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David Mandel, MA, LPC April 2014 3 rd Annual NW AZ Infant/Toddler Mental Health Symposium. the Safe and Together™ model: Making good decisions for children impacted by domestic and family violence. International Center for Innovation in Domestic Violence Practice (ICIDVP). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
the Safe and Together™ model:Making good decisions for children impacted by domestic and family
violence David Mandel, MA, LPC
April 20143rd Annual NW AZ Infant/Toddler Mental Health Symposium
International Center for Innovation in Domestic Violence Practice (ICIDVP)
Materials related to today’s training including Power Point available at:
http://endingviolence.com/nwazsym
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International Center for Innovation in Domestic Violence Practice (ICIDVP)
Mission• The ICIDVP’s mission is to research, incubate, develop, and
implement innovative ideas and sustainable practices to reduce and end domestic violence and child maltreatment.
• ICIDVP is committed to advancing domestic violence practice at the individual, organizational and community level through partnerships with researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.
• We are committed to helping our clients, who are individual practitioners, community agencies and collaborations, and government organizations, achieve their mission to improve the lives of children and families.
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ICIDVP Practice Innovations
Safe and Together Model Suite of Tools
and Interventions
Continuum of Domestic Violence Practice (CODVP)
SafeEngagement/FathersPlus for home visitors, fatherhood
programs and others
Perpetrator Accountability and
Change (PAC)
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Continuum of Domestic Violence Practice
(CODVP)
Domestic
Violence Destruct
ive
Domestic Violence Incapable
Domestic Violence
Blindness
Domestic Violence
Pre-Competence
Domestic Violence
Competence
Domestic Violence
Proficiency
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Domestic Violence Informed Child Welfare System
The domestic violence perpetrator
and his behavior* are the
foundational source of the risk and
safety concerns for children.
* not the adult survivor or her
behavior
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When Domestic Violence is the Concern……
Perpetrator Pattern Based Definition of Domestic
Violence • Looks at the perpetrator’s behavior, not the
relationship, as the source of the domestic violence• Highlights the choice(s) to be violent, abusive and
controlling• Beyond current relationship
o Child safety and well is not automatically resolved by ending of the relationship or change in the living arrangement
o Risk and safety assessment needs to include perpetrator’s behavior in other relationships, other settings
• More than adult on adult behavioro Includes the direct and indirect involvement of children in the pattern
of behavioro Requires conscious look at gender based expectations about parenting
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Domestic violence perpetrators, in the context of the child welfare system, are
parents and/or caregivers who engage in a pattern of coercive control against one or more intimate partners. This pattern of
behavior may continue after the end of a relationship, or when the couple no longer
lives together. The perpetrator’s actions often directly involve, target and impact any
children in the family.
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Multiple pathways to harm
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Perpetrator’s Pattern•Coercive control toward adult survivor
•Actions taken to harm children
Children’s Trauma•Victim of physical abuse•Seeing, hearing or learning about the violence
Effect on partner’s parenting•Depression/PTSD/anxiety/substance abuse•Loss of authority•Energy goes to addressing perpetrator instead of children
•Interference with day to day routine and basic care
Effects on family ecology•Loss of income•Housing instability•Loss of contact with extended family•Educational and social disruptions
Harm to child•Behavioral, Emotional, Social, Educational
•Developmental•Physical Injury
Safe and Together™ Model Suite of Tools and
Interventions• Keynotes and conference presentations• Training and coaching packages• Practice, documentation, supervision and
assessment tools• Data, research and policy consultation• Cross system collaboration packages• Service delivery design • Safe and Together model online learning courses
• Safe and Together model institutes and certification
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Practice Tools for Domestic Violence Informed Child Welfare
SystemMapping Adult
Survivor’s Protective Capacity
Mapping Perpetrator’s
Pattern
Domestic Violence Case Planning Guide
Supervisor Matrix
Pivoting
Pathways and Planning
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Safe and Together™ model: Better Outcomes for Families and
Systems
Foundation•Model Characteristics •Principles•Critical Components
Practice Tools•Mapping•Pivoting•Case Planning Guide•Supervisor Matrix•Pathways and Planning
Domestic Violence Informed Child Welfare System•Improved Competencies•Improved Cross System Collaboration
Better Outcomes for Families: Safety, Well Being & Permanency•Better Assessment •Better Partnerships•Better Case Plans
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Model Characteristic
s
Child centered approach
to domestic violence
Fact based
Gender responsiv
e
Strengths based
Integrative
& Inter-disciplinar
y
“Beyond Services”
“Removal is an
option of last
resort” approach
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Interest of Child Welfare
Interest of Adult
Domestic Violence Survivor
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The abuse to stop &
the children
to be okay
Safe and Together™ Principles
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Keeping child Safe and Together™ with non-offending parent
Safety Healing from trauma Stability and nurturance
Partnering with non-offending parent as default position
Efficient Effective Child-centered
Intervening with perpetrator to reduce risk and harm to child
Engagement Accountability Courts
Safe and Together™ Critical Components
Perpetrator’s pattern of coercive control
Actions taken by the
perpetrator to harm the child
Full spectrum of the non-offending parent’s efforts to
promote the safety and well
being of the child
Adverse impact of the perpetrator’s behavior on
the child
Role of substance
abuse, mental health, culture
and other socio-
economic factors
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Patterns of Coercive Control & Actions Taken by the Perpetrator
to Harm the Children (1st and 2nd Critical Components):
Neglected Connections
Coercive control patterns
Comprehensive: beyond physical violence
What is the impact of the coercive control directed towards the adult survivor on the children?
“As her world get smaller, the children’s world….”
Choices to abuse and control adult partner should be view as parenting choices
Actions taken by the perpetrator to harm the children
Using children as a weapon against the children's other parent
Undermining the other person's parenting efforts
Accidentally physical harm to children as a result of the violence towards non-offending parent
Physical/sexual/emotional abuse or neglect
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Safe and Together Practice Tools
Mapping Perpetrator’s Pattern• Assessment• Interviewing• Case Planning
Pivoting• Keeping the focus on the
source of the safety and risk • Strengthening partnership
with adult domestic violence survivor
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Setting high standards for perpetrators as parent
• Setting child centered expectations for perpetrator as part of case planso Stop identified abusive, controlling behaviorso Parenting specific expectationso Support for other parent’s parentingo Compliance with court orders including child support/custodyo Support for children’s basic needso Support for recommended children’s therapeutic needs (when
necessary)o Engage in treatment/intervention specifically designed to
address identified patterno Engage in other treatment/services (when necessary)
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Child Welfare Perpetrator Checklist
• Has the perpetrator been interviewed?• Can we describe the perpetrator’s pattern of coercive control and actions
taken to harm the children?• Can we describe the non-offending parents efforts to protect the children?• Does the case plan involve specific steps and expectations for the
perpetrator?• Do these specific steps address the perpetrator’s pattern of coercive
control?• Is there coordination between criminal court, CPS and/or other systems
regarding the perpetrator?• Is the perpetrator being referred to appropriate resources, e.g. evaluation
and treatment?• Is court/CP agency outlining the changes they expect the perpetrator to
make?• Is the perpetrator being held equally accountable as parent or parental
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Case Planning
Safety Threats (Described Behaviorally)
Behavioral Description of what has to change in order for children to be safe/reduce risk
Interventions Are They Working ?
What are the batterers’ specific behaviors (control, violence, threats, verbal, harming the children
Cease violence, cease threats, not interfere with children’s needs or mother’s access to services or providing for children
CPS behavioral expectations of perpetrators, hold them accountable, support survivorsOther BIP, DV services, parenting, etc.
Assess perpetrators’ compliance, ability to admit behaviors, ability to see harm to children, are kids safer? Is the risk reduced?
Interviewing, Collaterals, Case Record Reassess
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Sample of service agreement/ petition specific steps
• No further intimidating behavior towards any member of household. This includes verbal threats, defined or undefined, destruction of property, throwing objects, punching walls, etc.
• The perpetrator will not deny partner access to phone, vehicle or other forms of communication and transportation.
• The perpetrator will support all reasonable efforts to provide his child(ren) with appropriate services including childcare, healthcare (e.g. well-baby visits).
• The perpetrator will not interfere with the other parent’s efforts to seek out services for themselves and the children.
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Evaluating Change• Is his behavior different?
Specifically related to his pattern of coercive control• Is he able to focus on the needs of his children
versus his own needs?• Is able to support the children’s relationship with
their mother?• Does he identify his abusive behavior as being
wrong?• Can he describe the impact of his abusive behavior
on his children?
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Safe and Together Model: Application
• Differential Response States & Effortso Ohio: Certified Safe and Together model trainings (statewide DR add
on)o Connecticut: Safe and Together mode consultants (statewide)o Colorado: Statewide training, policy technical assistance (statewide)o New York: Hotline training, support for co-located DV advocates,
statewide training, region specific training (statewide)o Oregon: support for co-located advocates; other training (statewide)
• Non-Differential Response States & Effortso Florida: Subject Matter Experts, co-located advocates (statewide)o Kansas City, MO & Lincoln NB: Support for local domestic violence
collaborativeso New Jersey: support for co-located domestic violence advocateso Other states: Wisconsin, Louisiana, Vermont, Tennessee, Maineo Other countries: England, Scotland, Ireland, Singapore, Australia
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Safe and Together Data• Connecticut
o High utilization rate of domestic violence consultants-involved with 3000 unique cases/year (15,000 over five years)
o Supervisor training (88 supervisors trained, 41% responded to the survey).
• 66% identified specific positive changes in their supervisory practice; • 62% indicated positive change in their workers’ practice as a result of the
training and • 50% of the respondents indicated positive changes in outcomes for families.
o MDT pilot• “100% of respondents indicated that their agency has benefitted from the
teaming of serious domestic violence cases.• “100% of respondents indicated that increased skills and awareness
regarding domestic violence positively impacted how they handled sexual and physical abuse cases.”
• “Over 81% of respondents identified that they felt that teaming domestic violence cases resulted in increased safety for families.”
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Safe and Together Data• Colorado: A series of three-day Safe and Together model
trainings for a diverse audience that included child welfare staff and domestic violence advocates. o Of the 125 people who responded to a survey a few months after the
training, 89% rated their experience of the training positive, very positive or excellent and 82% said that the training impacted their practice.
• Ohio o Positive preliminary data from the evaluation of work by DMA staff and
Safe and Together certified trainers.
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Correlation between model implementation and keeping children
in homesIn Jacksonville Florida, the child welfare department was able to track the number of filings and removals for cases where domestic violence was identified. The data indicated a significant drop in neglect petitions (approximately 70% decrease) and removals during a period (approximately 50% decrease) correlated with significant Safe and Together model training.
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!2014 2nd National Safe and Together Model
Symposium October 22-24, 2014 Seattle, Washington
Seattle Marriott WaterfrontBuilding on successful 1st National Safe and Together Symposium, our
2014 event will have the following enhanced features:• Full day pre-Symposium workshops- October 22, 2014• Presentations by Safe and Together sites and partners
• A wider focus including workshops on fathers, domestic violence informed child welfare systems, implementation fidelity and other
topics
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