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Justice sector: Training resources for professionals and service providers

• Skills-based Education for Judges
• Correctional Services Staff
• Legal Aid Service Providers

 

The National Judicial Institute (NJI) has delivered skills-based learning opportunities and produced practical education resources about domestic violence and the judicial process. The content and materials were developed by NJI in consultation with judicial leaders and experts.

 

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS), in collaboration with violence-against-women experts, developed and delivered domestic violence training to both community and institutional staff who deal with female offenders. Through these two-day workshops, participants learn about the root causes of partner abuse, the long-term effects it has on women and their children as well as strategies for assessing risk. Because of this training, Ontario Correctional Services staff is better equipped to apply appropriate and timely interventions.

The training is mandatory for all new probation and parole officers and correctional officers in Ontario. Specific topics include:

• Understanding the Core Issues through a Gender Based Analysis
• Understanding the Dynamics of Power and Control
• Recognizing the Elements of Healthy Relationships
• Risk Assessment and Measuring Victim Safety
• Understanding the Impact of Long-term Abuse on Women and Children
• Basic Principles Guiding Intervention with Abused Women
• Review of Ministry Policies and Procedures with Respect to Victims

 

Training resources have been developed for staff in Legal Aid offices and clinics across the province – as well as criminal law, family law lawyers and refugee lawyers. The focus has been on identifying women who have experienced violence as well as protocols to more effectively assist them.

This training has been embedded through an e-learning component and the production and dissemination of training DVDs, and is now available to current and new Legal Aid service providers across Ontario.