Conducting risk assessments
Morley, Christine
Conducting risk assessments Morley, Christine - Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2004
In J. Maidment & R. Egan (Eds.). Practice skills in social work and welfare : more than just common sense 2004 : 127-145
This chapter discusses risk assessment frameworks utilised by social work practitioners when working with clients experiencing domestic violence. The process and reasons behind risk assessment are discussed from social work and feminist perspectives. Practice skills that social workers employ when conducting a risk assessment are considered, particularly universalising, normalising, contextualising, consciousness-raising, and affirmation skills. Walsh's 1999 Domestic Violence Risk Assessment is explored, and emphasis is places on the need for an examination of perpetrator triggers, frequency, type, recency and severity of violence to determine the extent of control the offender has over the victim. Correlates of domestic violence are also discussed. Links are made between survivors of violence and self-harming behaviours, and the Barwon Health Suicide Risk Assessment Template is included in this risk assessment discussion.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EVALUATION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
RISK ASSESSMENT
Conducting risk assessments Morley, Christine - Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin 2004
In J. Maidment & R. Egan (Eds.). Practice skills in social work and welfare : more than just common sense 2004 : 127-145
This chapter discusses risk assessment frameworks utilised by social work practitioners when working with clients experiencing domestic violence. The process and reasons behind risk assessment are discussed from social work and feminist perspectives. Practice skills that social workers employ when conducting a risk assessment are considered, particularly universalising, normalising, contextualising, consciousness-raising, and affirmation skills. Walsh's 1999 Domestic Violence Risk Assessment is explored, and emphasis is places on the need for an examination of perpetrator triggers, frequency, type, recency and severity of violence to determine the extent of control the offender has over the victim. Correlates of domestic violence are also discussed. Links are made between survivors of violence and self-harming behaviours, and the Barwon Health Suicide Risk Assessment Template is included in this risk assessment discussion.
1741142830
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EVALUATION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
RISK ASSESSMENT