The Magnificence of Trauma Informed Mentoring
Women escaping family domestic violence often emerge from emergency shelters without the skills and capabilities
to make decisions on finance, legal, IT security and employment. Critical in The Women’s Resilience program is a
peer to peer mentoring service, cross-border, face to face and online.Our primary focus is long-term sustainable
recovery, utilising the power of mentoring, following an effective trauma informed, evidence grounded clinical &
capacity building resilience program
WRC commissioned UTS to do a scoping literature review of current programs on offer and also we completed a two
month survey with our Lived Experience Advisory we identified one of the top supports needed was the importance of
having non judgemental peer to peer lived experience support. We have found that One on one and one to many
group mentoring creates a safe outlet to discuss and build a trusted network of support amongst peers and a sense
of belonging.
In this paper we will outline the difference and the impact of mentor support for effective sustainable recovery from
the trauma of domestic abuse.We will identify reasons for the effectiveness of mentoring and the impact in the home
and workplace.We will discuss topics such as intergenerational learning and the positive impact on health and
well-being cross cultures and across intersectional experiences.The power of mentoring can transform personal
paradigms, expand referral pathways to culturally safe and specialist community controlled DFV services and provide
further safety for members of marginalised communities with a trauma informed accredited mentor program.
We will demonstrate evidence showing how mentoring can reverse low productivity and reduce welfare support.The
magnificence of trauma informed mentoring programs has long term benefits of transforming lives impacted by
domestic abuse.