AASW Recording | Still Hidden From Sight: Latest evidence on identifying domestic violence

Jo Spangaro is professor of social work at the University of Wollongong and an internationally recognised researcher on responses to gender-based violence. Her research builds on 20 years’ experience in frontline practice with both people who have experienced sexual and domestic violence, as well as perpetrators. She has extensive experience in training and policy development in this field. Her research focuses on interventions to address gender-based violence.

Current work includes: studies on: mother-child interventions after domestic violence; screening and brief response to IPV with refugee women and responses to children and young people engaging in problematic and harmful sexual behaviour. She has a particular focus on strengths based responses and vulnerable populations. Prof Spangaro regularly advises state and national governments and is a member of the NSW Ministerial Council for Sexual and Domestic Violence.

This webinar was presented by the AASW NSW Branch.

AASW Credential: Family Violence