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