May 11, 2009

Published by David on May 11, 2009

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Batterer Intervention Programs–not yet the resource child welfare needs

by David Mandel On the eve of the national batterer intervention conference in Minneapolis this week, I’ve been thinking about the relationship between batterer intervention programs […]

April 29, 2009

Published by David on April 29, 2009

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Trying to change child welfare’s response to domestic violence? Then support the supervisors!

by David Mandel In the Q & A after a recent conference keynote, an administrator from a child welfare community provider agency posed the following to […]

April 21, 2009

Published by David on April 21, 2009

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Empathy for victims isn’t the answer (but it’s important)

by David Mandel During Safe and Together trainings, I often hear some version of the following statement from child welfare workers: “I can be empathetic to […]

April 14, 2009

Published by David on April 14, 2009

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This work changes us (and we should be talking about it)

by David Mandel I want to recommend a book that I just finished reading. It’s “Trauma Stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring […]

April 11, 2009

Published by David on April 11, 2009

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Partnering with Survivors at the Core of Keeping Children Safe

"The yardstick is flawed because it is based on inaccurate assumptions which place unnecessary barriers to collaboration between child welfare and survivors."

April 10, 2009

Published by David on April 10, 2009

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Blogging the Safe and Together Model

For over a decade I have been working with child welfare systems around the country to improve their response to domestic violence cases. During that time […]

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