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2026
BOOKINGS REQUIRED

Shark Cage

Weekly on Wednesday at 9:30am - 12:30pm

Empowering Women against Domestic Violence

Wednesday 14th October 2026 and running weekly until Wednesday 2nd December 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Light morning tea provided.

Bookings essential. Please call Reception on 6340 1100.

Shark Cage is an eight week evidence based program explores common types of abuse that women experience and how this abuse relates to violations in human rights. This program is relevant for women who have experienced more than one instance of abuse in their lives and may have begun to internalise social messages of victim blaming.

Shark Cage is a way of preventing and understanding violence against girls and women. It draws on powerful metaphor, multiple psychological modalities for working in trauma informed ways to empower girls and women.

Program Objectives:

  • Increase knowledge of healthy and unhealthy relationships
  • Increase capacity to set boundaries
  • Increase skill in assertive communication
  • Increase awareness of the impacts of abuse
  • Decrease any feelings of self blame for the abuse
  • Increase ability for self care and kindness
  • Increase connection to body
  • Increase belief in entitlement to human rights
  • Increase ability to recognise a potentially abusive or exploitative person

Cowra Information and Neighbourhood Centre

15 Vaux St, Cowra NSW 2794, Australia

Shark Cage