Common Thread Practice is a regional practice development initiative dedicated to strengthening domestic and family violence capability across practitioners, organisations and communities.
We work alongside organisations to build workforce capability, strengthen professional practice and support sustainable improvements in domestic and family violence responses through workforce development, reflective practice, implementation support and organisational consultation.
We believe safer outcomes for children, adult victim survivors and communities are strengthened when practitioners, organisations and systems are supported to think critically, work collaboratively and translate evidence-informed learning into everyday practice.
Our work is grounded in intersectional feminist, trauma-informed and relational approaches that centre the experiences and safety of children and adult victim survivors while maintaining accountability for the person using violence. Drawing on Safe & Together principles, attachment theory and systems thinking, we support organisations to strengthen capability, improve practice and create safer, more connected and more accountable responses to domestic and family violence.
Our approach focuses on helping organisations move from awareness to action, from knowledge to practice, and from training to sustainable change.
Common Thread Practice delivers evidence-informed workforce development that strengthens domestic and family violence capability across specialist and non-specialist workforces.
We believe creating safer outcomes for children and families requires both specialist domestic and family violence expertise and a broader workforce that feels confident recognising domestic and family violence, responding safely within their professional role and connecting individuals and families with appropriate support.
Responding to domestic and family violence is a shared responsibility across communities and services, but not everyone has the same role. Different professionals require different levels of knowledge, confidence and capability depending on the work they do.
Our workforce development opportunities are designed to support professionals at different levels of practice, from recognising and responding to domestic and family violence through to advanced practice development and implementation support.
Domestic and family violence is everyone's responsibility, but not everyone's role.
Recognise & Respond supports professionals whose primary role is not domestic and family violence response, but who may encounter concerns through their everyday work.
These workshops build confidence in recognising domestic and family violence, responding safely to concerns or disclosures, understanding professional responsibilities and connecting children, adults and families with appropriate support.
Suitable for:
• Health services
• General practice
• Maternal and Child Health
• Early childhood education and care
• Schools and education settings
• Community organisations
• Sporting organisations
• Faith communities
• Animal welfare services
• Allied health and wellbeing services
Topics may include:
• Understanding Domestic and Family Violence and Coercive Control
• Recognising Signs and Indicators of Abuse
• Children's Experiences of Domestic and Family Violence
• Responding Safely to Disclosures
• Promoting Safety and Supporting Help-Seeking
• Understanding the Domestic Violence Safety Assessment Tool (DVSAT) and specialist referral pathways
• Mandatory reporting and child protection responsibilities
• Information sharing and documentation considerations
• Avoiding victim survivor-blaming and collusion with perpetrator narratives
• Common myths and misconceptions
• Creating domestic and family violence-informed environments
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of their role, increased confidence in responding to concerns and practical strategies for supporting children, adults and families experiencing domestic and family violence.
Supporting practitioners working directly with children, parents and families experiencing domestic and family violence.
These workshops strengthen assessment, intervention, professional judgement and decision-making in complex domestic and family violence practice. Grounded in contemporary research and real-world practice experience, training supports practitioners to move beyond incident-based responses and develop a deeper understanding of coercive control, children's lived experiences, adult victim survivor protective efforts and perpetrator patterns.
Topics may include:
• Safe & Together™ Core Training*
• Safe & Together™ Overview Training*
• Coercive Control and Pattern-Based Assessment
• Children Living with Domestic and Family Violence
• Adult Victim Survivor Protective Efforts and Resistance
• Documentation and Assessment in Domestic and Family Violence Practice
• Perpetrator Pattern Mapping
• Child-Centred Domestic and Family Violence Practice
• Tailored professional development workshops
*Delivered through partnership arrangements with the Safe & Together Institute.
Supporting practitioners, teams and organisations to translate evidence-informed learning into everyday practice.
Training alone rarely changes practice.
Common Thread Practice provides consultation and practice development opportunities that support practitioners and organisations in applying learning, strengthening critical thinking, and navigating complexity with confidence.
Services may include:
• Secondary consultation
• Complex case consultation
• Case mapping and analysis
• Reflective case discussions
• Documentation and assessment support
• Team practice development sessions
• Communities of Practice
Together, we explore coercive control, perpetrator patterns, children's experiences, adult victim survivor protective efforts and systems responses to strengthen assessment, intervention and professional decision-making.
This work supports practitioners and organisations to embed evidence-informed practice, strengthen capability and improve responses to children and families experiencing domestic and family violence.
Creating space for reflection, learning and sustainable practice.
Reflective supervision provides practitioners and leaders with a dedicated space to critically reflect on their work, strengthen professional judgement, explore ethical and practice dilemmas and sustain accountable practice in complex environments.
Available for:
• Individual practitioners
• Teams
• Group supervision
• Practice leaders and managers
Reflective supervision strengthens confidence, reduces professional isolation, supports reflective practice and contributes to sustainable, ethical and accountable domestic and family violence practice.
Helping organisations translate evidence-informed learning into sustainable practice.
Many organisations invest in workforce development but face challenges in embedding learning into everyday practice.
Common Thread Practice partners with organisations to strengthen workforce capability, support implementation, and create meaningful improvements in domestic and family violence-informed practice.
Support may include:
• Implementation planning
• Workforce capability development
• Leadership consultation
• Practice reviews
• Resource and tool development
• Communities of Practice
• Ongoing implementation support following training
Rather than focusing solely on training delivery, implementation support helps organisations embed learning into everyday practice, strengthen organisational capability and create lasting improvements in responses to domestic and family violence.
Every organisation, workforce and community is different.
Common Thread Practice works collaboratively with organisations to design workforce development, consultation, implementation support, reflective supervision and practice development opportunities that respond to their unique needs, priorities and community context.
Whether you are seeking workforce development, practice consultation, reflective supervision, implementation support, or a tailored learning package, we welcome the opportunity to explore how Common Thread Practice can help your organisation strengthen its domestic and family violence capability.
Common Thread Practice strengthens domestic and family violence capability across practitioners, organisations and communities by helping translate evidence-informed learning into meaningful, sustainable practice change.
Common Thread Practice acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and acknowledge the ongoing strength, wisdom and resistance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Common Thread Practice is committed to inclusive, affirming and safer practice for LGBTQIA+ individuals, families and communities.
Common Thread Practice ABN: 54880272002
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