The trusted guide for the family and
domestic violence workforce in Western Australia

Strengthening the workforce that responds to family and domestic violence.

WorkforceFDV supports workers and organisations across Western Australia to strengthen their capability to respond safely, effectively and appropriately to family and domestic violence. We provide practical resources, training, frameworks and workforce development support relevant to your role.

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Every role matters. Where do you fit?

Specialist workforce

You respond to family and domestic violence as a core part of your role and have specialised FDV knowledge, skills and experience. This may include FDV counsellors, advocates, specialist FDV response workers, Aboriginal family violence services, men’s behaviour change facilitators and other specialist FDV roles.

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Response workforce

You respond to family and domestic violence as an explicit part of your role, but it is not the core of your role. This may include police, child protection workers, social workers, GPs, financial counsellors, teachers and early childhood workers.

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Broader supporting workforce

You have a duty of care for the safety, health and wellbeing of the people you work with, but responding to family and domestic violence is not an explicit part of your role. This may include support workers, pharmacists, sports and recreation workers, bank staff and other mainstream services.

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The Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Capability Framework sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of every workforce that responds to family and domestic violence.

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How we guide you

Our objectives

Help the family and domestic violence workforce understand their roles and responsibilities at an individual, organisation and system level.

Build an understanding of the strengths, gaps and opportunities of the workforce and use this to deliver workforce development.

Support capability building through setting standards and facilitating access to high quality training.

Collaborate with other organisations to support implementation and improve ways of working.

Our functions

1
Setting the workforce standard
Define the roles, responsibilities and required capabilities of the family and domestic violence workforce.
2
Undertaking strategic workforce planning
Develop a statewide strategic workforce plan for the whole family and domestic violence workforce.
3
Building the capability of workers and organisations
Provide workers and organisations with the tools to build capability.
4
Supporting shared stewardship for the broader workforce
Collaborate with existing organisations to provide stewardship to the workforce.
5
Monitoring and uplifting practices towards the standard
Support organisations to meet practice standards and monitor workforce development.

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Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Capability Framework

Sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours workforces need to respond safely and effectively to family and domestic violence — whatever their role.