By combining Louise and Debbs lived experience of both family and sexual violence, with their specialist practice knowledge, skills and capability, the true position of sexual violence in family violence perpetration will be exposed. With an increase in awareness of indicators of sexual violence within family violence, the intersection between the two can no longer be overlooked. Sexual violence can and is a form of family violence, and with increased practitioner knowledge, the voices of our primary victims of family and sexual violence will be recognised.

Through attending this course you'll:

• Obtain a deeper understanding of both sexual violence and family violence indicators and impacts.

• Learn about current and relevant sexual violence and family violence legislation, court processes, and effective support strategies.

• Obtain a deeper understanding of sexual violence in the context of Family Violence and how this is often missed, minimised or misunderstood as family violence.

• Gain understanding of coercive control as a tactic to coerce primary victims of family violence into acts of sexual violence.

• Develop knowledge of resistance strategies and how victims resist family and sexual violence through acts of active submission and active compliance.

• Be provided with practice tools and guidelines developed by victim-survivors and that are embedded with and informed by the voice of lived experience of sexual and family violence.

Your facilitators

This workshop is a partnership between the Louise Nicholas Trust and ECLIPSE Family Violence Services.

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Louise Nicholas

Louise Nicholas is first and foremost a wife and mother. Louise is married to Ross and together have four children Jess, Kerri, McKaela and Luke and is also a proud grandmother to four beautiful grandchildren. Louise is a survivor of child and adult rape, perpetrated against her by rogue members of the New Zealand Police. She is a survivor of a justice system that saw her battle her way through 7 court cases. Louise works as the National Sexual Violence Survivor Advocate within The Louise Nicholas Trust organisation. This is a New Zealand wide role.

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Debbs Murray

​Debbs is a māmā of four, a nanny to eight moko, a wife, a daughter and a sister, Debbs was also a victim of serious family violence and harm. Upon navigating a pathway to a life free from violence, she has dedicated her career to the family violence sector. For more than 20 years, Debbs has unashamedly pushed for greater local and national victim survivor and sectoral awareness, while striving to increase systemic and workforce capability. Debbs is the founder of ECLIPSE Family Violence Services and delivers engaging workshops which help attendees understand the dynamics of family violence.