Domestic, family and sexual violence workers

We also offer online learning modules to complement the frontline workers webinars.

We offer free webinars for frontline workers in the domestic, family and sexual violence sector.

Individual registration: Some webinar topics are available throughout the year. Register your interest and we'll notify you of upcoming webinars.

Group presentations: eSafety’s expert education and training team can deliver webinars to your group or network. A minimum number of participants is required.

Register your interest

For more information visit our Training and presentations FAQs.

 

The digital web: How technology weaves into the cycle of domestic and family violence

Technology-facilitated abuse or 'tech-based abuse' refers to harmful behaviours carried out using digital technology, including harassment, threats, stalking and patterns of controlling behaviour. Tech-based abuse can happen as part of domestic and family violence.

This practical, frontline focused webinar explores how emerging digital technologies – including AI, smart devices, apps and everyday platforms are increasingly used to perpetrate coercive control, surveillance and abuse in domestic and family violence contexts. It provides practitioners with the confidence to recognise tech-facilitated abuse and practical strategies to respond safely.

This presentation covers:

• how technology can be manipulated and abused in domestic and, family and sexual violence situations
• how emerging technology is being used to perpetrate old behaviours
• practical strategies to support, empower and educate victim/survivors to use technology safely
• ways to respond safely and reporting pathways and incorporate safe technology use into safety planning.

Who is this session for?

• Domestic, family and sexual violence service providers and support workers.
• Legal or justice response services, including law enforcement, legal and court staff, mediators and advocacy agencies.
• Crisis response services, including welfare and emergency housing services.
• Healthcare services, including hospital social workers, nurses, allied health services and disability workers.
• Therapeutic services, including counsellors, group therapists and complementary therapists.

Session length: 1 hour.

 

Emerging risks in tech-based sexual violence

Technology is enabling new forms of sexual violence, extending and reinforcing its harms while also making it more visible. Tech-based sexual violence is any form of sexual violence that is enabled, assisted, or amplified using technology.

This webinar supports practitioners to understand both low tech and high tech forms of tech-based sexual violence, recognise gendered impacts, and respond safely and effectively.

This presentation covers:

• how technology is transforming the nature, scale and impact of sexual violence
• how emerging harms such as AI generated deepfake pornography, sexual extortion, image based abuse, hidden recording technologies and AI companion apps are manipulated and abused in sexual violence situations
• guidance on responses, reporting pathways and on supporting victim survivors in navigating technology enabled harm.

Who is this session for?

• Specialist sexual violence support services.
• Domestic, family and sexual violence service providers and support workers.
• Other support and crisis response services.

Session length: 1 hour.

 

Children and tech-based abuse

This training aims to:

• raise awareness about children’s experiences of tech-based abuse in domestic and family violence situations
• provide practical support strategies to support children and young people who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, tech-based abuse
• highlight eSafety resources to assist those working with children and young people who are experiencing tech-based abuse.

Who is this session for?

• Domestic, family and sexual violence service providers and support workers.
• Those working with children and young people who may be dealing with tech-based abuse. For example, out-of-home care workers and social workers.

Session length: 30 minutes.

 

Recognising online coercive control in young people's lives

It’s not always easy to spot when a relationship becomes controlling, especially for young people. Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours that uses manipulation, monitoring, surveillance, pressure, and fear to limit someone’s freedom and independence.

When technology is involved, it can be even harder to recognise.

This training explores:

• how technology-facilitated coercive control impacts young people
• the common red flags to watch for
• practical ways to respond and support those experiencing it.

Who is this session for?

• Domestic, family and sexual violence service providers and support workers.

Session length: 45 minutes.

 

Recognising online coercive control in adult relationships

It’s not always easy to spot when a relationship becomes controlling. Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviours that uses manipulation, monitoring, surveillance, pressure, and fear to limit someone’s freedom and independence.

When technology is involved, it can be even harder to recognise.

This training explores:

• how tech-based coercive control impacts relationships
• the common red flags to watch for
• practical ways to respond and support those experiencing it.

Who is this session for?

• Domestic, family and sexual violence service providers and support workers.

Session length: 45 minutes.

The digital web: from digital control to action

Smart features built into everyday devices can offer real benefits. However, for some, they are being misused in harmful ways within domestic and family violence and coercive control environments.

This free webinar encourages social work and psychology students to critically reflect on how digital technologies can be manipulated for harm. Through real world examples and reflective activities, students will recognise patterns of tech-based abuse and apply active bystander behaviours, in both professional and personal settings.

Who is this session for?

• Social work and psychology students.

Format: 2-hour live webinar. (Webinars are not recorded.)

University lecturers wishing to include an eSafety presentation in their course can register their interest by contacting us.

This free in-depth learning module complements and extends eSafety’s webinar-based training about technology-facilitated abuse.

Participants will learn how to support clients to identify and respond to domestic, family, or sexual violence that happens online or uses digital technology.  

The training can be completed in your own time and at your own pace. A certificate will be issued on completion.

Course content

The training modules are tailored for specific professional sectors and cover topics that include:

• understanding technology-facilitated abuse
• how to help clients be safe on social media and when they’re using their technology
• understanding legal and non-legal support and reporting pathways, including how to collect evidence safely  
• safety planning.

Who can register?

This training is open to all frontline workers including domestic, family and sexual violence service providers, social workers, health and allied health services. People working in therapeutic services, First Nations community services, disability support services, family and child support services may also register, as well as law enforcement, police and non-warranted officers in family violence units. Legal and court services, and government and policy-makers are also welcome.

Contact us for more information or register.