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Law for Community Workers Training
We offer our free Law for Community Workers training to non-legal organisations to assist workers to better support their clients experiencing legal issues and understand the law.
You can access our Law for Community Workers training in a number of ways:
FREE Law for Community Workers Online Training Program
Our Law for Community Workers Online Training helps you identify legal issues your clients have and connect them to legal help earlier .
- Self-paced modules you can complete in your own time
- Access free downloadable fact sheets and practical resources
- Beginner and intermediate levels
- Modules take between 30 – 90 minutes
After completing our training you will learn how to:
- Be a Legal Issue Spotter
- Conduct a Legal Health Check with your client
- Connect your client to legal help
- Support your client through the legal process.
Find out more about our Online Training program and access our available Online Courses here.
Law for Community Workers free virtual information sessions on priority legal topics
We offer regular free virtual legal information sessions for community workers on priority legal topics. Information is facilitated live by our community lawyers and include an opportunity to connect with our service and ask questions.
Before attending our virtual information sessions
We ask all participants to have completed one module from our Law for Community Workers Online Training. You can register and access our Online Courses here.
Upcoming topics
Below are a list of topics that are upcoming:
- Young people and the law – common civil law problems and how we can assist
- Family Violence Intervention Order process – understanding the court process
- Family law basics – how to support your client with family law issues
- Elder abuse – recognising and responding to family violence against older people
- Fines and infringements – why it is important to get legal help early
- And other topics as requested
To access our virtual information session schedule or to find out more information on how to access our virtual information sessions please view below.
Law for Community Workers Free Virtual Information Sessions
Join us for regular free virtual information sessions aimed at helping community workers support their clients with legal issues.
Our information sessions will be recorded and made available to watch here.
Upcoming Virtual Information Sessions:
24th November 2022 at 12:30pm
Family Violence Intervention Order process – understanding the court process
Request a tailored training for your team or organisation
In addition to our online training and monthly webinars, we may be able to provide a tailored training for your organisation on a particular area of law.
For a list of the areas we can provide training about please see our website here:
If you would like to request a tailored training, please complete our online request form below.
Tailored training requestLast modified on September 26th, 2022 at 9:51 am
The content on this site is information only and is not legal advice. If you need legal advice please contact us.
Barwon Community Legal Service acknowledges the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn and work, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 