and support as we work to reduce family and domestic violence in Australia. See the website here: https://www.mbcn.org.au/about-us or contact us for further information.
- All, Specialist Packages
- 1-5 days
The Stopping Family Violence team have a combined experience of over 100 years working in areas such as mens behaviour change, health, mental health, children and youth services, Aboriginal health and FDV services, residential services, corrective services, disability and alcohol and other drugs.
We can offer a range of tailored training packages and work with you to meet the specific needs of your team. Reach out to us for no-obligation tailored quote based on what you need.
- All, Specialist Packages
- 2 days
Become an accredited Caring Dads Facilitator with SFV. This model is focused on the safety and well-being of some of our communities most vulnerable children, through working with fathers who have been abusive, neglectful or violent in their families. Caring Dads is a 17-week group intervention for men, that uses outreach and coordinated case management.
For more information about the model, or to see what training is running you can reach out to Caring Dads directly by email at: in**@********ds.org
- All, Upcoming Events and Trainings
- 4 days
Safe & Together Institute’s CORE Training is designed to provide a skills-oriented foundation for domestic violence-informed practice. Our team are the most experienced facilitators in Western Australia in this model and can apply place-based local knowledge and application of the model in the Western Australian context.
For more information and bookings, please click Sign Up below.
- All, Family & Domestic Violence Informed Supervision, Specialist Packages
- 1-2 hours
Following training, we recommend ongoing supervision with an SFV supervisor to provide support in your work, support ongoing professional development and promote opportunities for best practice. This is for professionals who are working with people who are perpetrating family and domestic violence.
We do custom and tailored packages for individual or group supervision.
- All, Specialist Packages
- 4 days
Specialist family and domestic violence professionals commencing or working with adult male perpetrators in men’s behaviour change programs or other perpetrators interventions with group work. This training is delivered over four days in a group learning style, with opportunities to practice new skills. We invite new and established practitioners who would like to share and learn in an open, workshop-style environment. We will create opportunities to focus on reflective practice and build sector connections.
- All
- 2 day
This training is for services that commonly work with the impacts of family and domestic violence through their own work, such as mental health, AOD and homelessness. Family, domestic, and sexual violence impacts all areas of someone’s life. Understand how family, domestic, and sexual violence can cause or exacerbate the risk of these issues and ways to break down silos in our work by applying a family and domestic violence informed approach.
- All
- 1 hour - 3 hours
This an opportunity for anyone from any industry to learn more about family and domestic violence and its impact in your workplace, club, school or community. Learn how to foster healthy, happy relationships and challenge problematic thinking, opinions, and behaviours.
- All
- 1 day
Unpacking coercive control and domestic violence tactics, understanding perpetrator patterns and victim, adult and child survivor strengths. An introduction to safe referrals and documentation.
- All
- 1 day
Working with families on the front line or in intersecting professions with a family and domestic violence lens. Unpacking coercive control and domestic violence tactics, understanding perpetrator patterns as well as practising by default with an adult and child victim-survivor strengths approach. An introduction to safe referrals and documentation.
