Family Violence in Faith Settings - 'The Faith Leader's Practice Guide and Toolkit - Preventing and Responding to Family Violence'.
Tracks
Norfolk & Karrie Webb Room - In Person
| Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
Overview
Manal Shehab, Sisters4sisters Support Services
Speaker
Ms. Manal Shehab
Ceo And Founder
Sisters4sisters Support Services
Family Violence in Faith Settings - 'The Faith Leader's Practice Guide and Toolkit - Preventing and Responding to Family Violence'.
Abstract
I will be speaking about family violence in faith settings and how faith leaders play an important role in society in the way the deliver messages from their sacred texts and traditions. I will speak about spiritual abuse and how it impacts women and children. Many women need closure and often the very first place a victim-survivor will go to for support is their faith leader and community. The way faith leaders respond is crucial. I will speak about the toolkit, language and simplicity in the framework provided in the toolkit that gives a guided conversation on how to have an affective and respectful conversation with victim-survivor/s and those causing harm (without colluding) and where safety is prioritized at all times. I will briefly mention some do's and don'ts and how faith leaders can create a safe space when engaging with community members.
I will speak to practical prevention ideas that faith leaders can do to promote healthy, respectful and equitable relationships and ways in which they can cause further harm and put victim-survivors at risk.
I will speak to practical prevention ideas that faith leaders can do to promote healthy, respectful and equitable relationships and ways in which they can cause further harm and put victim-survivors at risk.
Biography
Manal Shehab identifies as a migrant, Muslim woman. She is a counsellor and educator who works with marginalised communities. Often women who identify as victim-survivors with faith. Manal supports them in finding their voice,work through life challenges, and navigate our complex community services sector. Manal runs various workshops and has extensive public speaking experiences on many issue, such as : family violence in faith settings, education, prevention & responding to disclosures; women's rights in Islam; Intersectionality and the dismantling of systemic and institutional barriers faced by marginalised women; as well as women's self-growth workshops.
Her passion and dedication in serving victim-survivor's has led her to establish Sisters4Sisters Support Services in 2018. Manal, in partnership with WIRE Women's Information and Victorian State Government, has recently published "A Faith Leader's Practice Guide and Toolkit - Preventing and Responding to Family Violence". This was launched June 21 by the Honarable Minister Gabrielle Williams..
