Family, domestic and sexual violence
primary care training

A range of face-to-face and online training options to support effective primary care response to family, domestic and sexual violence. Training options are available at no cost to general practice teams in Perth South Primary Health Network (PHN) region.

Training for general practice teams within the Perth South PHN region.

See upcoming dates and register

Identify and respond to honour-based violence in multicultural communities

Please check back for new date to be announced soon.

12 March 2026 - Motivational Interviewing
7 April 2026 - Working with people who use violence and keeping patients safe

More information coming soon

16 April 2026 - Integrated health care following sexual assault
6 May 2026 - Trauma-informed general practice environments

More information coming soon

May 2026 - Family violence from an Aboriginal perspective

More information to come

June 2026 - GP role in child sexual abuse response

More information to come

Self-paced online training options

In addition to the face-to-face program, WA Primary Health Alliance is making the following online modules available, at no cost, to general practice teams delivering care in the Armadale, Gosnells and Canning Local Government Areas.

Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence – University of Melbourne:

  • Identifying and responding to domestic and family violence
  • Providing trauma and violence informed care in primary care
  • Addressing family violence: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • Recognising and responding to domestic, family and sexual violence experiences by ethnic and racial minority women
  • Recognising and responding to LGBTQA+ people impacted by DFV
  • Identifying and responding to child abuse and neglect
  • Six steps to support you to access and respond to elder abuse.

Sexual Assault Resource Centre – WA Health: 

  • Non-fatal strangulation module

Safer Families Centre of Research Excellence – University of Melbourne

Register for free access via the following links for when you would like to obtain access:

Access to these modules is free and you can access up to three modules at a time. Each module is accredited for CPD through RACGP.

Sexual Assault Resource Centre – WA Health

You can access this module for free via the SARC website – you will need to complete a registration form to gain access.

 

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