Recognising and Responding to Domestic and Family Violence

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Recognising DV- Cont’d A child who has experienced domestic violence may: ‣ Appear tired and stressed ‣ Be distracted and unable to concentrate at school ‣ Be withdrawn and isolated, emotionally detached and unavailable ‣ Be hyper-vigilant and watchful ‣ Experience physical symptoms such as stomach ache, head ache ‣ Be restless, emotionally distraught and have difficulty managing stress or tension ‣ Be abusive and aggressive (eg with siblings, peers or parents) Source of information: Queensland Domestic Violence Services Network 2002, “Reaching Out- a domestic violence information session for family and friends”.
Raising the Issue of Violence ‣ There is often anxiety amongst workers regarding how to raise the issue of domestic violence if they suspect that this is what is occurring. In addition, there is the compounding factor of clients who do not disclose violence because the workers do not ask them ‣ Listed below are a series of questions, which may help workers to provide their clients with the opportunity to disclose the violence: • Does your partner ever make you do things which make you feel uncomfortable, or which hurt you? • Has your partner ever forced you to have sex when you didn’t want to? • Has anyone ever forced you to do sexual things when you didn’t want to? • Are you afraid for your safety or that of your children? • You mentioned that your partner uses drugs/alcohol. How does he act when he is drinking/on drugs?
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