Using the IASA c our t pr otoc ol. Challe nge s and suc c e sse s wor king with c hildr e n on the e dge of c ar e . Re be c c a Car r - Hopkins (UK) re be c c a @iswma tte rs.c o.uk
Intr oduc tion • inde pe nde nt so c ia l wo rke r unde rta king e xpe rt wo rk within the UK fa mily justic e syste m • lo ts o f e xpe rie nc e using a nd supe rvising the I ASA c o urt pro to c o l in the UK • I ASA F a mily Atta c hme nt Re po rts (with Pa t) & DMM-info rme d re po rts the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Also • wo rk a s a tra ine r, de live ring spe c ia list tra ining in the DMM me tho ds o f a sse ssing a tta c hme nt (I CI , SSP, SAA a nd AAI ) • ….a nd de live ring intro duc to ry tra ining to so c ia l c a re sta ff o n the DMM the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Gr owing inte r e st in the DMM • fro m ma ny o f the lo c a l a utho ritie s whe re I wo rk • o ne a utho rity no w de live rs a 6 da y DMM info rme d pro g ra mme shifting the fo c us o f c hild pro te c tio n pra c tic e to wa rds g re a te r unde rsta nding o f fa mily pro b le ms & ho w to he lp the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
T he ir mode l • a tta c hme nt • c a sc a de the ir ‘ le a ds’ unde rsta nding to the wide r • a tte nd A&P wo rkfo rc e to • tra in in va rio us e mb e d le a rning DMM me tho ds • supe rvise d b y o f a sse ssing me & tra ine d a tta c hme nt b y Cla rk the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
An ide a • 1 o f the • 2 pa re nts a nd 6 a tta c hme nt c hildre n le a ds ide ntifie d a • kno wn to so c ia l ‘ stuc k’ fa mily to se rvic e s fo r 20+ tria l/ te st use o f ye a rs fo rma l DMM • ve ry little c ha ng e me tho ds o f a c hie ve d a sse ssing a tta c hme nt the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Cur r e nt dange r s • re c e nt do me stic • fa the r se rio usly ill- a b use inc ide nt le d wa iting fo r kidne y & to a utho rity pa nc re a s tra nspla nt e xc luding fa the r • fa the r o f 14 yr o ld fro m fa mily ho me die d 5 yrs+ a g o a nd pro po sing • 10yr o ld g irl a t risk o f re mo va l o f 4 se xua l e xplo ita tio n c hildre n le ft a t • 14&16yr o ld b o ys a t ho me (10, 12, 13, risk o f c rimina liza tio n 14yrs) the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Asse ssme nts unde r take n • AAI s b o th pa re nts • SAAs with 3 o f the 4 c hildre n (o lde st b o y re fuse d to pa rtic ipa te ) a nd fa mily dra wing s • Pa re nts’ I nte rvie w the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
F indings • unre so lve d tra uma in dismisse d fo rm re la ting to a b a ndo nme nt b y mo the r in fa the r’ s AAI . A+ stra te g y with Dp • unre so lve d tra uma in pre o c c upie d fo rm fo r e mo tio na l a b use b y mo the r in mo the r’ s AAI . C+ stra te g y • unre so lve d lo ss in a ntic ipa te d fo rm in re la tio n to fa the r in two o f c hildre n’ s SAAs, plus the unre so lve d lo ss o f o lde st c hild’ s fa the r. C+ stra te g y x2; A+ stra te g y x1 the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
F indings • pa re nts’ (e spe c ia lly mo the r) ha s diffic ultie s in ta king a hie ra rc ha l po sitio n (a b dic a tio n/ tria ng ula tio n) • pa re nts ve ry limite d a b ility to c o mmunic a te with e a c h o the r. • ‘ we ne ve r re ally talke d to e ac h o the r….b e fo re no w’ - the ra pe utic va lue o f the PI a nd the AAI the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Cr itic al dange r s • thre a t o f c hildre n b e ing re mo ve d • fa the r’ s illne ss a nd po ssib le de a th if tra nspla nt do e sn’ t ha ppe n so o n • pa re nts’ tra uma (s) b e ing a c tiva te d in re la tio nship i.e . mo the r thre a te ning to le a ve fa the r in re spo nse to his la c k o f a tte ntio n le a ding to a g g re ssio n • la c k o f pa re nta l a utho rity le a ving c hildre n with to o muc h fre e do m the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Cr itic al c ause of c hange • [tra nspla nt re mo ving thre a t o f fa the r’ s immine nt de a th] • pa re nts (o r a lte rna tive AF ) – a ssuming hie ra rc ha l po sitio n with c hildre n • pa re nts ta lking a nd unde rsta nding e a c h o the r individua lly a nd a s pa re nts diffe re ntly the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Suc c e sse s • a b a ndo nme nt o f pre vio us ‘ typic a l’ c hild pro te c tio n pla n-DV g ro up fo r fa the r e tc . • ne w unde rsta nding o f fa the r’ s a g g re ssive b e ha vio r, suppo rt g ive n to him re turning ho me • shift o f fo c us to individua l wo rk with pa re nts (CAT fo r mo the r; SW dire c t wo rk with fa the r using the AAI a nd Cla rk’ s dire c t wo rk c ha pte r) the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Suc c e sse s • fa the r e ng a g ing with pro fe ssio na ls fo r the first time in 20+ye a rs • individua l wo rk with pa re nts pro g re ssing a nd b o th a re pra c tic ing ta king a hie ra rc ha l ro le with c hildre n • c hildre n (whilst ma king so me pro te st a b o ut pa re nts ta king c ha rg e ) a re ma king pro g re ss the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Suc c e sse s • fo r e xa mple , 10 yr o ld g irl re c e ntly invite d to ta ke pa rt in tra mpo lining ma ste r c la ss b y sc ho o l to re wa rd impro ve d b e ha vio ur • 1 c hild with suppo rt o f SW (T AF ) sho we d SAA film to mo the r whe n he ta lke d a b o ut wo rry a b o ut fa the r’ s illne ss • All c hildre n ta lke d a b o ut de a th o f 14yr o ld’ s fa the r fo r first time the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Suc c e sse s • pa re nts a re le a rning to c o mmunic a te with e a c h o the r & unde rsta nd the mse lve s diffe re ntly b umpy ro ad • the lo c a l a utho rity ha s b e e n impre sse d b y the o utc o me s (impro ve d o utc o me s, re duc e d suffe ring a nd fina nc ia l sa ving s) a nd a g re e d to fund a fo rma lize d pilo t wo rking with two o the r fa milie s who a re ‘ stuc k’ a nd the c hildre n a re ’ o n the e dg e o f c a re ’ the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Suc c e sse s • e nc o ura g e me nt o f SW to a c t a s a ‘ tra nsitio na l a tta c hme nt fig ure ’ fo r fa mily. Owne rship o f he r b y fa mily a nd vic e ve rsa • she re c e ntly ma de b o o ks fo r a ll 4 c hildre n c e le b ra ting the ir a c hie ve me nts, with a fo c us o n wha t the y ha d do ne a s a fa mily the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Challe nge s dur ing the tr ial • no mo ne y fo r inte rvie wing , tra nsc rib ing o r c o ding , so tria l wa s no t a s ‘ pe rfe c t’ a s I ’ d ha ve like d • so c ia l wo rke r e xpe rie nc e d ho stility fro m te a m me mb e rs c ritic izing he r fo r b e ing ‘ o ve r-invo lve d’ • a ntic ipa ting a nd ma na g ing b umps in the ro a d-mo the r ha s ‘ ne w le a se o f life ’ a nd c o nte mpla ting life a fte r fa the r the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Challe nge s going for war d • a ntic ipa ting a nd ma na g ing b umps in the ro a d • a ntic ipa ting a nd ma na g ing e xpe c ta tio ns • so c ia l wo rke r e xpe rie nc e d ho stility fro m te a m me mb e rs c ritic izing he r fo r b e ing ‘ o ve r-invo lve d’ • g e tting the rig ht fa milie s fo r the pilo t • g e tting the rig ht so c ia l wo rke rs fo r the pilo t the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Conc lusions • I n 2008 (whe n I did A&P) ve ry little kno wle dg e o f the DMM in the a re a whe re I live a nd wo rk & no w ma ny ma ny pe o ple a re tra ine d in the DMM… • so I c o nc lude …. the inte rna tio na l a sso c ia tio n fo r the stud y o f a tta c hme nt
Be rtino ro , 2008 Camb ridg e , 2010 T o download pr ogr am mate r ials, c lic k he r e https:/ / www.ia sa - dmm.org / ia sa - c onfe re nc e / F rankfurt, 2012 Miami, 2015
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