promote and strengthen positive parent-adolescent • relationships and attachment. Victorian October 2009 This is a framework, Timely and appropriate responses to men who use violent and Men who use violent and Government guide and assessment controlling behaviour are a key component of an integrated family controlling tool for men who use violence system. To ensure that the safety of and children is Department of behaviours violent and controlling protected at all times, it is important that clear referral pathways and Health and behaviours intake processes are provided for Human A framework for men who use violent and controlling behaviour, and that men’s Services comprehensive behaviour change work is undertaken in a skilled and systemic way. assessment in (Victoria) men’s behaviour This framework has been developed to achieve greater commonality change of practice among men’s behaviour change programs with regard to: programs: Safety, accountability initial and continuous identification of risks, threats and • and human rights dangers to the safety of women and children facilitating men’s entry into the health and community service • (Guide and Tool) system assessing men’s suitability for participation in a men’s • behaviour change program ongoing review of men’s participation in a men’s behaviour • change program. Initial and continuous identification of risks, threats and dangers to safety for women and children For men’s behaviour change program providers, risk assessment and risk management of women and children (even when not undertaken by the program providers themselves) are a vital aspect of comprehensive assessment. The CRAF assessment tool is included in this guide. Victorian January 2013 This practice guide aims The practice guide includes: Government to support family violence professionals
• promote and strengthen positive parent-adolescent relationships and attachment. Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria) Men who use violent and controlling behaviours A framework for comprehensive assessment in men’s behaviour change programs: Safety, accountability and human rights (Guide and Tool) October 2009 This is a framework, guide and assessment tool for men who use violent and controlling behaviours Timely and appropriate responses to men who use violent and controlling behaviour are a key component of an integrated family violence system. To ensure that the safety of and children is protected at all times, it is important that clear referral pathways and intake processes are provided for men who use violent and controlling behaviour, and that men’s behaviour change work is undertaken in a skilled and systemic way. This framework has been developed to achieve greater commonality of practice among men’s behaviour change programs with regard to: • initial and continuous identification of risks, threats and dangers to the safety of women and children • facilitating men’s entry into the health and community service system • assessing men’s suitability for participation in a men’s behaviour change program • ongoing review of men’s participation in a men’s behaviour change program. Initial and continuous identification of risks, threats and dangers to safety for women and children For men’s behaviour change program providers, risk assessment and risk management of women and children (even when not undertaken by the program providers themselves) are a vital aspect of comprehensive assessment. The CRAF assessment tool is included in this guide. Victorian Government January 2013 This practice guide aims to support family violence professionals The practice guide includes:
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