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Children and young people who have experienced family violence may present in primary care with a wide range of emotional, behavioural, developmental, and physical health concerns. Violence can affect a child’s sense of safety, relationships, learning, regulation, and overall wellbeing, yet the signs are not always obvious.

Primary care clinicians are uniquely positioned to notice early indicators, provide supportive and stabilising care, and connect families with the right services to help the child and family get the best outcomes.

This webinar will support primary care clinicians to recognise how family violence can shape a child’s development and health across the lifespan, and how these impacts may present in everyday clinical practice. Practitioners will build practical skills in trauma‑informed communication to create safe, trusting, and supportive interactions with children and caregivers.

Presented by: Biljana Milosevic

Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe how violence impacts brain development, attachment, learning, and regulation, and how these can present in primary care.
2. Use trauma-informed communication strategies to build safety, trust and engagement with children and caregivers.
3. Navigate mandatory reporting responsibilities and respond appropriately when concerns about safety or wellbeing arise.

Target audience: GPs, Nurses, Practice Managers, Practice Staff, AHPs and Pharmacists

In partnership with Hunter New England Central Coast PHN and Nepean Blue Mountains PHN.

**Please note that attendance records including contact details will be shared with the partnering PHNs.

This webinar includes content that may be confronting. You are welcome to step away at any time and support options will be shared during the session. 

*Please note GP Registrars who wish to register for CPD events and do not have a member number will need to contact the CPD Department on 1300 986 991