Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

Key Priorities and progress for individualagenciesPage 232Community Drugand AlcoholService (CDAS)CNWLStanding TogetherAgainst DomesticViolenceFor all staff tocomplete/update the elearning packages forsafeguarding childrenTo establish and maintainprotocols with partnershipsand ensure pathways are inplace for referral and to aidcommunicationTo ensure that safeguardingcontinues to be embeddedinto practice throughsupervisionandmultidisciplinary discussionTo audit safeguarding casesand ensure a high standard ofcare is maintained feedbackgood practice or any arearequiring improvementa. 24 Targeted groups ofvulnerable young peopleaged 13-19 years to bemore aware of dynamicsof domestic violence inintimate relationships andhow to keep themselvessafe. (12 to be moreaware in Year 1; 12 inYear 2)meaningful.Safeguarding children E leaning hasbeen completed by all staff andevidence provided to the Trust (someother staff have also completedadditional training in relation tosafeguarding within the borough)Links have been maintained andprotocol developed with partnershipagenciesSafeguarding issues are beingaddressed though assessment,supervision, training and clinicalmeetingsA Trust audit has been completed andawaiting feedbackFor outcomes 1&2 we have exceededour targets and increased awareness in71 vulnerable young people We haveworked in partnership with Women andGirls Network and HAFADOutcomes 3- 6 have been moreproblematic and referrals have been themajor issue as services wouldn’t refer toa service delivered during school time.This took a lot of time to work throughTo further develop protocols toensure that when a child isidentified as being ‘at risk’ thata referral is made to theappropriate team and that anyimmediate action is taken tosafeguard.Communication betweenservices following referral andassessmentTo continue to find a way todeliver therapy to schoolchildren in a way that does notimpact on their in school time.To ensure that all children’sworkforce know how toidentify, risk assess and referappropriately to domesticabuse services.NoAlthough DV specialist arenow well aware ofIndependent DomesticViolence Advisors (IDVA’s)and Multi Agency RiskAssessment Conference(MARAC) practitioners maynot understand the severity ofrisk attached to a MARACreferral. Practitioners were15