1. 310: Domestic Violence Issues: An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals
Saturday, November 17, 2018

2. Agenda Introduction Historical Overview Laws and Regulations
An Introduction to Domestic Violence, Part 1
Day One Quick Review
An Introduction to Domestic Violence, Part 2
Permanency Planning for the Child(ren)
Post-Permanency Resources and Services
Wrap-Up and Closing
The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program

3. Learning Objectives Participants will be able to:
Describe the laws, policies and guidelines that guide services for children and families involved in domestic violence situations
Discuss the connection of services between the domestic violence system and the child welfare system
Recognize how domestic violence issues affect the case process in child welfare
Describe how and when domestic violence affects the permanency planning process for caseworkers
Identify the issues involved in planning a placement for a child involved in domestic violence
Apply permanency planning principles to the casework process when domestic violence issues are involved

4. Definition of Domestic Violence
A pattern of coercive control that includes the use of physical abuse or the threat of physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, threats against others, and/or economic abuse

5. Definition of a Batterer
One who commits Domestic Violence

6. Indicators of a Batterer
Behavioral
Attitudinal
Selfishness
Superiority
Possessiveness
Manipulative
Externalization of Responsibility
Minimization, Denial, and Rationalization

7. Batterer’s Role as a Parent
Authoritarian
Under-involved
Undermines the other parent’s authority and parenting
Use of children as weapons
Limited sense of age appropriateness
Children are seen as possessions

8. Mitigating Factors Age of the child Gender
Relationship to the batterer
Special needs of the child
Psychological hardiness
Support systems
Personal pursuits
Drug and alcohol abuse
Witness and/or victim

9. Definition of Permanency Planning
A comprehensive service planning process directed toward the goal of a permanent, stable home for a child
A step-by-step process of assessment, identification of goals and objectives, formulation of activities and reassessment of the outcomes and services

10. Definition of Concurrent Planning
Working intensively toward reunification of a child with his or her own family while, at the same time, developing an alternative “back-up” plan for the child’s permanency