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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY,
AND MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS IN CHILD WELFARE
Learning Objectives Identifying C/D, MH & DV concerns in the
families we work with
Teasing out the relationship between these issues and child safety within each individual family
Some specifics regarding C/D, MH, and DV, that are particularly important to child welfare work
Understanding our relationship with community experts - how they help us (and the family) and how we help them (and the family).
A two parent family had their three children removed because they were chronically failing to supervise them. Both parents used drugs and alcohol. One parent has been engaging in treatment for 6 months and has clean UA’s since the start of treatment. The other parent has engaged less frequently in treatment and provided few UA’s.
Are the children safe to return home?Scenario 1
An intake is called in by a school, after a 9 year old disclosed to his teacher that last night his parents were fighting and his father hurt his mother by punching and kicking her. The child was very upset and said that he would not let his mother get hurt again. He has two siblings, who are 6 and 4.
Is this child safe in the home? Are the younger kids safe?
Scenario 2
An adolescent was removed from his father after he was physically attacked by him. His father has suffered from bi-polar disorder and PTSD for 20 years and the youth has at many times resided with others when his dad was “totally crazy.” At the FTDM the father reports that he disassociated during the assault and doesn’t remember it. He has an appointment to have medication re-evaluated and to resume counseling next week, and wants his son to come home.
What would need to happen for this child to return to the home?
Scenario 3
An intake identifies concerns about the care of two school aged children, who appear to be unsupervised and marginally cared for a good portion of the time. Upon visiting the home, the worker finds that the parents are both taking prescription medications for injuries, and have prescriptions for medical marijuana. Pill bottles are in a variety of places within the home and drug paraphernalia is laying on the coffee table, along with lighters and several full ashtrays.
Are these children in present danger? Is the parents use of these substances making
their children unsafe? Scenario 4
After being involved with a family for several months, the FVS worker meets with a single mother to discuss closing her case. She has maintained her home in an adequately sanitary fashion and engaged in outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse. The mother discloses that she’s pregnant, and is very afraid of her boyfriend. She states that he has threatened her and her child, and that she doesn’t know what to do.
Should the case be kept open? How can the child, and the parent, be protected?
Scenario 5
Victim Advocacy Programs
Batterer Intervention Programs
Legal DefinitionLegal SystemOther Systems
Why it’s confusing
People who are
SURVIVING
People who
HITa family or HH member
People who
GOT HITby a family or
HH member
People who are
BATTERING
People who need help & resources,
but are not being battered
Classic Perpetrator
Victim Defendant
System Manipulator
Classic Victim
DV is a complex problem with no single solution. Everyone has a role to play in ending abuse AND
in helping people learn healthy relationship skills.
By Mette Earlywine/WSCADV
with thanks to the NW Network
They all need help and resources
tailored to their situation and
circumstances
SURVIVING
HIT GOT
HIT
BATTERINGClassic Perpetrator
Victim Defendant
System Manipulator
Classic Victim
and for the people
involved in the
relationship, and for their friends and families…
GOT HIT
SURVIVING
HIT
BATTERING
It feels like this
??
SCREENING AND IDENTIFICATION
Activity: The Nuts and Bolts of Screening
How Do We…
How might we figure out that DV is occurring, beyond talking to the caregivers or others about the family?
How do we approach these interviews so that the safety of everyone is protected?
What if there is a disclosure of intent to harm?
Accurately identifying the victim
Who is afraid? Who is controlled? Who experiences repeated negative
consequences? Who acts to protect the children when
incidents happen?
Page 30
Specialized DV Assessment
Guides what information to gather (not a form or tool in FamLink)
Informs conclusions about the impact of DV on the family
Critical in determining if DV makes a child unsafe
Documented in a case note specifically presenting information and conclusions
Summarized on p. 34Section 4, p. 33 - 53
Screening for MH and CD
GAIN-SS
Other approaches
Chemical Dependency Assessments
Making a referral
Providing necessary information
Understanding the report
UA’s
WHAT THEY TELL US
WHAT THEY CAN’T
A particular drug or class of drugs was used
General time frame this happened
Exactly when a drug was used
How much of the drug was used
Legal drugs
How does our assessment change if a client is using or abusing a legal
drug?
AlcoholMedical Marijuana
Recreational MarijuanaPrescription drugs
Prescription Drug Abuse
Managing chronic problems
Stabilizing or improving functioning
Creating care team
Connecting to substance abuse treatment
Opiate Replacement Therapy
Typically Methadone Addresses physical impacts of
addiction Lowers risks associated with
illegal use Highly monitored – program
compliance required
Particularly common for pregnant mothers
Substance Exposed Newborns
Creating a plan of safe care
MENTAL HEALTHAssessment and Treatment
Intake/Assessment by community Mental Health
provider vs.
Psychological Evaluation
Depression
PTSD
An array of treatment approaches
Psychotropic Medications
CO-OCURING DISORDERS
Effectively serving this large population
What works with this population?
Employ a recovery perspective Adopt a multi-problem viewpoint Develop a phased approach to treatment Address Specific Real-Life Problems early
in Treatment Plan for the client’s cognitive and
functional impairments Use support systems to maintain and
extend treatment effectiveness
SAMSA publication TIP #42 – Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring disorders
The intersection ofChemical Dependency,
Mental Health, and
Trauma
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