Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Safe from the start : education and therapy to assist children aged 0-5 who have witnessed domestic violence : final research report
Authors:	Spinney, Angela
Keywords:	Training;Counselling;Impact on children and young people
Year:	2008
Publisher:	Salvation Army, Australia Southern Territory, Blackburn
Notes:	Overview:‘Safe from the Start’ was a project undertaken by The Salvation Army in Tasmania to investigate the negative effects of domestic and family violence on young children. This paper examines the background to the project, the need for the project, and its aims and implementation. The project methodology is also detailed. Discussion:. ‘Safe from the Start’ aimed to identify best practice guidelines for members of the domestic and family violence sector working with children aged 0-6 who have been affected by family violence. Further, it aimed to form effective programs for children and train service workers in these programs and to implement effective assessment of these programs. The report suggests that ‘Safe from the Start’ was a response to a gap in the support services provided by refuges and other emergency housing measures. Moreover, whilst women are provided with counselling after leaving violence, children - especially the very young - are often distracted from their experiences rather than supported to think and work through them. Finally, the report examines the ‘Safe from the Start’ resources in detail. These are contained in a resource kit of educative games and books for children who have experienced violence, abuse and/or trauma. It suggests how each of these tools should be used.
Contents:	Chapter One – Introduction Chapter Two – The need for the project Chapter Three – The Link Between Domestic and Family Violence and Homelessness – Chapter Four – Play therapy Chapter Five – Rationale and Methodology Chapter Six –The Safe from the Start:toolkit Chapter Seven – the Training Workshops Chapter Eight – the Evaluation of the Project and What Next?
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21223
Physical description:	76 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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