Right and Wrong
By Kristen Selleck, MSW, National Training Director How many of us have had a conversation with a school age child about right and wrong? The [...]
CAPTA, a perpetrator pattern-based approach and domestic violence informed child welfare systems
By David Mandel, MA, LPC In the beginning of May 2014, David Mandel & Associates will be presenting as part of a team at the [...]
Changing a System from the Outside: Thoughts for Domestic Violence Advocates Wanting to Support and Encourage Domestic Violence Proficient Child Welfare Systems
by Kristen Selleck, MSW National Training Director With the growth of co-located child welfare domestic violence advocates across the country, (by one count approximately 25 [...]
David Mandel invited by Singapore Government to speak at National Family Violence Networking Symposium
David Mandel has been invited by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to speak at their [...]
The value of Multi-Disciplinary Teams reviewing serious domestic violence cases involving children: One Connecticut’s team’s experience
by David Mandel, MA, LPC In the past three decades, Connecticut, like other states, has struggled to respond effectively to the rise of reported child [...]
Good assessment of the perpetrator’s pattern behavior and its impact goes beyond “Did the children see or hear the violence?”
by David Mandel, MA, LPC The Safe and Together™ model's critical components form the foundation of good assessment practice for domestic violence as a factor [...]
New Connecticut Department of Children and Families Commissioner outlines her position on domestic violence
On March 21, 2011, Connecticut's new Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz sent out an all staff memo regarding the agency's approach to [...]
When is it Really Safe? (Part One: Assessing Physical Safety for Children)
By Kristen Selleck, MSW National Training and Consultation Director In a recent training, a child protection worker asked me how we know children are really [...]
Adult Probation has an important role to play in child welfare
by David Mandel Dr. Katreena Scott (recently returned from supporting the implementation of her Caring Dads curriculum in the UK) shared with me a comprehensive [...]