Yesterday, the Huffington Post Australia featured an article about QUT’s new Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence and spoke with course coordinator Associate Professor Molly Dragiewicz.
Course coordinator Molly Dragiewicz told The Huffington Post Australia it took a tragedy to bring domestic violence issues to light.
“Unfortunately, it’s an issue that can be forgotten. In Australia, there has been a series of tragedies. Sometimes it takes a homicide to get people talking.”
Dragiewicz said the course, offered online through Queensland University of Technology’s School of Justice, would empower people working in areas that come up against domestic violence issues.
“I didn’t believe there were no courses offered in domestic violence in Australia at first,” Dragiewicz said.
“There are several degrees that already exist in the US and the UK but in Australia, there wasn’t even a compulsory subject.
To read the full article, click here.
Comments are closed.