Web resource:	http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/GetAsset.aspx?id=fAAxADAAOAA2ADcAfAB8AFQAcgB1AGUAfAB8ADAAfAA1
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Improving safety, reducing harm : children, young people and domestic violence : a practical toolkit for front-line practitioners
Authors:	Sharpen, Joanna
Keywords:	Service provision;Counselling;Risk assessment;Cross-cultural;Welfare;Standards;CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Child protection;Impact on children and young people
Year:	2009
Publisher:	Department of Health
Notes:	This toolkit from England was designed for frontline workers to support them in responding children and adolescents affected by domestic violence. It includes an overview of the issue and the approach of the every Every Child Matters:program. Detailed information is provided regarding standards and service delivery, domestic violence, risk assessment, child protection, adolescent experiences, sexual violence, bullying and other forms of violence against young girls.
Contents:	Introduction to the toolkit Introduction What this toolkit provides Defining domestic violence Overview of the toolkit Children and domestic violence Introduction Ways in which children experience domestic violence General indicators of the effects of domestic violence on children Impact of abuse Effects by age and implications of disclosure for professionals The roles children may assume The overlap between domestic violence and child abuse Significant harm Separation and the risks associated with leaving a violent relationship Links between domestic violence, substance misuse and child protection Resilience Domestic violence and diversity Good practice points: working with children and young people Impact on the mother–child relationship Websites about domestic violence specifically designed for young people Every Child Matters (ECM) Overview ECM universal aims Evidence for the impact of domestic violence with reference to the five main outcomes for children and young people Tiers of intervention and need within a commissioning framework Tiers of intervention and need The common assessment framework The Commissioning Framework Coordinated Community Response (CCR) model Standards and services Introduction Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services Indicators of good practice Domestic violence and Standard 5 Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 Sample safeguarding procedure Key standards Domestic violence, child protection and risk assessments Risk assessment Purpose and benefits of risk assessments Risk factors/indicators Risk assessment and diversity Risk assessment for children Safety planning Child homicide Responding to concerns about domestic violence Victim intuition Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs) Child contact Perpetrators as fathers – working with fathers who are maltreating or at risk of maltreating their children Cycle of abuse theory Domestic violence, bullying and schools Prevention work Why should schools address domestic violence? Different ways in which domestic violence can be integrated into schools Other ways in which schools can respond Monitoring and evaluation Perpetrators tracking down their former partners through the education system Cyberbullying Adolescent domestic violence Young people’s experiences of violence Issues relating to adolescent domestic violence Risk factors Protective factors Signs that indicate a teenager may be experiencing domestic violence Impact of domestic violence Gender assumptions Particular issues for young women Particular issues for young men Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people Teenage mothers Teenagers and technology Teenagers as perpetrators Sexual violence and exploitation Links between domestic violence and sexual violence Sexual violence in adolescents’ relationships Links to gangs Sexual exploitation Sexual bullying So-called ‘honour’-based violence Introduction A gender issue Female genital mutilation Forced child marriage ‘Honour’-based homicide Professional responses Appendices Appendix 1: Proposed procedures for safeguarding children affected by domestic violence of the toolkit for minimum standards Appendix 2: Courses offered to support the implementation Appendix 3: Template for Children’s Safety Plan Appendix 4: Template for Teenager’s Safety Plan Appendix 5: Risk assessment tools Appendix 6: Domestic violence prevention work: Guidelines Appendix 7: Teen Power and Control Wheel Appendix 8: Resources and links
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21205
Physical description:	299 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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