Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Screening for family violence: Some comments relating to Family Violence: Towards a Holistic Approach to Screening and Risk Assessment in Family Support Services by Elly Robinson and Lawrie Moloney
Other Titles:	Family Relationships Quarterly
Authors:	Rodgers, B
Year:	2011
Citation:	Vol.: 19
Notes:	Since the 1960s, violence between intimate partners, between family members and towardschildren has been increasingly recognised as a significant problem. Seminal work on male vio-lence towards women within families was conducted in Britain (Pizzey, 1973), Australia (Scutt,1983) and the United States (Walker, 1984). Prior to that, Kempe, Silverman, Steele, Droegh-meuller, and Silver (1962) found convincing (and at the time shocking) evidence of the extentto which children were being physically abused by parents and carers.While knowledge about family violence and its effects has grown considerably since this time,services still grapple with the most effective ways of identifying family violence issues withwhich clients present and, just as importantly, of taking appropriate actions once family violencehas been accurately identified. Research such as the evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms(Kaspiew, Gray, Weston, Moloney, Hand, Qu, and the family law evaluation team, 2009) sug-gested that family violence is not always recognised by practitioners working in this area andthat even when it is recognised, appropriate actions aimed at creating or preserving safety arenot always taken.This paper reviews the current research and literature specific to family violence screening andrisk assessment. It is hoped that the paper will assist service providers and practitioners to developand evaluate tools for use within family support services.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16810
Physical description:	Pages 3-5
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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