Core activities
Family violence response specialists and primary prevention practitioners reported that they undertook a range of ‘core’ activities as part of their role. The most frequently undertaken activities for each workforce were as follows:
| Workforce | #1 Most frequent | #2 Most frequent | #3 Most frequent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist family violence response (n=1,436-1,468) |
Case advocacy (54% at least weekly) | Case management (47%) | Developing partnerships and fostering integration (42%) |
| Primary prevention (n=495-498) | Developing and maintaining partnerships and networks (64%) | Project management (56%) | Implementation of primary prevention initiatives (49%) |
Family violence response-specific activities
Table 4 illustrates the top 3 most frequently undertaken family violence response-specific activities for each workforce. Overall:
- Specialists generally undertook family violence response-specific activities more frequently than the core activities discussed above, whilst primary prevention practitioners generally undertook family violence response-specific activities less frequently than core activities.
- The activities that the aggregate broader workforce most frequently worked on were similar to those reported amongst specialists, though were undertaken less often (see Table 5 for detailed results by sub-groups).
| Workforce | #1 Most frequent | #2 Most frequent | #3 Most frequent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist family violence response (n=1,509-1,526) |
Identification of family violence (70% at least weekly) | Screening for family violence risk (66%) | Monitoring on-going risk / changes in risk for a client (61%) |
| Primary prevention (n=498-502) | Proactive / voluntary family violence information sharing (29%) | Identification of family violence (28%) | Requesting information for FV risk assessment (14%) |
| Broader workforce aggregate (n=2,620-2,685) |
Screening for family violence risk (35%) | Identification of family violence (30%) | Family violence brief or intermediate risk assessment (20%) |
| Broader workforce sub-group | #1 Most frequently undertaken | #2 Most frequently undertaken | #3 Most frequently undertaken |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and Drug services (n=198-207) | Screening for FV risk (50%) | Identification of FV (45%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (24%) |
| Ambulance services (n=145-148) | Screening for FV risk (13%) | Safety planning (12%) | Identification of FV (11%) |
| Broader community services (n=1,378-1,403) | Screening for FV risk (37%) | Identification of FV (33%) | Safety planning (21%) |
| Children, Families and Child Protection (n=392-397) | Identification of FV (42%) | Screening for FV risk (41%) | Safety planning (32%) |
| Community Health Services (n=295-300) | Screening for FV risk (39%) | Identification of FV (29%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (19%) |
| Community Mental Health Services (n=196-200) | Screening for FV risk (43%) | Identification of FV (37%) | Safety planning (24%) |
| Court Services (n=82-86) | Identification of FV (43%) | Screening for FV risk (40%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (32%) |
| Disability Services (n=109-112) | Screening for FV risk (14%) | Identification of FV (9%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (7%) |
| Education (n=254-258) | Screening for FV risk (11%) | Identification of FV (10%) | Safety planning (8%) |
| Housing and Homelessness (n=168-169) | Screening for FV risk (35%) | Identification of FV (33%) | Safety planning (26%) |
| Justice (n=115-116) | Identification of FV (36%) | Screening for FV risk (26%) | Safety planning (22%) |
| Legal Services (n=56-58) | Identification of FV (48%) | Screening for FV risk (34%) |
FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (23%) Referring a client externally for family violence risk assessment or risk management (23%) |
| Maternal and Child Health (n=122-131) | Screening for FV risk (90%) | Identification of FV (40%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (34%) |
| Other Community Services (n=257-264) | Screening for FV risk (38%) | Identification of FV (29%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (22%) |
| Police (n=125-134) | Identification of FV (81%) | Screening for FV risk (80%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (74%) |
| Public health (n=495-499) | Screening for FV risk (28%) | Identification of FV (16%) | FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (14%) |
| Settlement Services (n=32) |
Identification of FV (22%) Screening for FV risk (22%) |
FV brief or intermediate risk assessment (16%) Safety planning (16%) |
Requesting family violence secondary consultation internally (13%) |
| Youth Work (n=108-109) | Screening for FV risk (31%) | Identification of FV (26%) | Safety planning (23%) |
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