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A S AF e R Approach to Child Custody Cases Involving Domestic Violence: Implementation Technical Assistance and Training Availability Through BWJP Loretta Frederick Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, BWJP Nancy Ver Steegh Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline Law School April 10, 2019

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A SAFeR Approachto Child Custody Cases Involving Domestic Violence:Implementation Technical Assistance and Training Availability Through BWJP 

Loretta FrederickSenior Legal and Policy Advisor, BWJP

Nancy Ver SteeghProfessor of Law, Mitchell Hamline Law School

April 10, 2019

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OVW Disclaimer –Thanks to OVW!

• This project was supported by Grant No. 2018‐TA‐AX‐K012 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this training are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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Webinar ObjectivesParticipants will be able to:• Identify the elements of the SAFeR

approach to child custody disputes involving domestic violence

• Describe the utility of SAFeR tools and practice guides 

• Plan for implementation of SAFeRthrough local trainings and technical assistance 

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The Problem

People’s Experience of IPV

Institutional Responses to IPV

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Background

Henry County• Case Files• Observations• Interviews• Focus Groups

Custody Evaluations• Reports• Facilitated Analysis

Expert Interviews• Researchers• Advocates• Judges• Practitioners

Focus Groups• Battered Parents

• Batterer Intervention

• Attorneys• Guardians• CASAs

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Emerging Themes

Ill‐defined terminology

Inconsistent assessments/assumptions

Lack of reliable information

Poorly informed decision‐making

Disconnected interventions and services

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Interconnections

Ill‐defined terms

Inconsistent assessments

Lack of reliable information

Poorly informed decision‐making

Disconnected interventions & services

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Research

• Practitioners’ knowledge, assumptions, and beliefs about IPV (and other concepts like alienation, gatekeeping, and high conflict) are more closely associated with their approach to (and outcomes of) these cases than what’s going on in the real life of the parties.

• Many of these concepts are being applied even though there’s widespread disagreement in the field about what they mean and why they matter.

‐ Fidler, Bala, & Saini 

‐ Saunders, et al.; Hardesty, et al.; Davis, et al. 

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Closing the gap between people’s experience of IPV and institutional 

responses to it.

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SAFeR

Screen for IPV

Assess the Nature & Context of 

IPV

Focus on the Effects of IPV

Respond to IPV

Is abuse an issue here?

What is actually going on?

Why does it

matter?

What can be done about it?

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Worksheets

Screening for IPV Assessing IPV Focusing on Effects of IPV

Responding to IPV

S A Fe R

www.bwjp.org

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WorksheetsS

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Screening Guide

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Interview Guide

Screening Assessing

Focusing on Effects

Responding

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WorksheetsA

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WorksheetsFe

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WorksheetsR

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Rest of the worksheets

Detailed worksheets

Basic worksheets

Specialized worksheets

www.bwjp.org

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SAFeR Approach

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ABUSE OF VICTIM‐PARENT

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Focusing on the Effects:

Child Custody and Parenting Time/Visitation

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SAFeR

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SAFeR

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SAFeR

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SAFeR

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SAFeR

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SAFeR

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Other specialized SAFeRworksheets•Accounting for Abuse in Orders for Protection (child related relief)

•Motions to Terminate or Modify CPOs 

•Mediation Discussion Guide

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Recap….

• SAFeR tools and worksheets are available to help:• Encourage safe and informed disclosure of domestic violence• Elicit detailed information about the nature, context, and impact of abuse

• The key is to:• Assess the full nature and context of abuse• Focus on the impact abuse has on the issue or concern at hand• Develop strategies that account for the real life experience of abuse

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How to Promote the Implementation of the 

SAFeR Approach in Your Community

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SAFeR Training Availability: Options• Standard or Customized

•MultidisciplinaryStatewideRegionalLocal

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SAFeR Training Availability: Options•Discipline‐specific•Advocates•Attorneys•Guardians ad Litem•Mediators• Judges•Custody Evaluators

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SAFeR Training Availability: OptionsThe Minimum : Introduction to SAFeR 60‐90  minutes

Standalone presentation OR

Workshop offered at an existing conference OR

PlenaryAt an existing conferenceAt an annual or special meeting 

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SAFeR Training Availability: OptionsThe Maximum #1: Intensive 2‐day skill‐building institute for a specific professional group 

advocatesattorneysmediatorsguardians ad litemjudicial officerscustody evaluatorsetc. 

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SAFeR Training Availability: OptionsThe Maximum #2 Intensive 2‐day institute focused on application to one legal setting 

Civil protection order caseschild custody casesmediations

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SAFeR Training Availability: OptionsIn Between: Half day or full day in depth sessions

• Profession specific

• Case‐type specific

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SAFeR Implementation Technical Assistance• Map intervention points and practitioners

• Identify challenges in SAFeR implementation

• Choose challenge areas to address

• Choose a range of strategies to address• each challenge areas

• Customize tools and trainings

• Consultations

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SAFeR

Screen for IPV

Assess the Nature & Context of 

IPV

Focus on the Effects of IPV

Respond to IPV

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SAFeRQuestions, Comments, Requests

Loretta [email protected]

This project is supported by Award 2018‐TA‐AX‐K012 from the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Department of Justice.