Web resource:	https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/domesticviolence.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	Child protection in families experiencing domestic violenceChild Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series
Authors:	Bragg, H. Lien
Keywords:	Impact on children and young people;Perpetrators;Interagency work;Screening;Child protection
Year:	2003
Publisher:	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington
Notes:	This US manual offers alternate protocols for child protection service caseworkers selected from the practices of various agencies in addressing both of the forms of violence of child abuse and domestic violence. It forms part of the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series:to provide guidance on child protection to a range of professionals (health care providers, mental health professionals, child protection workers, educators, legal and court personnel). The practice issues are addressed: overlap between child maltreatment and domestic violence; modifying child protection practice with families experiencing domestic violence; improving caseworker safety; and building collaborative responses. It is structured into 6 chapters, together with a list appendices (resources of US national organisations; outline of stages of change and relevant corresponding caseworker’s action; domestic violence assessment for the victim; for the child; for the perpetrator; safety planning; and what is a memorandum of understanding and how to develop one). The chapters are as followed. Chapter 3:explains about domestic violence (what it is, the victims and perpetrators). Chapter 4:considers child protection practices with families experiencing domestic violence. Guiding principles and outcomes; practice guidelines for initial screening; for family assessment; safety planning for adult and child victims; case decision; case planning; and case closure, are explored. Chapter 5:discusses caseworker safety and support in child protection cases involving domestic violence, including considerations of safety for caseworkers, and the role of the supervisor in supporting caseworkers. Chapter 6:concludes by looking at how to build collaborative responses for families experiencing domestic violence.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19039
Physical description:	108 p.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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