Responding to the impact of sexualised assaults and family violence at a policy domain for this Case Study: Jane
5. Today is Monday and you are the duty worker at The Centre against Violence Service. Jane phones from her workplace and is in tears. It takes several minutes of crisis intervention, reminding Jane to breath and that it is ok to wait a moment until she can speak, before you can begin to hear what she is upset about. Jane’s colleague has encouraged her to make the call. She informs you that her partner (twenty years in the relationship) follows her to work to make sure she doesn’t phone anyone and this morning there was a ‘blow up’ because she thought he had gone and began to phone her sister but he hadn’t gone and he ‘caught her’. He was angry and demanding why she was phoning her sister. Using the CRAF, Common Risk Assessment Framework, you begin to compile an assessment indicating that Jane is subject to emotional, psychological, social and verbal abuse. Jane wants help but is reluctant to leave because ‘of the children’. What will you do?
Policy Domain
To enable you to view the social problem and the impact of sexualised assault and family violence on the lives of men, women and children affected and work strategically in a policy domain. Critically analyse Australia’s Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children, focusing on one of the 6 outcomes described and their value in Australia today. In choosing one outcome it will relate to the case study you have chosen. Consider the capacity of such a Plan to effectively mediate this social problem.
Policy Domain resource for this essay
http://www.dvrcv.org.au/
http://www.dvvic.org.au/
http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/
http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/
