Working Together Resources
Context
The MARAM Framework was introduced to create a consistent, collaborative, and whole of system approach to family violence risk assessment and management.
The Ovens Murray Family Violence Partnership acknowledges and thanks the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Family Violence Partnership (RFVP) for their work designing the Working Together resources and for allowing them to be tailored for the Ovens Murray region.
In line with this vision, members of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Family Violence Partnership and the Ovens Murray Family Violence Partnership have been progressing collaborative multi-agency approaches to assessing family violence risk. This collective work and commitment culminated in the development of the Working Together resources.
Working Together is a suite of practice resources and tip sheets. It is the result of extensive consultation with RFVP members and brings together practice and lived experience knowledge to enhance collaboration between professionals. This includes promoting sharing of MARAM risk assessments between services where appropriate and enabling more coordinated multi-agency assessments of family violence risk.
Working Together includes five resources and each has a unique focus. Each resource promotes skills which are essential to collaborative practice or responds to practice issues which have been identified as a barrier to collaboration.
Each individual resource is available for download below. A consolidated document containing all five resources is available for download to the right.
Sharing MARAM Risk Assessments
These resources are designed to support professionals to share MARAM risk assessments that they have completed with other organisations where appropriate.
They include a case study and information sharing flowchart poster to support understanding of when and how information can be shared.
Download the resources here.
Speaking with Victim Survivors about sharing their Risk Assessment
These resources are designed to support professionals to speak with victim survivors about sharing their MARAM risk assessment with other services.
They include a quick reference poster resource to guide conversations with clients experiencing family violence.
Download the resources here.
Documenting Risk on Assessment Tools
These resources are designed to support professionals to document risk relevant information on MARAM assessment tools to improve collaboration and information sharing. Some tips in these resources can be applied to either people using or experiencing violence tools.
They include a quick reference poster with examples of good documentation practice.
Download the resources here.
Building on Victim Survivor Risk Assessments Completed by Another Professional
These resources are designed to support professionals to build on adult and child victim survivor risk assessments that have been started or completed by other professionals. Although elements of this resource may support building on person using violence risk assessments, they predominantly focus on victim survivor response practice.
The resources include practice principles and conversation guidance.
Download the resources here.
Elevating the Focus on Children & Young People in Risk Assessment
These resources are designed to support professionals to work with children and young people experiencing family violence, including supporting their agency within risk assessment and management processes.
They include conversation guides and practice tips for engaging with children and young people’s experiences, both directly and indirectly with the adult survivor parent.
Download the resources here.
