Safeguarding children Safeguarding children abused through Domestic abused through Domestic Violence: The Barnet Violence: The Barnet Experience Experience Helen ElliottLSCB Development Officer

The Story so Far……

Pilot launch 2007200+ multi-agency practitioners

trained25 social workers core assessment Evaluation May 2007 : Early Days!

And then to follow….

MentoringFurther multi-agency trainingRefresher SW trainingManagers training

What has helped

Ownership at a strategic level across LSCB and DV partnerships

Prioritisation in LSCB workplanSenior Management championAlignment with CAFManagers role in supervision Multi-Agency Practice Group

Making a Difference?Increased awareness and

identification of DVIntegration into ICS ( but still more

to do)Practitioner skill and confidence

improved Increase in direct work with

childrenExpanded role for prevention work

Moving Forward

ICS processesData collectionAssessing impactTrainingGaps in services ( perpetrators)Ownership across all agenciesMoney well spent!

Experience from the front line: Lauren Scordilis, Senior

Practitioner

Case Study: The G Family

3 children aged 5,3 and 2 subject to CP plan

Parental issues include substance misuse, offending, possible mental health

Pattern of DV includes weapons, physical violence, attempts to strangle

Applying the model in practice

Use of threshold scalesVictims questionnaire Assessing risk to children, impact

on parenting, protective factorsUse of perpetrator interviewSafety planning with children

Thank You

www.barnet.gov.uk/safeguarding-children-board