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Using the IASA c our t pr

• toc 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

• duc 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

• wing 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

‘ le a ds’

• a tte nd A&P
• tra in in va rio us

DMM me tho ds

• f a sse ssing

a tta c hme nt

• c a sc a de the ir

unde rsta nding to the wide r wo rkfo rc e to e mb e d le a rning

• supe rvise d b y

me & tra ine d 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

a tta c hme nt le a ds ide ntifie d a ‘ stuc k’ fa mily to tria l/ te st use o f fo rma l DMM me tho ds o f a sse ssing a tta c hme nt

• 2 pa re nts a nd 6

c hildre n

• kno wn to so c ia l

se rvic e s fo r 20+ ye a rs

• ve ry little c ha ng e

a c hie ve d

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

a b use inc ide nt le d to a utho rity e xc luding fa the r fro m fa mily ho me a nd pro po sing re mo va l o f 4 c hildre n le ft a t ho me (10, 12, 13, 14yrs)

• fa the r se rio usly ill-

wa iting fo r kidne y & pa nc re a s tra nspla nt

• fa the r o f 14 yr o ld

die d 5 yrs+ a g o

• 10yr o ld g irl a t risk o f

se xua l e xplo ita tio n

• 14&16yr o ld b o ys a t

risk o f c rimina liza tio n

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
• 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
• 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

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