Prof Susan Rees
Professor of Psychiatry
University of NSW
Kat Mikhailouskaya
Former Counsellor
STARTTS
Certificate of Completion
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Course Description
Male survivors of torture may be at higher risk of enacting violence within the family. Family violence includes Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) targeting the spouse, violence and aggression toward children, and harmful exposure of children to IPV. In this Clinical Master Class held on 18 September 2019, Professor Susan Rees, a professor of psychiatry at the University of NSW, explored the evidence for a multifaceted approach to intervention with men who may be torture and trauma survivors and perpetrators of IPV. Key areas for consideration were: taking a ‘whole of family’ approach without risking the safety of the partner and children; considering patriarchy, cultural norms and contemporary Australian expectations and laws regarding IPV; and the association between war, masculinity, and the perceived loss of male power during settlement. Kat Mikhailouskaya, a former STARTTS Counsellor, illustrated STARTTS’s work with a case study of a male client who was a survivor of torture and trauma and a perpetrator of IPV.
Recording 1: Prof Susan Rees, Professor of Psychiatry, University of NSW. Recording link: https://youtu.be/ri3uRkFlkBA
Recording 2: Kat Mikhailouskaya, Former Counsellor STARTTS. Recording link: https://youtu.be/yidq-APxjMw
The slide PDFs are available in the Materials tab.
This webinar was recorded on 18 September 2019. © STARTTS
Duration: 41 minutes.