Type:	Report
Title:	Thinking about homicide risk: A practice framework for counselling
Authors:	Breckenridge, Jan James, Kerrie
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Citation:	Stakeholder Paper Number 9
Notes:	Research tells us that many women experiencing domestic violence do not disclose their experience when seeking counsellingbut instead raise other related problems such as relationship conflict, depression or parenting issues. These women may ‘fallunder the radar’ if counsellors are not able to identify domestic violence and homicide risk.• Knowing how and when to assess for homicide risk is an essential skill for all counsellors who may work with womenexperiencing domestic violence, particularly those at non-specialist services.• This paper proposes a multi-systemic practice framework to help counsellors assess for and respond to homicide risk. Theframework outlines the four main system domains that counsellors may need to address: the client system; the therapeuticrelationship; the organisational context; and the system of services.• Organisations can use this framework to structure services and to evaluate their response to clients experiencing domesticviolence, with the ultimate aim of preventing homicide.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20009
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