Meet the Team: Family & Domestic Violence Workplace Specialists

White woman smiling named Erin


Erin Carolan (she/her) is a qualified social worker with over a decade of experience in the family and domestic violence sector. She is passionate about fostering staff wellbeing through meaningful professional development and values-based leadership. Erin is committed to creating safe, inclusive workplaces where employees feel supported and empowered—an approach that not only enhances staff satisfaction and retention but also contributes to the primary prevention of family and domestic violence.

With a strong belief in gender equality and the power of motivated teams, Erin has held various leadership roles across the community services sector. Her work is grounded in empathy, integrity, and a drive for positive outcomes for both employees and the organisations they serve.

White woman smiling named Beth

Beth Tynan (she/her) is a qualified Social Worker with over 15 years of experience across Victoria and Queensland, primarily in the family, sexual & domestic violence service sector. Her practice is grounded in a strong commitment to social justice and gender equity.

Beth is passionate about adult learning and thrives in team environments where knowledge-sharing empowers workplaces to create meaningful change. She has a proven track record in developing tailored learning opportunities that support capacity building, knowledge acquisition and diversity within teams.

With extensive experience in professional development and education, Beth has contributed to the design and implementation of numerous programs across the government and health sectors. Her work reflects a deep understanding of the value of investing in staff through education, enabling sustainable growth and improved outcomes across services.

Our Values

Capacity for Change offers professional development to workplaces who are wanting to contribute to a world where everyone is safe, respected and thriving, living free from family & domestic violence.

Capacity for Change values and celebrates diversity and includes people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies, abilities and experiences in our work.

  • Creativity

  • Respect

  • Collaboration

  • Integrity

  • Curiosity

Our Principles

  • We help employers to 'think outside the box' when developing staff wellbeing initiatives, including bringing evidence-informed learnings from the community sector. We believe that all employees can benefit from support to understand the values that motivate them to be their best at work.

  • Our work recognises the barriers that women and gender-diverse people experience in the workplace, including family and domestic violence.

    We partner with employers to 'go the step further' when creating Gender Equity Plans.

  • Our work is evidence informed and aims to address the structural and societal drivers of family & domestic violence.
    We know that gender intersects and overlaps with multiple forms of inequality and oppression to drive violence, and compound the impact. This includes oppression experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people from migrant and refugee communities, people of colour, LGBTIQA+ communities, and people living with disabilities. We also recognise the influence of age, location and socio-economic disadvantage, amongst other factors.

  • We work with employers to commit to practical and tangible supports for their staff.

    We aim to bring our specialist knowledge to workplaces by offering it in a format that is accessible, in the hope of creating safer workplaces for all.

  • We believe in and are committed to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander self-determination.
    We will continue to build on our understanding of the impact of colonisation and other forms of discrimination and use this to challenge oppressive and racist systems.

  • Our work prioritises the safety of all people experiencing, recovering from or at risk of family and domestic violence.

    We aim for everything we do to be socially transformative by addressing power, privilege and oppression, with the aim of ending violence for all.

    We will advocate for and support the development of a safe, accessible, inclusive and equitable society free from family and domestic violence.