Online Training Modules
This interactive training is conducted online on Zoom, and is available to participants in Australia and Aotearoa.
All trainings run from 9:30am - 3:30pm local Melbourne time.
Resisting Collusion & Motivating Change: Working with Men who use Intimate Partner Violence
This training equips professionals to identify, understand, and resist invitations to collude with men who use family violence. Fully aligned with MARAM, this program strengthens your practice by combining practical strategies with reflective learning.
What You Will Learn:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
Explain the nature and causes of family violence
Articulate key elements of perpetrator accountability
Identify core beliefs held by men who use violence
Examine, understand, and resist invitations to collude
Explore shame as a motivator for change
Apply invitational narrative approaches to keep men who use violence engaged
Consider strategies to motivate change and referral readiness
Name key referral pathways and secondary consultation options
This training is ideal for professionals working across community services, family violence intervention, and allied sectors who want to strengthen practice, enhance safety, and improve accountability.
Walk Alongside Me: Safe and Respectful ways of working with Survivors of Coercive Control
This training equips practitioners with the knowledge, tools, and reflective skills to walk alongside survivors of coercive control safely, respectfully, and ethically. Combining evidence-based theory with practical application, this program supports professionals to respond effectively while prioritising safety and wellbeing.
What You Will Learn:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
Understand the definition, nature, and dynamics of family violence
Define and recognise coercive control behaviours
Identify and respond to tech-facilitated abuse and post-separation violence
Apply key practice approaches in partnering with survivors
Conduct sensitive enquiry when asking about family violence
Respond appropriately to disclosures of family violence
Identify risk and safety considerations
Develop safety plans and referral pathways
Prioritise practitioner wellbeing while engaging with complex cases
This training is ideal for practitioners across social, health, and community services who want to enhance their skills, support survivors effectively, and navigate complex family violence scenarios with confidence.
Tailored Solutions (online or in person)
In addition to their core training programs, Ada & Kelly offer a range of tailored solutions designed to meet the specific needs of organisations and practitioners working in the family violence sector. Drawing on more than two decades of practice experience, they provide flexible support that strengthens organisational capacity and practitioner confidence.
Tailored services include:
Policy and Resource Development – Consultation to support organisations in developing or refining policies, procedures, and practice resources related to family violence response and perpetrator accountability.
Customised Training – Bespoke training programs designed to meet the unique learning needs of teams, services, or sectors.
Clinical Support and Supervision – Reflective supervision and practice support for practitioners working with complex family violence dynamics.
Own My Life Group Facilitation – Lead facilitation of the Own My Life group work program, supporting women to rebuild confidence, strengthen safety, and move forward after experiences of family violence.
These tailored services can be delivered online or in person, depending on organisational needs, and are designed to build sustainable, trauma-informed practice across services.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Both our online training packages are suitable for anyone whose role requires them to work with survivors of, or adults who use, Family Violence. It is MARAM- aligned, but seeks to create additional skills in Family Violence response, which go beyond, but are also essential to, effective risk assessment.
Practitioners from the following sectors have particularly benefited from this training:
Child protection
Child and family services
Justice and Community Safety
Mental health
AOD
Specialist Family Violence (adult and child victim survivors)
Behaviour change practitioners
Youth work
Counsellors and psychologists
Disability support
Housing/homelessness
Community health/hospitals
Community Legal Centres
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Our online sessions (available as fee-for-service inputs, or individuals via our public training offerings) are delivered via Zoom, with access details emailed to participants three working days prior to the session.
Designed to be highly interactive and engaging, the training incorporates a range of learning approaches, including:
Large group discussions
Small group breakout activities
PowerPoint presentations
Case studies to support practical application of learning
Trainer demonstration videos
The program is grounded in adult learning principles and aligned with the MARAM Framework, ensuring content is both relevant and practice-focused.
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Participants will receive a comprehensive Participant Guide Book to support their learning throughout the day. This resource includes key information, tools, and materials to strengthen practice beyond the training.
After the session, participants are also provided with links to relevant websites and academic articles, particularly focused on working with men who use violence, or survivors of Family Violence, to further deepen knowledge and support ongoing professional development.
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Yes. This training is designed for professionals who already have a foundational understanding of family violence.
Participants are expected to have completed relevant prior training within the last two years, such as:
Identifying Family Violence: Responding to Victim Survivors
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) training
Or an equivalent program for those working outside of Victoria
This ensures participants are well prepared to engage with the more advanced concepts and practice approaches explored throughout the training.
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For our public training sessions, registration fees are fully refundable up to 7 days prior to the training date. After this time, refunds are not available.
If you have booked a fee-for-service input, details of our cancellation policy can be found in your service agreement, issued at time of booking.
Please contact us to arrange any ticket transfers, but please be aware these are approved at our discretion, especially if the cancellation time has passed.