Web resource:	http://www.wscadv.org/pages.cfm?aId=59655A2F-C298-58F6-0EBE934FD73F1D33
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Model protocol on safety planning for domestic violence victims with disabilities
Authors:	Hoog, Cathy
Keywords:	Standards;Disability;Policy
Population:	People with disability
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, [Seattle
Notes:	General Overview: This protocol on safety planning for victims with disabilities was developed for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the United States (US). The protocol aims to improve the capacity of domestic violence advocates to engage in appropriate and informed safety planning with women with disabilities. Discussion: The protocol aims to improve the safety planning practices of domestic violence services, so that they are better able to address safety issues faced by victims with disabilities. It further aims to strengthen advocates’ abilities to identify individual, environmental and social barriers, and develop creative solutions to safety planning with women with disabilities. The protocol begins with a draft policy for agencies to implement in relation to safety planning with victims with disabilities. Key elements of the policy include: positioning the victim as expert in relation to the impacts of their disability and skills set on safety planning; factors that safety plans should consider such as the impact of environmental barriers, specific disabilities and abusers on women’s safety; issues relating to the presentation and communication of safety planning information; and the ongoing training of agency staff. The remainder of the protocol focuses on recommended procedures to follow when safety planning with victims with disabilities. This section provides general information on safety planning with people with disabilities in crisis and non-crisis situations, as well as identifying particular issues in safety planning and identifying possible safety solutions when working with people with specific disabilities, such as: cognitive disabilities, deafness, blindness, hidden disabilities, mental health disabilities and mobility disabilities. An appendix to the protocol offers sample safety planning questions for use with victims with disabilities, as well as a list of safety planning skills that victims may or may not possess.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21238
Physical description:	19 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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