TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moss, Dan
AU  - Mandara, Miz
AU  - Wendt, Sarah
TI  - Child-focused practice in social work : : beginning the naming journey when family and domestic violence is present
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Emerging Minds: The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental) Health (NWC), 
KW  - SWIRLS
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - FAMILY VIOLENCE
KW  - FATHERS
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - MOTHERS
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
KW  - TRAUMA
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Published February 2021
N2  - This paper is for social work practitioners and students who work, or will work, with parents affected by FDV. It will examine early engagement with parents – both those who perpetrate violence, and those who are affected by violence. While we acknowledge that violence occurs in families in different ways, given most violence is perpetrated by men, with children and women the victims, this will be the focus of this paper.

Key messages: 
-  When a parent is affected by family and domestic violence (FDV), they may describe this violence in different ways to a social worker. These descriptions can minimise the effects on children and mean that they don’t receive the support that they need for their social and emotional wellbeing.
- Fathers who use violence may initially minimise their actions by blaming female partners or children, underreporting the seriousness of their actions, or describing their violence as communication or relationship issues.
-  Mothers who experience violence may believe that they are complicit or to blame for their partners’ actions, or the consequences for their children if they disclose.
    Social workers who help parents name their experience of violence will be much more likely to provide early intervention and prevention support for children’s social and emotional wellbeing and safety. (From the website). 

This  resource includes embedded videos: "Conversations with fathers about family and domestic violence" and "Supporting mothers in conversations about family and domestic violence". Record #7560

UR  - https://d2p3kdr0nr4o3z.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2021/02/26143629/Child-focused-practice-in-social-work-Beginning-the-naming-journey-when-FDV-is-present-1.pdf
UR  - https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/child-focused-practice-in-social-work-beginning-the-naming-journey-when-family-and-domestic-violence-is-present/#background
UR  - https://aifs.gov.au/webinars/child-focused-approaches-when-working-parents-affected-family-and-domestic-violence
ER  -