Project Details
Project Description
Monash University conducted a research project with Victoria Police which aimed to evaluate the knowledge and training needs of Family Violence Liaison Officers (FVLOs) in response to family violence. FVLOs are located at police stations throughout Victoria and are responsible for managing instances of family violence and coordinating referrals for victim-survivors.
The Monash team, incorporating researchers from the Faculty of Education and the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, along with the Centre for Family Violence located at Victoria Police Academy evaluated the knowledge and training needs of FVLOs for the purpose of developing a new training program to meet the needs of FVLOs. The research project was conducted over two key phases - a program design phase and a program development phase.
In the design phase, the Monash team analysed data collected by Victoria Police on the training needs for FVLOs. During this phase, the Monash team conducted focus groups with Victoria Police members to gather new data about the knowledge and training needs of FVLOs. In the development phase, the Monash team and the Centre for Family Violence worked together to co-develop a new family violence training program for FVLOs. The newly designed program will ensure that FVLOs are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills when managing family violence, whilst ensuring that the scope, content, learning objectives and other aspects of the professional learning are suitable, sustainable and scalable within Victoria Police.
The Monash team, incorporating researchers from the Faculty of Education and the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, along with the Centre for Family Violence located at Victoria Police Academy evaluated the knowledge and training needs of FVLOs for the purpose of developing a new training program to meet the needs of FVLOs. The research project was conducted over two key phases - a program design phase and a program development phase.
In the design phase, the Monash team analysed data collected by Victoria Police on the training needs for FVLOs. During this phase, the Monash team conducted focus groups with Victoria Police members to gather new data about the knowledge and training needs of FVLOs. In the development phase, the Monash team and the Centre for Family Violence worked together to co-develop a new family violence training program for FVLOs. The newly designed program will ensure that FVLOs are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills when managing family violence, whilst ensuring that the scope, content, learning objectives and other aspects of the professional learning are suitable, sustainable and scalable within Victoria Police.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 10/06/24 → 28/02/25 |