Organisation 2011). if there were signs of physical injuries if there were suspicions about the behaviour of the if he was woman’s partner (e.g. always present at appointments), etc Community midwives ask all women routinely Information on any protective factors should also be shared, for example, if the woman is actively engaging with services by attending appointments. about domestic abuse and be more likely to have disclosures due to the ongoing relationship that they develop with women What actions can be offered? during their pregnancy. The midwife is the Named Person and should automatically be informed of a MARAC referral involving a pregnant woman. This will ensure that the woman and unborn child’s Further information is included in the health care needs are more readily met as women experiencing domestic abuse receive SafeLives MARAC Toolkits for specific and enhanced level of maternity care. services found The Highland Council Services Care & Learning What information should be shared? The Care & Learning representative should bring any relevant information regarding the The MARAC will help you link up efforts to family that might help to assess the risk to the individual and children or inform a safety increase the safety of the abused parent and, plan. This might include therefore, the children, helping you to whether or not the case is known to Named Person intervene in families before children are children’s services/the placed at significant risk. whether the child is on a child protection plan the level of any current intervention Health Visitors are ideally placed to deal with any risk or developmental assessments and the outcomes of these cases of domestic abuse due to the ongoing school/nursery attendance record relationship with the client. They may also be whether the child is achieving more likely to have disclosures over time due who collects the children from school/nursery to this relationship. It is for these reasons that how the children present and what concerns, if any, the teachers have routine enquiry is now part of health visiting staff professional opinion on general health and development of the children services. recent attitudes/behaviours of the family members and risk and possible protective factors in that family The MARAC can support school staff to be knowledge of the known risks that the perpetrator poses to the individual, professionals more aware of what is happening at home and children as they may have historical involvement with Services with Children’s and how that might be affecting the child or previous partners and other children.
Organisation 2011). Community midwives ask all women routinely about domestic abuse and be more likely to have disclosures due to the ongoing relationship that they develop with women during their pregnancy. Further information is included in the SafeLives MARAC Toolkits for specific services found if there were signs of physical injuries if there were suspicions about the behaviour of the woman’s partner (e.g. if he was always present at appointments), etc Information on any protective factors should also be shared, for example, if the woman is actively engaging with services by attending appointments. What actions can be offered? The midwife is the Named Person and should automatically be informed of a MARAC referral involving a pregnant woman. This will ensure that the woman and unborn child’s health care needs are more readily met as women experiencing domestic abuse receive and enhanced level of maternity care. The Highland Council Services Care & Learning The MARAC will help you link up efforts to increase the safety of the abused parent and, therefore, the children, helping you to intervene in families before children are placed at significant risk. Health Visitors are ideally placed to deal with cases of domestic abuse due to the ongoing relationship with the client. They may also be more likely to have disclosures over time due to this relationship. It is for these reasons that routine enquiry is now part of health visiting services. The MARAC can support school staff to be more aware of what is happening at home and how that might be affecting the child or What information should be shared? The Care & Learning representative should bring any relevant information regarding the family that might help to assess the risk to the individual and children or inform a safety plan. This might include whether or not the case is known to children’s services/the Named Person whether the child is on a child protection plan the level of any current intervention any risk or developmental assessments and the outcomes of these school/nursery attendance record whether the child is achieving who collects the children from school/nursery how the children present and what concerns, if any, the teachers have staff professional opinion on general health and development of the children recent attitudes/behaviours of the family members and risk and possible protective factors in that family knowledge of the known risks that the perpetrator poses to the individual, professionals and children as they may have historical involvement with Children’s Services with previous partners and other children.
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