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The challenges of work with domestic violence - evidence to practice

The challenges of work with domestic violence - evidence to practice. Charlie Chubb Tony White. We are going to look at:. Why we decided to develop a DV practice framework The context of our work – service specific and more generally Where things went wrong Where we are now.

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The challenges of work with domestic violence - evidence to practice

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  1. The challenges of work with domestic violence - evidence to practice Charlie ChubbTony White

  2. We are going to look at: • Why we decided to develop a DV practice framework • The context of our work – service specific and more generally • Where things went wrong • Where we are now

  3. Service system • Awareness that our work is becoming more complex • Brighter Futures now further along Child Protection spectrum • Growth in intensive programs beyond the statutory threshold • Increased emphasis on family preservation and restoration

  4. DV in our programs • 1 in 4 children witness DV in the home (Indermaur 2011- Young Australians and DV)

  5. Brighter Futures Evaluation • 2010 final evaluation report on Brighter Futures by SPRC • Found that DV was one of the most common reasons families were referred into program • Program was achieving some good outcomes in relation to DV • Recommendation to develop more targeted services for families impacted by DV

  6. SPRC Recommendation As Brighter Futures develops, however, service provision needs to be better targeted to suit the needs of participant families. In particular, more targeted services are required to meet the needs of participant families who enter the program with domestic violence and parental drug and alcohol problems. Domestic violence services will only be successful if they are able to engage fathers as well as mothers. It seems rather incongruous that although domestic violence, substance abuse and mental health issues were entry criteria into Brighter Futures (and between them were vulnerabilities suffered by the vast majority of families in the program), Brighter Futures was not designed to address these issues other than by referral out to other providers. It is possible that one of the key weaknesses of the program was that because of its focus on ‘strengths based‘ interventions, it did not directly confront some of the real risks faced by the families it serves. (SPRC Final Evaluation of the Brighter Futures Program 2010 p205).

  7. Context of our work

  8. Burnside DV project • Started in 2011 • Literature reviews looking for evidence based practices • Consultation with many internal stakeholders • Wide ranging views on pretty much everything

  9. Project got out of hand

  10. We lost our way

  11. Implementation Science • Started working with the Parenting Research Centre • To find the evidence for what works we have to be really clear about what we were looking for • PRC refocused our project

  12. Back to basics

  13. The “Who?” Who is our target group? “parents and caregivers with children 0-11 years, and pregnant women, who are currently experiencing domestic violence, where children live at home”

  14. What is DV? “Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is a violation of human rights. It involves violent, abusive or intimidating behaviour carried out by an adult against a partner or former partner to control and dominate that person”

  15. The “What?” “Effectively work with families experiencing DV within Brighter Futures and IFS”

  16. The “How?” • Find evidence based practices that fit • Clear outcomes means we can find the evidence based practices to deliver those outcomes • Global hunt for evidence • To be implementable practices need to fit with our current structures, staff mix, policies etc.

  17. The end product • Practice framework being finalised with evidence informed practices to meet seven child & parent outcomes and four child outcomes • Screening and assessment tools • Practice guides to support the framework

  18. Rollout • Framework to be launched in November • Implementation supported through coaching, supervision and training by our RTO • Rollout to be overseen by Implementation group and evaluated

  19. Watch this space Replicating this model of getting things done in other parts of the organisation ACWA 2014 – you’ll hear how it panned out

  20. Charlie ChubbPractice Manager – Child Protection cchubb@burnside.org.au Tony WhiteOperations Manager – Mid North Coast twhite@burnside.org.au

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