Family violence services training

A selection of resources to support workplace learning and development for family violence services.

Data capture for specialist family violence services

The specialist family violence sector in Victoria receives funding under the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness (NASHH) and are required to make monthly data submissions to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

To ensure services comply with the Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) data requirements the following training program steps out sequentially the available training to support practitioners build their data capability. 

SHIP training program for accurate data capture (word)

Additional HDC data extract

The Additional HDC data extract was introduced to provide the department with visibility of data captured in five fields that are not available in the Standard SHS data extract.  The five fields include the clients accommodation type, fund type, service hours, MARAM fields and program type.

The following resources were developed to support training on the Additional HDC data extract and consistent data entry for the five fields.

Additional HDC Data Extract - Training session video transcript (word)

SHIP referrals eLearning video

Referrals from the Statewide 24/7 Family Violence Crisis Service (Safe Steps) to the Local Family Violence After-hours Service are sent electronically via the Specialist Homelessness Information Platform (SHIP). 

The SHIP referrals eLearning provides family violence crisis response workers operating in an after-hours setting with the skills to send and receive electronic referrals via SHIP.

SHIP referral eLearning module video transcript (word)

Additional training resources