1. Family group conferences in Norway
A way of working also in cases with violence?
Svanhild Vik Family Group Conferences
National coordinator FGC
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2. The process of FGC 1 2 3 Preparation Contract meeting
Working in the network
Family Group meeting
Plan into action
Following up FGC 1 2 3
Caseworker
Parents /Familly
Child / children
Parents /Familly
Child / children
Coordinator
Extended family
Other professional key persons
Parents
Children
Network /
New persons?
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3. When we use FGC in Norway
Municipalities child welfare: 800 new FGC in 2017 All types of cases, Pilotproject in five municipalities in cases with violence / high conflicts cases Stately level: 600 FGC in 2017 Child welfare institutions, for instant MultifunC, fostercare, family mediation, Youth prison Outside child welfare: «FGC years» (school, mental health, disabled children, addiction, NAV etc)
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4. Safeguarding and child protection
Child Protection: Refers to the activity to protect specific children who are suffering or are likely to suffer sigificant harm Safeguarding: Protecting children from maltreatment Ensuring children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
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5. Forms of maltreatments of a child
Abuse: Children may be abuses in a family or in an institutional or community setting. By those who are known to them or strangers
Neglect: failure to meet a child’s basic physical and / or psychological needs
Physical Abuse: May involve hitting, shaking, throwing, burning or scolding or otherwise causing physical harm to a child
Emotional Abuse: Is the persistent emotional maltreatment of a child such as to cause severe and persistent advers effect on the child’s emotional developement
Pilotprosjekt Utprøving av familieråd i voldssaker Nordisk konferanse Lise Lundby

6. «Your Family Matters» Partner UK
Factors that stop children reporting:
May not be listened to
May not be believed
Fear of consequences
Lack of control
Not knowing who to tell
Believe it is their own fault
Adults might tell someone else
Embarrassement
Previous experience

7. Implementation in domestic violece
«Establish and maintain FGCs in central position within child welfare work can be problematic. This might be due to social workers’ reluctance to relinquich power, but also to contextual factors like increased routiniazions of social work, increased demands for evidence-based practises and pressing needs to cut costs. The idea of empowerment, associated with possibilities for variation and creativity, might conflict with administrative needs».
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8. Futher steps FGC Norway in cases with violence
FGC norwegian evaluation of pilot project in domestic violence
Shuttle- conferences – implementetion and developement
Cooperation with police and other professional key persons
Focus on fathers roles in childrens lives (child welfare)
International research FGC: Pennell and Burford (2000), Morris (2007)
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Pilotprosjekt Utprøving av familieråd i voldssaker Nordisk konferanse Lise Lundby

9. Building trust-is possible!
The essence of relationships is trust. Can we build it, grow it and repair it?
Trust is willing to be vulnerable and choosing to take risks. It is vulnerability and risk that drives trust
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