Changing Policy and Practice in the Child Welfare System Through Collaborative Efforts to Identify and Respond Effectively to Family Violence

Banks, Duren; Landsverk, John; Wang, Kathleen

doi:10.1177/0886260508314693

Cited by 36 publications

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“…It assessed participants' perceptions on: their IPV and CM Knowledge; Perceptions regarding IPV; Battered Parents; IPV and Reporting CM; Knowledge and Abilities Regarding IPV and CM; Effective Advocacy and Intervention; Training Received; and Workplace Policies. Many of its items were adapted from published instruments on actions taken in response to IPV and CM (e.g., Banks, Landsverk, and Wang 2008;Malik et al 2008;Mills and Yoshihama 2002;Saunders et al 1987;Steen 2009). Others were developed by the researchers to also assess providers' knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about CM and IPV -the study's main focus, and for which no measures were identified within the peer-reviewed literature.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Co-Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Service Providers’ Perceptions

Coulter

Mercado-Crespo

2015

J Fam Viol

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) places children at risk for maltreatment (CM). It is critical for both IPV and CM professionals to assess the possibility of the co-occurrence of both of these types of family violence, whose risk factors are nearly identical. However, little is known about the attitudes and perceptions of child welfare (CW), IPV, child protection, or other related professionals when serving families where both of these circumstances may occur. This study examined the perceptions of service providers in Hillsborough County, Florida on the co-occurrence of CM and IPV. Findings demonstrate the inequitable knowledge, training, and perceived ability to deal with the co-occurrence of IPV and CM among professionals from different employment areas. These discrepancies serve as opportunities for different agencies to collaborate in reducing knowledge gaps and increasing respondent's capacity to effectively identify and intervene with victims.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research shows that intimate partner violence (IPV) places children at risk for maltreatment (Banks, Landsverk, and Wang 2008;Steen 2009). Child abuse is estimated to be present in about 40 % of IPV cases (e.g., Herrenkohl et al 2008).…”

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Co-Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Service Providers’ Perceptions

Coulter

Mercado-Crespo

2015

J Fam Viol

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“…Banks et al, 2008; . Goddard and Hiller (1993) examined records for over 200 children presenting at the child protection unit of a metropolitan Australian hospital.…”

Section: Overlaps Between Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abusementioning

confidence: 95%

Intimate partner violence and child abuse: a child‐centred perspective

Goddard

Bedi

2009

Child Abuse Review

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A substantial body of literature assessing the impact of intimate partner violence on children and associations between intimate partner violence and child abuse now exists. Central to knowledge about these areas of practice and research is a robust, child-centred consideration of some of the more challenging conceptual issues they give rise to. In this paper, we aim to stimulate debate by presenting a critical, child-centred perspective on the intersection between intimate partner violence and child abuse. Initially, we provide the context for the review by presenting a brief overview of the literature. We then consider three central issues from a child-centred perspective. We discuss the language used to describe children forced to live with intimate partner violence, and the importance of hearing children's perspectives on their experiences of such confl ict. Finally, we consider similarities and differences between the intimate partner violence and child abuse fi elds from a child-centred viewpoint. We conclude that increasing conceptual clarity around these issues will enhance research in the fi eld, and ultimately improve interventions designed to protect children forced to live with intimate partner violence. Copyright

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“…Since child protection services have not historically been concerned for the safety of women (Banks, Landsverk, & Wang, 2008;Zannettinno, 2006), it is understandable that domestic violence organisations sometimes have serious concerns about sharing confidential information. They are worried about the risk that information may be passed on to the perpetrator, thus threatening the safety of the mother and child.…”

Section: Trustmentioning

confidence: 99%