CHCDFV010 — Promote accountability and assist users of domestic and family violence to accept responsibility

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What an assessment for CHCDFV010 must cover

92 assessable components: 6 elements (30 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 50 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Establish the accountability frameworks within which the intervention takes place

1.1Analyse existing case information about the user of domestic and family violence as the basis for work
1.2Use questioning to explore understanding of the users of domestic and family violence of how and to whom they are accountable for behaviour
1.3Discuss with the user of domestic and family violence the public context and potential criminal consequences of behaviour
1.4Establish a clear understanding with the user of domestic and family violence of the framework which promotes recognition of their accountability for behaviour

2 Assess motivation for change

2.1Explore with the user their understanding and history of how they came to be currently involved in contact with the worker/service/agency
2.2Engage the user to explore their current dominant internal and external motivations for change
2.3Use questions to explore blame, minimisation and denial to analyse the user’s level of ownership of responsibility for use of violence and abuse
2.4Examine steps that may have been taken and/or future plans to determine the extent to which they support the user’s choice to act in respectful ways
2.5Examine intensively the user’s commitment to partner and children’s safety and their willingness to comply with court orders

3 Address issues relating to child protection

3.1Explore issues relating to the safety of children in contact with the user of domestic and family violence
3.2Invite the user of domestic and family violence to identify and assess the impact of their actions on children in order to encourage a commitment to child safety
3.3Clearly explain and emphasise to the user of domestic and family violence the need to comply with agency/interagency policy/protocols and laws relevant to the safety of children in issues relating to limited confidentiality
3.4Establish ongoing and effective linkages with relevant agencies/service providers to initiate and/or support child protection actions and strategies

4 Assist the user of domestic and family violence to develop awareness of choices

4.1Contrast the user’s understandings of the impact of violence and abuse with their goals for change
4.2Assist the user to understand the impact of their violence and abuse on children and partners
4.3Explore the user’s beliefs, thoughts and decisions to assist them to develop an understanding of how they contribute to their behaviour
4.4Assist user to recognise a range of choices and outcomes that are non-oppressive and non-violent
4.5Demonstrate respect for potential for change and reflect this in interactions

5 Monitor and evaluate change in the users of family and domestic violence

5.1Establish and document a contract with the user to employ choices and strategies that are non-oppressive and non-violent
5.2Establish processes with the criminal justice system and engage in ongoing communication
5.3Continually assess the willingness of users of domestic and family violence to acknowledge and accept the consequences of their behaviour
5.4Assess the attendance and participation of user of domestic and family violence for indicators of their accountability for behaviour
5.5Monitor and document compliance with any legal orders and/or current legal proceedings relating to others and act according to agency/organisation guidelines or statutory requirements
5.6Assess change in user by their self-reporting, others’ experience of their behaviour and worker observation
5.7Evaluate change in the user using procedures that are consistent with the goals of intervention
5.8Intensively analyse information from a range of stakeholders to assess and monitor progress against goals

6 Critically reflect on own interactions and behaviour within the intervention

6.1Regularly undertake supervision including peer observation and review of work practices to obtain feedback on performance
6.2Monitor and assess risk to own safety throughout the intervention and report any threats to personal safety according to agency/organisation policies and procedures
6.3Identify and act upon any practices that may diminish the user’s attempts to take full responsibility for violence and abuse
6.4Participate in on going activities to maintain competence including evidence-based, good practice approaches to working with users

Performance evidence

worked intensively with at least 3 different users of domestic and family violence to assist them to individually acknowledge their responsibility for their violent and abusive behaviour, including:
making a critical assessment of motivation for change
working to develop awareness of choices in the user
monitoring compliance and critically evaluating changes in the light of information from a variety of sources, including:
the user
user’s family members
colleagues in the criminal justice system
preparing reports that reflect the complexity of work with users of domestic and family violence
used the following counselling skills and violence intervention models:
challenging / confrontation
negotiation
undertaken a structured process of evaluation and reflection on interventions based on work with 3 users of domestic and family violence and integration of evidence based practice approaches.

Knowledge evidence

legal and ethical considerations for the domestic and family violence work, and how these are applied in organisations and individual practice:
codes of conduct
discrimination
duty of care
human rights
mandatory reporting
practitioner / client boundaries
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure, including limited confidentiality rationale and processes
policy frameworks
records management
rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
specific legislative frameworks that apply to domestic and family violence, including the following types of legal orders:
apprehended violence orders (AVO)
domestic violence orders (DVO)
violence restraint orders (VRO)
probation and parole orders
interstate orders (ISO)
child protection orders
family court orders
criminal justice system in terms of its relationship/interactions with users of domestic and family violence
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
work health and safety
current and emerging domestic and family violence theory and practice
social justice theory relating to domestic violence
theories of human and social development and relationship to domestic and family violence
theories around masculinities and dominant cultures and role in domestic and family violence
issues that may be present or are explored in working with users of domestic and family violence, including:
user blaming, minimisation and denial of their actions
user attributions of responsibility for their behaviour
user ideas in relation to provocation
location of the user’s violence as a choice, not psychological limitations, illness, stress, a life crisis or substance abuse
user minimisation and inconsistencies with other accounts about their use of violence and abuse
user minimisation of the history, existence, seriousness and frequency of violent actions
user minimisation of the impact of their violence/abusive behaviour
internal and external motivators for change, and how to work with these, including
internal:
feelings of shame, guilt, remorse, regret, frustration, sadness,
manipulative and coercive behaviour for resumption of relationship with partner, and/or children
preference for non-violent and respectful relating with others
desire to break historical patterns in family of origin
desire for personal change and development
external:
pressures/coercion from statutory authorities (e.g. prison)
loss of relationship
community/family/cultural/religious pressures/status (e.g. employment, social standing)
how to establish a contract for change
integrated violence intervention models
supervision and debriefing models in community services
collaborative practice in domestic and family violence, including benefits, different models and opportunities
self knowledge, including own biases and the potential impact on work practices.

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What does an assessment tool for CHCDFV010 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCDFV010 needs to address all 92 unit components: 6 elements with 30 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 50 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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