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Ontario child protection workers' views on assessing risk and planning for safety in exposure to domestic violence cases.
- Source :
- Child & Family Social Work; Feb2021, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p173-182, 10p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The use of standardized tools to assess risk for children is mandatory in the child protection sector in Ontario. Factors that can be used specifically to assess the risk of lethality in exposure to domestic violence (DV) cases, however, are largely missing from these tools. Using data from an online survey of 138 child protection workers in Ontario, the current study examines practitioners' risk assessment and safety planning practices with DV cases. Findings provide an overview of the frequency of risk assessment and management strategies within various environmental contexts (e.g., urban and rural) and populations (e.g., indigenous and immigrants/refugees). According to the practitioners sampled, assessing and managing risk are frequently and consistently completed across the province, although specific strategies and challenges vary. Although mandatory provincial child protection tools are commonly used, some workers report using other specific DV risk assessment tools to complement their own measurement of risk and planning for safety. Respondents emphasized the importance of working collaboratively with families and professionals in other sectors to address risk. Implications for future research include exploring the barriers and challenges of using DV‐specific risk assessments in child protection and factors contributing to these challenges as identified by practising child protection workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RISK of violence
CHI-squared test
CHILD health services
CHILD welfare
CHILDREN'S accident prevention
DOMESTIC violence
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
RESEARCH funding
RISK assessment
RISK management in business
PSYCHOLOGY of social workers
SURVEYS
VIOLENCE & psychology
SECONDARY analysis
DISEASE incidence
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13567500
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Child & Family Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 148184755
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12801