What do practitioners need to pay most attention to in domestic violence cases involving children?  What kind of evidence do courts need to hear evidence if they want to make good decisions related to custody and access?  The Safe & Together's Model 5 Critical Components is the foundational guide to domestic violence-informed assessment and decision -making.   The Mapping Tool, Pivoting to the Perpetrator and other tools and techniques all derive from these Critical Components.
 
In this episode, David and Ruth dive into the each of those Critical Components including:

• the history behind their development
• how they can help drive systems change
• how their application can prevent victim blaming
• how they allow practitioners to consider important factors like cultural trauma without allowing it be an excuse for perpetration

Learn more about the Critical Components:

• Foundational Elearning: "Safe & Together: An Introduction to the Model" 
• Comprehensive Elearning: "Safe &  Together Model CORE Training" 

Purchase Safe & Together Model Cards which include the Principles and Critical Components

Now available! Mapping the Perpetrator’s Pattern: A Practitioner’s Tool for Improving Assessment, Intervention, and Outcomes The web-based Perpetrator Pattern Mapping Tool is a virtual practice tool for improving assessment, intervention, and outcomes through a perpetrator pattern-based approach. The tool allows practitioners to apply the Model’s critical concepts and principles to their current case load in real

Check out David Mandel's new book "Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to transform the way we keep children safe from domestic violence."