Working with Cafcass referrals

***FREE seminars for members only***

New dates will follow shortly.

Respect with support from DVIP are providing free seminars to enable members who are working with Cafcass to understand:

• Why there are so many inappropriate referrals
• The work of the family court and Cafcass
• Where contact activities fit in the court process and what they can offer for mother's and children's safety
• Guidance on how to undertake an effective suitability assessment
• How to assess that a referral is suitable for the DVPP as a contact activity direction and how to communicate this back to Cafcass
• How to identify when an expert assessment of domestic violence risk and impact will be the more appropriate route to enable the court to fulfil its safeguarding function
• What an expert assessment does and why its function cannot be provided through other mechanisms
• Reporting back to Cafcass, managing the confidentiality and risk concerns

• Respect Phoneline - help for domestic violence perpetrators
• Men's Advice Line - help for male victims of domestic violence
• Briefing Papers
• Dads' Space
• Young People's Services
• Respect London Members
• Accreditation
• Research
• Events
• Job Opportunities
• Policy
• Training
  • Working with Cafcass referrals
  • Introduction to expert domestic violence risk assessment
• Domestic Violence Resource Manual For Employers
• Fresh Start Buckinghamshire
• Risk Assessment
• Cafcass Providers