3. Intermediate risk assessment

Corresponding MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive

Knowledge indicator

Understand the methods and considerations for assessing the risk posed to a child or young person.

- Use intermediate tools appropriate to the service user to assess family violence risk. Apply MARAM practice guidance and other organisational resources.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Identify changes in risk over time. Update risk management strategies to stay responsive to the dynamic nature of family violence.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Apply a culturally informed lens to risk assessment. Ensure this respects and considers Aboriginal people’s cultural contexts and histories.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Apply an understanding of structural inequality and discrimination. Use this to assess family violence risk, access to safety and how the perpetrator may exploit these factors.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Recognise the impact of trauma on a victim survivor’s responses by applying an approach to risk assessment that is sensitive, supported and trauma informed.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive

- Gather information from services working with the adult using family violence. Use these to assess risk for the victim survivor.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Undertake a risk assessment with children and young people as victim survivors in their own right. Recognise their unique risks, protective factors, wellbeing needs and safety.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Gather and use information from adults using family violence about their use of violence in a way that does not increase risk to their partners, children, family and community.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive
- Conduct a risk assessment with a young person using violence, considering any experience of family violence, the young person’s age, developmental stage, cultural and therapeutic needs, wellbeing and safety.
  - MARAM responsibility levels: intermediate and comprehensive

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Updated 12 December 2025