Introduction to Unplanned Pregnancy Counselling & Responding to First Disclosure of Sexual Violence Townsville

May is Domestic & Family Violence prevention month. 

The Women's Centre, a women's only space, and Children by Choice have teamed up to facilitate an immersive, full day training workshop for health and allied health care practitioners who provide counselling or support to people who may have unplanned pregnancy or experience violence. Join us to reflect on the work you do. Refreshments & light lunch provided.

Date: Tuesday 18 May 2021

Venue: Townsville, details emailed on registration

Morning session 0845 arrival for 0900 - 1230  

Children by Choice will facilitate an evidence-based workshop on non-directive all options counselling - parenting, alternative care arrangements and adoption and abortion and key counselling communication techniques.

Learning outcomes:

• Scene setting: socio-legal context of unplanned pregnancy in Queensland.
• Exploring values.
• Unplanned pregnancy counselling: core practice principles. 
• Introduction to unplanned pregnancy counselling: abortion, adoption and parenting.
• Intersection of unplanned pregnancy, intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion. 
• Parenting, adoption and alternative care arrangements. 
• Abortion: medical and surgical. 
• State based abortion provision.
• Counselling communication, post-abortion counselling referral indicators.

Lunch 1230 - 1300

Afternoon Session 1300 - 1630

The Women's Centre will facilitate  the workshop supporting practitioners to identify and respond to the disclosure of sexual violence.  The afternoon workshop will feature applied practice with counsellors from Children by Choice and The Women's Centre including case studies & and role play demonstrations and practice.

Learning outcomes:

• Identifying and responding to the disclosure of sexual violence. 
• Fostering holistic community support for survivors of sexual violence.
• Considering the context and effects of supporting survivors of sexual violence for workers.
• Discussion, reflection and self-care.