Family Violence Awareness ● Sensibilisation à la violence familiale 29 Professional Development The MMFC's research highlights the complexity of family violence. Responding to situations of family violence is challenging and requires specialized knowledge and a unique set of skills and competencies. Professionals are not always able to recognize the signs of family violence as their direct practice may not be focused on this issue.Victims of family violence are often hesitant to disclose experiences of abuse and may not receive the support they need. The MMFC offers professional development opportunities to equip people with the skills and knowledge needed to help the people in their life. Professional development training offers: - An understanding of the dynamics of family violence and its impacts on victims, children and perpetrators - Information on intersectional factors such as gender, ethnicity and class that present barriers to helpseeking for victims - Best practices in responding to disclosures of family violence - Increased awareness of local resources for family violence - How to make referrals to public service providers - Tips on becoming part of a collaborative community response to family violence unb.ca/mmfc/education/prodev.html Research The MMFC’s research teams study a variety of contexts, subpopulations and forms of violence and abuse: Disabilities: The Violence against Women with Disabilities Research Team aims to better understand the lived experience of women with disabilities and the realities they face when confronting violence from intimate partners, other family members and paid caregivers. This team also investigates the challenges faced by service providers when helping this subpopulation of women; they have created a number of infographics and posters to raise awareness. continued Image by www.freepik.com
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