An Exploratory Study of Interventions with High-Risk Domestic Violence Victims

• Main Authors: Chao, Kuo-Yu, 趙國妤
• Other Authors: Pan, Shu-Man
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78434582665376432434

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 社會工作學研究所 === 100 === Although the rights of domestic violence victims have been increasing since the “Domestic Violence Prevention Act” passed, the violence of some very high-danger batterers still cannot be restrained by the law. The experts in Taiwan brought the “Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs)” into practice attempts to protect the safety of very high-risk domestic violence victims, which includes the risk assessments and multi-agency conferences two key elements. The literature reviews finds the existing researches of MARACs all focus on the implements of danger assessments and the influence of MARACs. Therefore this study attempts to explore the interventions of very high-risk domestic violence, explains the process of MARACs, the danger assessments of social workers, and the strategies of MARACs. This qualitative study uses semi-constructed interview guide to interview 11 social workers who work in Taipei City and Hisnchu County. The findings show that the assessments still depend on the professional knowledge of social workers. There is always paradox of the self-determination of clients and MARACs in the intervention process. Only the police and social service system attend MARACs and implement the strategies more effectively. The very high-risk domestic violence cases involve many different kinds of issues, and it depends on each agency to attend MARACs and implement the strategies actively. Because of the lack of the effective role of Health Department in MARACs, and the cases always involve the issues of alcohol and drug addiction or psychiatry. The study suggests Health Department to set up the notification systems in communities to increase the role and function of Health Department in MARACs. Besides, the police could build up the case responsibilities of the police officer to improve the standard of the warning to batterers.