SAFE-Insight Group Therapy Program
Metacognition: A key mechanism of change
Specialised training for mental health professionals working with family violence.
Gain industry leading education and mentorship in intervention strategies for working with domestic violence.
The SAFE-Insight intervention training program equips mental health professionals with essential knowledge and skills for working with domestic violence. Through comprehensive training modules and live supervision sessions, participants learn evidence-based approaches to understanding and addressing domestic violence through a metacognitive lens. The program covers risk assessment, safety planning, and basic intervention strategies. Combining theoretical foundations with practical applications, this training prepares practitioners to recognise patterns of domestic violence, implement basic interventions, and develop trauma-informed approaches. Supervision sessions ensure the integration of learning into practice.
SAFE-Insight is a specialised training program for mental health professionals working with domestic violence. This evidence-based program integrates metacognitive approaches with contemporary intervention strategies to address violent behaviour and its underlying mechanisms. The training provides practitioners with practical tools for assessment, intervention, and risk management while working with perpetrators of domestic violence. Through a combination of theoretical understanding and practical skill development, participants learn to implement effective interventions that address arousal regulation, mental state awareness, and behavioural change. The program emphasises safety, evidence-based practice, and practical application in complex clinical situations.
Details
- Two-day workshop
- In-person and on-line options available
- Follow-up supervision sessions (at extra cost)
Dates: TBA
Cost: TBA
Gain Practical Skills and Knowledge For Working With Domestic Violence
Program Highlights
- Understanding domestic violence intervention fundamentals
- Metacognitive approaches to violence intervention
- Integration of contemporary treatment approaches
- Focus on mental state regulation and arousal management
- Evidence-based intervention strategies
- Group dynamics and process management
- Facilitating first-tier intervention programs
- Assessment of metacognitive capacity and progress monitoring
- Understanding the role of mental states in violent behaviour
- Structured progression from theory to practical application
- Integration of theory with supervised practical experience
- Progressive skill building from basic to complex
- Structured program delivery methods
- Managing resistance and engagement
Core Competencies Addressed
- Delivering manualised DV interventions
- Basic group facilitation skills
- Understanding program structure and flow
- Initial and ongoing risk assessment capabilities
- Managing group dynamics
- Implementing core intervention strategies
- Building therapeutic alliance with perpetrators (Individual/group)
- Learning metacognitive monitoring principles
- Assessing metacognitive deficits in violent behaviour
- Working in gender balanced facilitator dyads
- Understanding the relationship between metacognition and violence
- Developing interventions based on metacognitive principles
- Managing high-risk situations and behaviours
- Implementing contemporary treatment approaches
- Evaluating treatment effectiveness
Program Structure
- Six comprehensive video modules
- Live supervision sessions
- Practice tutorials
- Program delivery guidelines
- First-tier program manual training
Is SAFE-Insight Domestic Violence Intervention Training Right for You?
This training program is ideal for:
• Practitioners who are seeking to expand their repertoire of skills in domestic violence interventions with perpetrators
• Professionals wanting to facilitate group programs
• Clinicians seeking to:
- Learn structured program delivery
- Develop skills applicable to individual and group formats
- Understand effective and ineffective domestic violence interventions
Join a Community of Practice
Become part of a supportive network of like-minded peers and experienced practitioners, fostering your professional growth in working with domestic violence.
Facilitator:
Dave Misso is a Counselling Psychologist with over 40 years of experience in the field. As a past member of the Queensland Domestic Violence Council, he contributed extensively to the development of policies and strategies to address domestic violence and, in particular, the drafting of minimum standards for perpetrator programs for men. He has worked with individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on trauma, abuse, and violence. His PhD research is on incorporating metacognition in treatment approaches for men who use domestic violence. Over the last 10 years, Dave has published several peer-reviewed articles on the utilisation of metacognition in working with domestic violence.