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Institute of Health & Management AustraliaSchool of Social Work

SOCIAL WORK CAREERS

Family and domestic violence.

Family and domestic violence practitioners support victim-survivors to be safe and recover, while holding systems accountable. Social workers bring trauma-informed practice, risk assessment frameworks and advocacy to one of Australia's most urgent social challenges.

THE WORK

What this practice looks like

Day to day

+Safety planning and specialist risk assessment (e.g. MARAM in Victoria)`

+`Crisis response and refuge intake`

+`Court support and intervention order assistance`

+`Therapeutic recovery work with adults and children`

+`Coordinating with police, courts, housing and child protection

Where you could work

+Specialist family violence services`

+`Refuges and crisis accommodation`

+`The Orange Door and intake hubs (Victoria)`

+`Men's behaviour change programs`

+`Community legal centres

YOUR PATHWAY

Getting there with the IHM BSW

Sustained national investment in family violence responses has created strong demand for qualified social workers with specialist risk assessment skills - skills built through the IHM BSW's practice-led curriculum and field education.

RELATED AREAS

Practice areas that connect