Welcome to the registration page for AMT's Domestic and Family Violence Modules presented by Doctor Sarah Fogarty.
Description
Domestic and family violence is any violent, threatening, coercive or controlling behaviour that occurs in current or past family, domestic or intimate relationships that causes the person experiencing the behaviour to feel fear. It can include behaviour such as physical injury, including homicide, sexual assault, direct or indirect threats, financial control, social isolation and emotional and psychological torment.
Domestic and family violence (DFV) should matter to massage therapists because a client presenting for massage therapy who is carrying the trauma of abuse may look the same as any other client who comes in for a stiff neck caused by work stress. Domestic and family violence, either current or historic, may be influencing the way our clients present and how they respond to our treatment and care.
The training aims to equip massage therapists with the skills, knowledge and resources to:
· understand the nature and prevalence of domestic and family violence
· understand the impact of domestic and family violence
· make your treatment space safe for disclosure
· respond to a disclosure
· ask about domestic and family violence
· understand safety and privacy considerations in the clinic and
· consider and respond to the impact of domestic and family violence in the workplace
· write a workplace domestic and family violence policy.
About the presenter
Dr Sarah Fogarty holds a Diploma of Remedial Massage and has been in practice as a remedial massage therapist and acupuncturist for over 24 years. She currently works in a clinic with a women’s health focus. She completed her Masters in 2005 and in 2011 was awarded her PhD from the Department of Health Sciences at Victoria University, Australia. She is an adjunct fellow at Western Sydney University, and has published over 40 papers, including papers on pregnancy massage, massage and miscarriage, bereavement massage, and fertility massage. She has presented her research at both national, international and local conferences and massage organisations.
Sarah was awarded a Massage Foundation Research Grant in 2022 for her research on pregnancy massage after stillbirth and is only the second recipient to be awarded the grant outside the United States. She is currently serving as an associate editor for the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
Professional Development
You will be able to claim professional development hours on completion of the reflection template in your AMT member portal. We recommend that you log your reflection after each part of the training, as the material is detailed.
Cost
AMT members : Free
Non-members : $180.00