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040 _aAFVC
100 _92705
_aGulliver, Pauline
245 _aRisk assessment :
_bwhat is it and how can it be applied in family violence?
_cPauline Gulliver and Janet Fanslow
260 _aAuckland, New Zealand :
_bNew Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of Auckland,
_c2015
300 _aelectronic document (27 pages); PDF file: 377.33 KB; Word DOC file: 882.5 KB
500 _aNZFVC Issues Paper, 9, October 2015
500 _aRecommended reading
520 _aKey messages •Risk assessment must be considered as a piece in the wider puzzle of risk management. •Adequate services need to be provided for those considered at “less” risk, so they receive an appropriate response. This also reduces the imperative for service providers to escalate a case, in order to get help for a person. •Effective risk assessment and management needs to be grounded in an integrated response system. This needs to have: - Underlying principles which shape how practitioners respond. - Training for practitioners in the effective conduct of risk assessment and the effective communication of results. - Appropriate risk assessment tools should be selected, with monitoring to ensure they are used as intended and that they support risk management decision making. - Clarity of roles and responsibilities for all components of the system. •Co-location of professionals for risk management appears very beneficial to facilitate adequate communication. Co-location: - Enhances the development of a unique culture which supports increased trust and information sharing between professionals from different agencies. - Facilitates the process of risk management planning by reducing turnaround times and enhancing access to services. - Where effective colocation is not achievable, clear roles, responsibilities, communication strategies and a common culture around family violence must be developed to ensure a consistent response is provided. •Effective communication of risk, using common language, is vital to ensure all professionals understand how an estimation of risk was derived. - Training is required across government agencies to ensure there is a consistent understanding of family violence – including understanding definitions and patterns of violence. - To develop a common language, training should be shared across government agencies, rather than being delivered within agencies. •Effective risk management requires a lead agency to take responsibility for the implementation of planned activities. This lead agency also needs to be tasked with the responsibility of regularly reviewing risk in light of developments. - Agencies need to be aware of each other’s roles and responsibilities within the risk management system. - Where limitations exist within the family violence risk management system, external resourcing may be required to ensure all risks are effectively addressed. Record #4837
650 _aRECOMMENDED READING
_96431
650 _aCO-LOCATION
_95808
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 _aINTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
_9396
650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
_9431
650 4 _aRISK ASSESSMENT
_9504
650 4 _aRISK MANAGEMENT
_9506
650 4 _aSUPPORT SERVICES
_9591
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _91129
_aFanslow, Janet L.
773 0 3 _tIssues Paper, 9, October 2015
830 _94955
_aNZFVC Issues Paper
856 _uhttps://www.vine.org.nz/issues-papers/risk-assessment-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-be-applied-in-family-violence
942 _2ddc
_cBRIEFING