Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment: A Primer for Social Workers

Messing, Jill T.; Thaller, Jonel

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“…Therefore, we believe that this study provides a sound evidence base for the use of structured violence risk assessment instruments within community facilities where women attend on a regular basis. Physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and other professionals working across a number of professional settings are likely to encounter individuals experiencing IPV, in part due to its negative physical and mental health consequences (Campbell, 2002a;Messing & Thaller, 2015). Thus, an IPV risk assessment instrument, such as the RVD, could be utilised in safety planning, advocacy and counselling (Campbell, 2002b).…”

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“…This is especially relevant in contexts with limited resources, since the most dangerous batterers can receive services first and receive more intensive monitoring (Cattaneo & Goodman, 2005). Furthermore, IPV risk assessment is suitable not only in police, legal, or correctional services where decisions on aggressors and victims are required daily (López-Ossorio, González Álvarez, Buquerín Pascual, García, & Buela-Casal, 2017), but also in the community health context, due to its central role in the process of IPV detection and intervention (Alvarez López, Brito, Arbach, & Andrés-Pueyo, 2010;Colombini, Mayhew, & Watts, 2008;Messing & Thaller, 2015).…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment in Community Health Facilities: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

Arbach-Lucioni

Bobbio

2018

Psychosocial Intervention

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Violence against women is a public health problem that cuts across all societies, education and socioeconomic levels, and ethnic and cultural groups (Heise & García-Moreno, 2002). Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one expression of violence against women. In low-and middle-income countries of the Americas, IPV prevalence among ever-partnered women is around 30% (2013), and in some countries it reaches 50% (Bott, Guedes, Goodwin, & Mendoza, 2012). In this paper, IPV is defined as any actual, attempted, or threatened physical harm h t t p : / / j o u r n a l s. c o p m a d r i d. o rg / p i

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Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment in Community Health Facilities: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

Arbach-Lucioni

Bobbio

2018

Psychosocial Intervention

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“…Additionally, while existing actuarial assessments demonstrated validity, such tools were less practical in the context of DV risk assessments related to welfare and the FVO. Most existing risk assessments focused on predicting re-assault, severe violence, or lethal violence committed by perpetrators (e.g., Campbell, Webster, & Glass, 2009;Echeburúa, Fernández-Montalvo, de Corral, & López-Goñi, 2009;Messing & Thaller, 2014). These assessments were most commonly developed for use within the criminal justice system to assess for the likelihood of recidivism.…”

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Creating a Tool for Assessing Domestic Violence Risk and Impact Among TANF Clients

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Johnson

Hetling

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The Family Violence Option (FVO), a provision of the 1996 welfare legislation, allows states to waive certain program requirements for domestic violence (DV) survivors in order to protect them from danger or penalties. The absence of a standardized method for assessing risk and impact has been an impediment to states’ use of the FVO, particularly in the granting of waivers. The purpose of this study was to address this limitation by developing and testing a risk and impact assessment tool for DV survivors applying for waivers under the FVO. Therefore, a collaborative effort between state administrators and researchers was formed which included input from welfare staff and DV advocates. Background research included reviews of validated risk assessments and FVO policies, as well as primary data from focus groups and surveys with staff from the state human services organization, county welfare agencies, and DV organizations. A tool was then created with 131 questions covering demographics, abuse experiences, partner access and risk, perceptions of safety, and emotional health, and piloted in four counties. Two hundred and thirty-seven completed assessments were analyzed using descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, and feedback from assessors. The final tool (n= 95 items) was informed by validated evidence and frontline practice wisdom, recommended to improve FVO utilization and survivor outcomes. From this study, the authors recommend that other states seeking changes to their FVO risk assessment policy and practice explore collaborative partnerships between practitioners and researchers in order to make decisions informed by best practices and systematic research. They should also pursue cross departmental training of risk assessment tools to prevent a siloed approach to FVO implementation.

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“…Det stöd som erbjuds begränsar oftast kvinnans frihet (boende på kvinnojour, larm, skyddat identitet, etc.). Kvinnor kan också behöva hjälp att göra en säkerhetsplanering (Messing & Thaller, 2015).…”

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Det besvärliga våldet : Socialtjänstens stöd till kvinnor som utsatts för våld i nära relationer

Ekström¹

2016

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment: A Primer for Social Workers

Cited by 57 publications

References 58 publications

Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment in Community Health Facilities: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment in Community Health Facilities: A Multisite Longitudinal Study

Creating a Tool for Assessing Domestic Violence Risk and Impact Among TANF Clients

Det besvärliga våldet : Socialtjänstens stöd till kvinnor som utsatts för våld i nära relationer

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