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When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Why Doesnt She Leave?!? An Interactive Guide to the Perspective. - ppt download
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When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Why Doesnt She Leave?!? An Interactive Guide to the Perspective and Safety Needs of Battered Women LEAVE THE BUM! JUST GET OUT! 2
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Credits The development of this training was made possible by the Grafton County Greenbook Project, funded by the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice grant #2004-WE-AX-KO35. Research and outline for Safety Planning by Aaron Roemer, Domestic Violence Specialist (DVS). Editing and presentation layout by Kathy Jones, DVS. Special thanks to Ruth Houte, Michelle Rosenthal, and the DCYF Training Coordinators for their guidance in developing this training series. 3
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 IMPORTANT! Better alternatives MUST include provisions for ALL the victims safety concerns, not just physical safety. If DCYF cannot offer the victim of domestic violence better alternatives than the abuser, the victim will return to her batterer. (Peter Jaffe, PhD, Professor; University of Western Ontario) 4
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Should I Stay or Should I Go? LEAVING REDUCING THREAT OF VIOLENCE towards adult victims or children STAYING ACCEPTANCE of or PARTICIPATION in the violence in the home Victim must assess, analyze and strategize around risks for every decision Seemingly simple questions become very complex Understanding real risks to real people is absolutely necessary to effective safety planning 5
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Assessing Risks Batterer-GeneratedLife-Generated 6
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Victim must decide: –Most urgent safety needs –Most influential authority regarding safety concerns Her family? Child protection? Faith community? Judge? Herself? –Pecking order of both can change with circumstances The Juggling Act 7
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Sophies Choice Who determines which needs are most important? If the VICTIM decides: Determination is based on factors such as: –Real/perceived threats by batterer –Resources available to meet various safety needs –Roadblocks preventing safety needs from being met If OTHERS decide: Determination often based on factors such as: –Helpers personal values –Lack of knowledge Extent of violence Real resources Real roadblocks –One size fits all rules 8
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Child Abuse = Need for Child Safety Economic Abuse = Need for Economic Security Emotional Abuse = Need for Emotional Well-Being Isolation = Need for Personal Connection Legal Abuse = Need for Legal Protection Medical Abuse = Need for Medical Care Monitoring/Stalking = Need for Privacy Physical Abuse = Need for Physical Safety Psychological Abuse = Need for Psychological Well-Being Sexual Abuse = Need for Sexual Boundaries Spiritual Abuse = Need for Spiritual Support Types of Abuse = Safety Needs 9
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Risk Assessment Interactive Quest (IQ) Using the vignette provided, use the following screens to determine possible HINDERANCES or HELPS to YOU, the victim, leaving the batterer. Imagine yourself in the same situation. –What would you do differently? –What would you do the same? –What do you imagine the outcome to be? 10
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Child Safety Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 11
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Economic Security Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 12
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Emotional Well-Being Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HELPHINDRANCE 13
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Personal Connection Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HELPHINDRANCE 14
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Legal Protection Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 15
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Medical Care Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HELPHINDRANCE 16
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Physical Safety Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 17
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Privacy Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 18
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Psychological Well-Being Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 19
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Sexual Boundaries Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 20
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Spiritual Support Internal Familial Cultural Institutional Internal Familial Cultural Institutional HINDRANCEHELP 21
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Sources of Safety NO SINGLE SOURCE! Victim is not a Nike® commercial (Just Do It!) –Safety is a process, not an event Must be in concert with: –Internal values –Familial/personal supports and values –Community traditions and values –Institutional mandates and values 22
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 The victim is the expert on her own life –Capable of making her own decisions –Capable of using her own strengths Emphasizes: –Respect for client –Active listening and validation –Informed decision-making/goal setting –Self-sufficiency, self-discovery, self-worth The Empowerment Model 23
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Empowered Safety Planning Goal: reduce or eliminate risk of ongoing violence towards the victim and children –Partner with the adult victim –On-going and fluid process –Use victims perspective and knowledge –Positively impacts the safety of the victim, her children, family members, pets, etc. 24
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Building Safety Plans Gather information Determine clients goals Identify available and relevant options Continuously assess risks and barriers Create safety strategies to reduce risk 25
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Safety Strategy Stumbling Blocks Restraining orders (RO) –Getting RO Safety –Dropping RO Danger Non-compliance or Lying –Disclosure or cooperation may create risk for some victims –Careful listening to victims limitations is crucial 26
When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Final Thoughts Respect the victims experience Begin with previously successful strategies Be clear on victim/CPSW responsibilities Understand the victims perspective will change Its OK to disagree with the victims risk assessment, or acknowledge you dont have all the answers A Safety Plan works until it doesnt. (David Mandel, Non-Violence Alliance) 27
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When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 References Books: Davies, Jill. (1998). Safety Planning with Battered Women: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices. Sage Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, California. Electronic Resources: Family Violence Prevention Fund. Facts on Domestic Violence. (2006) Retrieved 8/8/06 from Womens Rural Advocacy Programs. Why Women Stay. (ND) Retrieved 8/8/06 from New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women: Legal Handbook for Women in New Hampshire; Domestic Violence. (ND). Retrieved 8/9 from Stop the Hurt.com. A Survivors Story: Getting it Right. (ND). Retrieved 8/12/06from American Medical Womens Association. Lethality Checklist. (ND). Retrieved 8/13/06 from 5C8FC1FBCD8DDEAFhttp://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/index.cfm?objectid=7CA470C1-D567-0B25- 5C8FC1FBCD8DDEAF New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Safety Planning. (ND). Retreived 8/13/06 from Download ppt "When Domestic Violence and Child Protection Merge: Best Practice Series for CPSWs Part 6 of 7 Why Doesnt She Leave?!? An Interactive Guide to the Perspective."
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