Meet the Team: Family & Domestic Violence Specialists
Erin Carolan
Erin Carolan (she/her) has a Bachelor of Social Work and a Grad Cert in Client Assessment and Case Management (Men’s Behaviour Change).
She has over ten years experience as a Social Worker, predominately in the family violence & family services sector, including direct practice and leadership.
Erin has a keen interest in supporting professional development through clinical supervision and reflective practice. Erin is trained in the Sanctuary Model® and is a Safe & Together Model™ Certified Trainer. Erin thoroughly enjoys creating a safe, fun and reflective environment for learning. Erin is also a neuro-diverse person so is able to provide an inclusive and neuro-affirming space.
Erin is passionate about addressing gender-based violence, with a focus on societal change through early intervention.
Beth Tynan
Beth Tynan (she/her), qualified Social Worker with 15 years experience working in the family & domestic violence sector across Victoria and Queensland.
She has worked in family violence leadership, refuges, state-wide services and local specialist family violence services including The Orange Door. Most recently, Beth has worked with the Mental Health sector to support capacity building and knowledge acquisition at the intersection between family violence and mental health.
Beth has a deep commitment to social and reproductive justice. Beth enjoys working with adult victim survivors to recover from violence, holding people who use violence in view and recognising the unique experiences of children and young people as victim survivors in their own right.
Our Values
Capacity for Change is an independent and non-government organisation which strives towards creating 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
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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.
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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.
We aim to, learn from and respect community-led solutions to family & domestic violence. -
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.