Introducing: Customised Domestic & Family Violence e-course for Independent Children's Lawyers

The e-course has been custom-designed for ICLs across Australia and follows the adoption in 2021 by the FCFCOA of the Safe & Together Institute’s whole-of-court training package. 

Designed to challenge ICLs to shift their perspective around cases involving allegations of domestic and family violence (DFV) using the FCFCOA endorsed Safe & Together Model's framework, the course empowers ICLs to advocate for children’s best interests using a trauma and DFV-informed lens to identify protective parenting, coercive control and the impacts of family violence on children. 

The e-course is an in-depth, comprehensive three-module program which goes beyond theory, offering practical, interactive activities to enhance learning and knowledge retention. The modules address the following topics: 

Designed to maximise engagement and to facilitate practical application, the modules incorporate ICL derived case studies, current DFV statistics from Australia and globally, insights from the latest social science research, including access to valuable handouts, such as course summaries, fact sheets, key statistical findings, and pertinent social science papers from leading global DFV experts. 

Watch this short video to learn more about this innovative new e-course, available exclusively to ICLs across Australia and Child Representatives across Care & Protection jurisdictions nationwide on the ICL website.

To access:

1. Log in with your work email address and you will be prompted to reset your password to access the course. 
   
   
2. After logging in, hover over your name and click on dashboard.
   
   
   
   
3. Find the S&T course and click on get started to commence.
   
   

For support, contact the National ICL Program team at iclwebsite@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.