Children’s Domestic Violence Response Team (CDVRT)

Programs

Children’s Domestic Violence Response Team (CDVRT)

Overview

Delivery Approach:

Individual
Group
Group & Individual
Dyadic

Delivery Format:

In-Person

Provider Requirements:

Licensed/Certified Professional Led

Type of Experience Addressed:

Domestic Violence

Engagement Methods:

Somatic
Arts based
Talk-Based
Experiential
Play Based

Level of Intervention:

Intervention

Length:

Less than 6 weeks
Greater than 12 weeks

Setting:

Domestic Violence Shelters
Mental Health Settings
Other Settings

Program Details:

Type of services:

Coordinated team response with menu of therapeutic options and case management. Services include:

Referral to CDVRT advocate who does initial screening and informs parent of program
“Wrap-around meeting” offered with domestic violence advocate and mental health clinician offered
If needed, mental health clinician conducts a strengths-based family assessment
Supportive parent and team develop service plan
Therapeutic intervention options include:
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Kids Club domestic violence support groups for children
Ongoing case management by the CDVRT advocate

Type of service provider:

Mental health clinicians, domestic violence advocates

Program setting:

Mental health clinics

Type(s) of trauma addressed:

Children exposed to domestic violence

Additional Information:

None

Unique/Innovative Characteristics

This program is a partnership between a domestic violence agency and mental health clinicians.

Date Added/Updated:

6/15/2017

Population Served

Age:

0-5 (Early Childhood)
6-12 (Childhood)
13-17 (Adolescent)
18-25 (Young Adult)
25 and up (Adult)

Population Language:

English

Ethnic Racial Group:

Unspecified Ethnic or Racial Group

Client/Audience

Child
Child and Non-abusive Parent/Caregiver
Family
Survivor parent
Foster/Adoptive Parent

Population Adaptations:

Age range of children:

Not specified

Parent/adult caregivers included in services:

The domestic violence advocate provide case management services and ongoing support for non-offending parents and linkages to community resources

Ethnic/racial and other groups served:

Not specified

Languages available:

English

Evaluation

Foundation:

Theoretical basis:

All team members work in close collaboration with families. There is an equitable balance of power and shared decision-making among team members in all program activities. The purpose of the CDVRT is to:

Engage and support parents in identifying the needs of their children and families
Provide effective services and support
Ensure that culturally competent approaches are employed to mitigate the effects of domestic violence exposure on children

Key program outcomes:

Decrease trauma symptoms exhibited by children as a result of intervention
Increase proactive/resiliency factors available to children and their non-abusive parents
Reduce children’s beliefs that domestic violence is their fault
Reduce children’s violent behaviors and other behavioral problems
Increase awareness of supportive adults in child’s environment who provide social supports when necessary

Evaluation Studies:

CDVRT uses several therapeutic options, including TF-CBT, PCIT, and Kids Club, which have been extensively evaluated and shown to be effective for children experiencing trauma.

Program replicated elsewhere:

Rated/Reviewed by Evidence Based Registries:

This intervention was not rated by the registries/databases we reviewed.

Training & Resources

Training Language:

Training Available:

Training Details:

No information was provided on training manuals or the availability of training.

Training Contact:

Program Contact

Peg Coleman, Executive Director
PO Box 1449
Kent, WA 98035
425-656-7867
peg@dawnrising.org;
info@dawnrising.org
www.dawnrising.org

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