Welcome to the Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) NSW Health, administered by Sydney West Area Health Service . ECAV is committed to enhancing the quality and accessibility of services to people whose lives have been affected by interpersonal violence.
We achieve this by providing state-wide specialised training, consultancy and resource development for NSW Health and interagency workers who provide services to children and adults who have experienced sexual assault, domestic or Aboriginal family violence and/or physical and emotional abuse and neglect.
ECAV promotes an understanding of cultural and community diversity through its courses, resources and advisory groups.
We have a memorandum of understanding with the Aboriginal Community Matters Advisory Committee (ACMAG), which provides an Aboriginal voice in matters of training, resource development and policy initiatives.
For more information about the work of ACMAG and its agreement with ECAV, or information about training for Aboriginal workers or training of non-Aboriginal workers who are working with Aboriginal communities, please Contact Us.
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What's New
Recent Changes:
Date Change: 15EV118-29189, Violence against women in refugee communities, Wagga, 22 October, Jeanette Walsh ECAV Coordinator, Trainers Jeanette and ECAV (was 20 October).
Date Change: 15EV118-29169, Violence against women in refugee communities, Parramatta, ECAV coord is Jeannette Walsh and trainers are Jeannette Walsh and Diana Milosevich, the date is now 11 August 2009 was 7 July.
Cancelled: 15EV132-26151 "Keeping children and young people safe: the complexities of working with substance using parents", Tamworth, 27-29/10/09.
Cancelled: EV10-29170, Skills in child protection for Aboriginal workers, 14-16 July, Central Coast.
Changed Trainer: EV99-26020, WTN-community education, 27-28/7/09, Toomelah/Boggabilla, Trainers are Pam Greer and Debbie French.
Changed Trainer: 15EV132-26050, Keeping children & young people safe: The complexities of working with substance using parents, 4-6/8/09, Sutherland, Trainers Su Willmott and Elizabeth Poole.
Changed Trainer: EV99-26008, WTN- Community education (2 days), 10-11/8/09, Wallaga Lake, Pam Greer, Vickie Fair and Catherine Clarke
Changed Trainer: 15EV132-26074, Keeping children & young people safe: The complexities of working with substance using parents, 25-27/8/09, Broken Hill, Trainers Su Willmott, Elizabeth Poole & Jane Adams.
Changed Trainer: EV99-26101, WTN- Community development & capacity building (3 days), 7-9/9/09, Toomelah/Boggabilla, Trainers Pam Greer and Debbie French.
Changed Trainer: EV99-26039, WTN-Community development & capacity building (3 days), 21-23/9/09, Wallaga lake, Trainers Pam Greer, Vickie Fair and Catherine Clarke.
Changed Closing Date: EV63-26033, Domestic violence routine screening, 18 August, Coffs Harbour, Trainers Caron Hewett and Sarah Stewart, closing date 7/7/09.
Changed Closing Date: EV66-26096, Responding to children & young people who have been sexually assaulted, 1-2 Sept, Blue Mountains, Closing date 21/7/09.
Changed Closing Date: 15EV120-26126, Not seen or heard: recognising and responding to abuse of older people, 29 Sept-1 Oct, Closing date 18/8/09.
New courses:
15EV134 Working with adults who have experienced child abuse and neglect... More info
15EV132 Keeping children and young people safe: The complexities of working with substance using parents... More info
Recent additions:
Courses
Advanced workshop for domestic violence counselling... More info
Shades of grey? Ethics and boundaries in trauma work ... More info
Not seen or heard Recognising and responding to abuse of older people ... More info
Holding the frame Advanced therapeutic work with adult survivors of CSA... More info