Interventions to Improve the Response of Professionals to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Systematic Review

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dc.contributor.authorTurner, W., Broad, J., Drinkwater, J., Firth, A., Hester, M., Stanley, N., ... & Feder, G.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-03T17:16:06Z
dc.date.available2015-11-03T17:16:06Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractExposure of children to domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a form of child maltreatment with short- and long-term behavioural and mental health impact. Health care professionals are generally uncertain about how to respond to domestic violence and are particularly unclear about best practice with regards to children's exposure and their role in a multiagency response. In this systematic review, we report educational and structural or whole-system interventions that aim to improve professionals’ understanding of, and response to, DVA survivors and their children. We searched 22 bibliographic databases and contacted topic experts for studies reporting quantitative outcomes for any type of intervention aiming to improve professional responses to disclosure of DVA with child involvement. We included interventions for physicians, nurses, social workers and teachers. Twenty-one studies met the inclusion criteria: three randomised controlled trials (RCTs), 18 pre-post intervention surveys. There were 18 training and three system-level interventions. Training interventions generally had positive effects on participants’ knowledge, attitudes towards DVA and clinical competence. The results from the RCTs were consistent with the before-after surveys. Results from system-level interventions aimed to change organisational practice and inter-organisational collaboration demonstrates the benefit of coordinating system change in child welfare agencies with primary health care and other organisations. Implications for policy and research are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationTurner, W., Broad, J., Drinkwater, J., Firth, A., Hester, M., Stanley, N., ... & Feder, G. (2015). Interventions to Improve the Response of Professionals to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Systematic Review. Child Abuse Review.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/car.2385/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2613
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse Reviewen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectEnglanden_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectliterature reviewen_US
dc.titleInterventions to Improve the Response of Professionals to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Systematic Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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