Community-Based Recovery Groups

We do this in partnership with community agencies- bringing together the skills, experience and expertise of each agency to deliver predominantly inLanguage, inCulture programs to support women in recovery. Recent and current partners include cohealth Footscray, City of Yarra, Chinese Community Social Services Centre Inc.,Your Community Health, Whittlesea Community Connections and Anglicare among others. Programs operate during school terms. For current term programs and more information contact trainingadmin@intouch.org.au

Role of Recovery Groups

• To provide culturally appropriate therapeutic interventions to women from migrant and refugee backgrounds who have experienced family violence, predominantly working in-language and in-culture.
• The focus of the groups is to be responsive to the needs of particular local areas and have a primary therapeutic aim of recovery from experiences of family violence.
• inTouch and partners recognise that by working in collaboration, there can be a mutual sharing of expertise, skills and knowledge and this can be highly beneficial to group participants.
• Ideally, this will be with women who have finished case management and are in the recovery part of their journey.

Aims of the Victim-Survivor Recovery Group Work

• To provide therapeutic space, connection, healing and empowerment for victim-survivors
• To foster a positive and safe environment, allowing women to build their confidence
• To enhance understanding of the impact of family violence on women, children, families and communities.
• To assist in the recovery process by exploring healthy relationships, communication skills, assertiveness, coping with conflict and developing social networks
• To raise awareness of support systems and increase access to services.

Eligibility for Participation

Depends on individual risk assessment, preferably:

• Post crisis stage
• Ready to move on
• Not residing with the perpetrator
• Preference that there is an IVO in place, or no contact with the perpetrator if there is no IVO.

For further information, please contact: trainingadmin@intouch.org.au