CQUniversity Unit Profile
DFVP20005 Men's Behaviour Change Interventions and Practice
Men's Behaviour Change Interventions and Practice
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General Information

Overview

This unit will provide you with opportunities to develop specialist knowledge of men’s behaviour change interventions and practice with a specific focus on working with voluntary and involuntary clients in domestic and family violence work. Critical use is made of evidence-based research, and practice and policy documents addressing issues related to working with users of violence. Research and writing on a selection of group work modalities and applied group work skills will be taught in this unit. You will explore legal and safety considerations that arise from working with this client group and consider ethical, professional and self-management implications for practice. You will learn more about domestic and family violence perpetration as it affects people from vulnerable populations, such as Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2020

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 40%
2. Portfolio
Weighting: 30%
3. Portfolio
Weighting: 30%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Examine the complexities of working with voluntary and involuntary clients who use violence in relation to the influence of gender, ethnicity and culture
  2. Identify defusion strategies for users of violence and reflect on the applicability of these approaches across a range of contexts
  3. Formulate strategies to address the safety issues for the family members of users of violence
  4. Analyse critically prevailing evaluation research on individual and group work modalities for working with users of violence
  5. Demonstrate the ability to apply, and reflect upon, legal, safety and ethical principles in working with users of violence.
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment - 40%
2 - Portfolio - 30%
3 - Portfolio - 30%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
5 - Self-management
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
7 - Leadership
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment - 40%
2 - Portfolio - 30%
3 - Portfolio - 30%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Brian Sullivan Unit Coordinator
b.sullivan@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 09 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Introductions and a Beginning

Chapter

Pease, B. (2008). Engaging Men in Men’s Violence Prevention: Exploring the Tensions, Dilemmas and Possibilities. Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse. Issues Paper 17

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 16 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

The history and evolution of men's behaviour change practice as response to domestic and family violence

Chapter

Gondolf, E. W. (2012). Chapter 1: The uncertain state of batterer programs. In The future of batterer programs (pp. 13-45). Boston, MAS: Northeastern University Press.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 23 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Tough to be a man: Masculinities and vulnerable populations

Chapter

Carrington, K. (2014). Feminism and global justiceIn Masculinity matters: Super-capitalism, men and violence (pp. 101-133). Hoboken, NJ: Taylor & Francis.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 30 Mar 2020

Module/Topic

Integrating men's behaviour change as response to domestic and family violence

Chapter

Vlais, R. (2014). Domestic violence perpetrator programs: Education, therapy, support, accountability 'or' struggle? Melbourne, VIC: No To Violence. Male Family Violence Prevention Association. Retrieved from http://www.ntv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Elements-of-DV-perpetrator-program-work.pdf

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 06 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Frameworks for transformation

Chapter

Langlands, R., Ward, T., & Gilchrist, E. (2009). Applying the Good Lives Model to Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence. Behaviour Change, 26(2), 113-129.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 1: Report due Monday 06/04/20


Written Assessment: Report Due: Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Vacation Week Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Practice approaches

Chapter

ANROWS (2015). Perpetrator interventions in Australia: Key findings and future directions. Compass research to policy and practice (issue PP01). Retrieved from https://anrows.org.au/publications/compass-0/perpetrator-interventions-in-australia-key-findings-and-future-directions

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020

Module/Topic

Intervention models

Chapter

Mandel, D. (2010). Child welfare and domestic violence: Tackling the themes and thorny questions that stand in the way of collaboration and improvement of child welfare practice. Violence Against Women,16 (5), 530-536.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 04 May 2020

Module/Topic

A desistance paradigm

Chapter

McNeil, F. (2016) A desistance paradigm for offender management. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 6 (1), 39-62.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 9 Begin Date: 11 May 2020

Module/Topic

Intervention contexts

Chapter

Harway, M. & Evans, K. (1996). Working in groups with men who batter. In M.P., Andronico, (Ed.) Men in groups: Insights, Interventions, and psychoeducational work (pp. 357-374). Washington, DC: APA.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 2: Portfolio Activity 1 due Monday 5.00pm 11/05/20


Portfolio Activity 1: Program Rationale & Overview Due: Week 9 Monday (11 May 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 10 Begin Date: 18 May 2020

Module/Topic

Intervention processes

Chapter

Hall J.C. (2011). A narrative approach to group work with men who batter. Social Work with Groups, 34, 175-189.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 11 Begin Date: 25 May 2020

Module/Topic

Professional practices

Chapter

Day, A. & Ward, T. (2010). Offender rehabilitation as a value-laden process. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 54 (3), 289-306.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 01 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

An integrated contemporary approach

Chapter

Roy, V., Chateauvert, J., & Richard, M-C. (2013). An ecological examination of factors influencing men’s engagement in intimate partner violence groups. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 28 (9) 1798-1816.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment 3: Portfolio Activity 2 due Monday 5.00pm 01/06/20


Portfolio Activity 2: Program Safety Due: Week 12 Monday (1 June 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 08 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 15 Jun 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Written Assessment: Report

Task Description

Assessment 1 - Report

2,000 words (+/- 10%) - 40% weighting

You are required to write a brief report. This task provides you with an opportunity to thoroughly investigate and address a key issue in domestic and family violence practice, namely: the complexities of working with clients (voluntary and involuntary) who use violence. For the purposes of the task, assume you are employed by a Men’s Behaviour Change (MBC) program based in your own local geographical area.

Background:

In 2015, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) endorsed a National Outcome Standards for Perpetrator Interventions. It now seeks feedback from service providers in this field as part of a review. Your MBC service works with men at various stages of readiness for change and takes this opportunity to convey to policy makers what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group in your community, focusing on issues arising from whether the client is ‘voluntary’ or involuntary.

Your supervisor has asked you to review Headline Standard 2 (reproduced below) and to propose a set of recommendations that will result in the incorporation of this standard into your service. Your submission to COAG will be in the form of a specialist report, the template for which will be available in Moodle.

Headline Standard 2:

Perpetrators get the right interventions at the right time

Our systems and services must play an effective role in ending perpetrators’ violence by working together at every opportunity to identify, keep sight of and engage with perpetrators.

It is imperative that our systems and services share relevant information about perpetrators and victims wherever possible[1], including information on victim/survivor safety and perpetrator risk. This information must be used to help

  • the perpetrator accountability system to respond in integrated ways so that the right parts of the system can engage with the perpetrator at the most effective times to reduce the risk of him committing violence, and minimise the impacts of any violence that does occur.

    We must ensure that we intervene swiftly with perpetrators as soon as an instance of their violence is identified in ways that stop their violence and give the perpetrator opportunities to change his violent behaviours and attitudes.

    Perpetrator interventions must be designed to respond effectively to perpetrators from diverse cultures, and communities and circumstances at all the key points of engagement with them in the perpetrator accountability system. Effective interventions with perpetrators must include specific responses suited to ending as early as possible the violence of perpetrators who are engaging with the system for the first time as well as responses suited to minimising harm from persistent re-offending.

    COAG (2015). National Outcome Standards for Perpetrator Interventions, Canberra, ACT: Author, p. 8.

    Your recommendations should:

    • Where possible, cite contemporary published and ‘grey’ literature, including service standards and evaluations, government reports and so on
    • Reflect the characteristics of your service and the community it serves (e.g., the gender, ethnic and cultural considerations for your community)
    • Be specific, achievable and measurable.
    You should include at least ten references in your report. At least six of these should be academic references based on empirical and/ or theoretical examinations of the issues implicit in this statement. Remaining references may be sources from the grey literature.

Overall, this assessment item provides you with the opportunity to explore the research and relevant policy documents underpinning the unit and link these to your current or future practice.

All assessment-related information is also made available on the unit Moodle site under the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section for this unit. You will also find a link to a monitored discussion board specifically designed for questions relating to each assessment item on the unit Moodle site. You are encouraged to monitor the unit Moodle site and your student emails for assessment-related information.

Referencing

The preferred style for this school is American Psychological Association (APA) referencing. A guide to the latest version can be accessed in the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section for this unit in Moodle.


  • [1] Sharing of information must remain consistent with all relevant legislation, including information privacy provisions and principles.


Assessment Due Date

Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2020) 5:00 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 6 Monday (20 Apr 2020)

Assessment will be returned 10 working days after submission.


Weighting
40%

Assessment Criteria

HD 85-100% D 75-84% C 65-74% P 50-64% F Below 50%

Structure (8.5-10%)                            (7.5-8.4%)                                  (6.5-7.4%)                                  (5.0-6.4%)                                          (0.0-4.9%)

Excellent presentation of assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. Consistently accurate with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 1 or 2 errors spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 3 or 4 consistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 3 or 4 inconsistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure Poorly presented assignment. Double spacing not used. 12 point font not used. Many inaccuracies with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. (> 5 errors).

Approach & Argument (75%)

       (63.75-75%)                                   (56.25-63%)                             (48.75-56%)                                    (37.5-48%)                                        (0.0-37%)

Overall, content is entirely relevant to the topic, the approach comprehensively addresses the task and the argument proceeds logically and is within the set word limit. Overall, content is very relevant to the topic, the approach clearly addresses the task and the argument proceeds logically and is within the set word limit Overall, content is appropriate to the topic, the approach mostly addresses the task and the argument for the most part proceeds logically and is within the set word limit Overall, content addresses the task, the approach is mostly relevant, but the argument is at times repetitive or lacks cohesion and is within the set word limit of 10% allowance (under or over the set limit) Overall, content and approach lack relevance, do not address the task, and the argument lacks cohesion. The word limit has not been adhered to (well over or under the 10% allowance)
A very articulate and comprehensive piece of work. Rigorous and critical evaluation of a comprehensive body of evidence. A very compelling articulation to policy-makers of what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group. A complete proposal of a set of recommendations for incorporation of standard into service that: · reflect the characteristics of a service and the community it serves in terms of gender, ethnic and cultural considerations. · are specific, achievable and measurable An articulate and comprehensive piece of work. A range of evidence has been critically evaluated. A compelling articulation to policy-makers of what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group. A mostly complete proposal of a set of recommendations for incorporation of standard into service that: · reflect the characteristics of a service and the community it serves in terms of gender, ethnic and cultural considerations. · are specific, achievable and measurable A comprehensive piece of work. The evidence has been evaluated. A strong articulation to policy-makers of what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group. A sufficiently complete proposal of a set of recommendations for incorporation of standard into service that: · reflect the characteristics of a service and the community it serves in terms of gender, ethnic and cultural considerations. · are specific, achievable and measurable The discussion demonstrates a generalised or limited understanding of the topic. Some evidence has been evaluated. A satisfactory articulation to policy-makers of what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group. A satisfactory proposal of a set of recommendations for incorporation of standard into service that: : · reflect the characteristics of a service and the community it serves in terms of gender, ethnic and cultural considerations. · are specific, achievable and measurable There is little/ no attempt at critical evaluation of the evidence. An unsatisfactory articulation to policy-makers of what is required to respond to the challenges of working with this client group. An insufficient proposal of a set of recommendations for incorporation of standard into service that: · reflect the characteristics of a service and the community it serves in terms of gender, ethnic and cultural considerations. · are specific, achievable and measurable

Referencing (15%)

  (12.75-15%)                                      (11.25%-12.6%)                          (9.75-11.2%)                               (7.5-9.7%)                                           (0.0-7.4%)

Consistently integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. Generally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 1 or 2 exceptions Partly integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions Occasionally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations
Consistently accurate with referencing. A minimum of 10 references used, including 6 academic journal articles. Any ‘grey literature’ cited (e.g., practice guidelines, evidence-based practitioner manuals) is of direct relevance. 1 or 2 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 10 references used including 6 journal articles and relevant grey literature (may include practice guidelines and evidence-based practitioner manuals). 3 or 4 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 10 references used including 6 journal articles and relevant grey literature (may include practice guidelines and evidence-based practitioner manuals). 3 or 4 inconsistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 10 references used including 6 journal articles and relevant grey literature (may include practice guidelines and evidence-based practitioner manuals). Many inaccuracies with referencing (>5). Fewer than 10 references used. Fewer than 6 journal articles sourced. Relevant grey literature (including practice guidelines and evidence-based practitioner manuals) not included.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submission through Moodle.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Examine the complexities of working with voluntary and involuntary clients who use violence in relation to the influence of gender, ethnicity and culture
  • Identify defusion strategies for users of violence and reflect on the applicability of these approaches across a range of contexts
  • Demonstrate the ability to apply, and reflect upon, legal, safety and ethical principles in working with users of violence.


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility
  • Leadership

2 Portfolio

Assessment Title
Portfolio Activity 1: Program Rationale & Overview

Task Description

Portfolio Activity 1: Program Rationale & Overview

1,500 words total (+/- 10%), 30% weighting

The next 2 assignments are asking you to develop your critical reflective skills for practice. You will be asked to reflect: ‘for’ practice (before the practice occurs); ‘on’ practice (during the practice); and ‘on’ practice (after the practice is finished). For this Portfolio Activity (and also for Assessment 3) assume you are developing a Men’s Behaviour Change (MBC) program to engage a mix of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and stages of readiness. Your service is a non-government organisation that works with families and is located in a large rural area, with an urban centre population of about 120,000. For the purposes of this assignment, this area should reflect population characteristics local or familiar to you. Your program is mandated (‘in voluntary’) and is to be conducted primarily in a group format.

The outputs from this task (in conjunction with Assessment 3) will provide components of a practice manual for your service. Note that the manual is to be used by a range of staff in your service, some of whom are not specialists in working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence. Overall, the manual is designed to ensure the integrity of your program as well as safe practice.

Your group-based Men’s Behaviour Change program will seek to help address the safety of family members through promoting accountability and behaviour change in perpetrators of violence over 16 sessions. Write a program rationale (approximately 500 words) followed by a program overview intended for inclusion in the practice manual described above.

Using references to theory and research from the field, the rationale should convey the aptness of the approach to colleagues: Why is a group-based Men’s Behaviour Change program the preferred format for this service? What are its strengths in relation to individual, community, or family work for this client group?

In presenting your overview, use the template provided in Moodle to outline the intended process of intervention for the 16-session program.

Activity guidelines

1. Since you are helping develop the program’s manual, the design you propose should be replicable (i.e., able to be used repeatedly with different groups of participants)

2. Your design should include the following points:

  • Sensitivity to the diversity within the population that your program serves.
  • Given its concise nature, the rationale need only present a single line of argument, but adhere to standard (APA) referencing requirements.
  • The overview should present a breakdown of the structure of the program (i.e., provide a session-by-session outline).
  • The emphasis in the overview should be on the process(es), rather than the content, of the program (i.e., the ‘how’, rather than the ‘what’).
  • A template for the overview will be supplied in Moodle.
  •  At least eight references should be included.

Notes to Students

Portfolio activities consist of different types of learning and assessment. They provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate a range of different skills, including different ways of researching, compiling and presenting information and acquired knowledge. The two Portfolio Activities for DFVP20005 should be submitted separately by 5.00pm on Monday of week 9 and 12 respectively. Each activity weighs 30% of the unit total. Submissions are staggered across the term to enable you to obtain feedback on your progress throughout the unit.

Portfolio activities allow you to explore the research, relevant policy documents and practice guidelines underpinning the unit and linking it to DFV-related practice. You will be required to write for a variety of audiences and purposes across the different assessment pieces in this unit.

Read each portfolio activity carefully and be aware of its specific requirements in terms of length, format, structure, required referencing, intended audience and purpose. All assessment-related information is also made available on the unit Moodle site under the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section. You will also find a link to a monitored discussion board specifically designed for questions relating to each assessment item on the unit Moodle site. You are encouraged to monitor the unit Moodle site and your student emails for assessment-related information.

Referencing

The preferred style for this school is American Psychological Association (APA) referencing. A guide to the latest version can be accessed in the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section for this unit in Moodle.


Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Monday (11 May 2020) 5:00 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 11 Monday (25 May 2020)

Within 10 working days of submission


Weighting
30%

Assessment Criteria

Part A

Part B

High Distinction 85-100% Distinction 75-84% Credit 65-74% Pass 50-64% Fail Below 50%
Part A Structure (8.5-10%)                    (7.5-8.4%)                                       (6.5-7.4%)                                 (5.0-6.4%)                                   (0.0-4.9%)
Excellent presentation of rationale, double-spaced with 12-point font. Consistently accurate with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented rationale, double-spaced with 12-point font. 1 or 2 errors spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented rationale, double spaced with 12-point font. 3 or 4 consistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented rationale, double-spaced with 12-point font. 5 or 6 inconsistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure Poorly presented rationale. Double spacing not used. 12-point font not used. Many inaccuracies with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. (> 5 errors).

Part A Approach and Argument (80%)


(68-80%)                                                      (60-67%)                                     (52-59%)                                    (40-51.5%)                                  (0.0-39%)

Content is entirely relevant to the topic, the approach comprehensively addresses the task. The content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. Articulation of: · Why group-based Men’s Behaviour Change program is best format for this service · Why group work is preferable to individual, community, or family work for this client group Content is very relevant to the topic, the approach clearly addresses the task. The content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. Content is appropriate to the topic, the approach mostly addresses the task. For the most part, the content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. Content mostly appropriate, the approach mostly addresses the task but may be repetitive or lacking cohesion. The content presentation is within the set word limit with a 10% allowance (under or over the set limit). Content and approach are irrelevant and or does not address the task and the presentation lacks cohesion. The word limit has not been adhered to: the word limit is over or under the 10% allowance

Part A Referencing (10%)

(8.5-10%)

(7.5-8.4%) (6.5-7.4%)(5.0-6.4%) (0.0-4.9%)
Consistently integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. Generally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 1 or 2 exceptions. Partly integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions. Occasionally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions. Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations.
Consistently accurate with referencing. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. 1 or 2 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. 3 or 4 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and practice guidelines. 3 or 4 inconsistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. Many inaccuracies with referencing (>5). Less than 5 references used. Few or no journal articles sourced. Assignment relies heavily on web-site information.
HD D C P F

Part B Structure (10%)

(8.5-10%)                                                        (7.5-8.4%)                                (6.5-7.4%)                                    ( 5.0-6.4%)                                         (0.0-4.9%)

Excellent presentation of assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. Consistently accurate with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 1 or 2 errors spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 3 or 4 consistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. Well-presented assignment, double spaced with 12 point font. 5 or 6 inconsistent errors with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure Poorly presented assignment. Double spacing not used. 12 point font not used. Many inaccuracies with spelling, grammar and paragraph structure. (> 5 errors).

Part B Approach and Content (75%)


(63.75-75%)                                                    (56.25-63%)                               (48.75-56%)                                  (37.5-48%)                                       (0.0-37%)

Content is entirely relevant to the topic, the approach comprehensively addresses the task and presentation of content is logical and within the set time/ word limit. All aspects have been addressed. · 16 session program overview · Session-by-session breakdown · Design is replicable · Design is sensitive to diversity within the populations Content is very relevant to the topic, the approach clearly addresses the task and the presentation of content is logical and within the set word limit Most aspects have been addressed. · 16 session program overview · Session-by-session breakdown · Design is replicable · Design is sensitive to diversity within the populations Content is appropriate to the topic, the approach mostly addresses the task and the presentation of content is for the most part logical and is within the set word limit. Sufficient aspects have been addressed. · 16 session program overview · Session-by-session breakdown · Design is replicable · Design is sensitive to diversity within the populations Content addresses the topic but is at times repetitive or lacks cohesion. It is within the set word limit with a 10% allowance (under or over the set limit). A satisfactory number of aspects have been addressed. · 16 session program overview · Session-by-session breakdown · Design is replicable · Design is sensitive to diversity within the populations Content is irrelevant and or does not address the topic and the presentation of content lacks cohesion. The word limit has not been adhered to, the word limit is over or under the 10% allowance. Not all aspects have been addressed/ have been inadequately addressed. · 16 session program overview · Session-by-session breakdown · Design is replicable · Design is sensitive to diversity within the populations

Part B Referencing (15%)

(12.75-15%)                                                (11.25%-12.6%)                           (9.75-11.2%)                                    (7.5-9.7%)                            (0.0-7.4%)

Consistently integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. Generally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 1 or 2 exceptions. Partly integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions. Occasionally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions. Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations.
Consistently accurate with referencing. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. 1 or 2 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. 3 or 4 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and practice guidelines. 3 or 4 inconsistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including journal articles, govt. publications, grey literature and practice guidelines. Many inaccuracies with referencing (>5). Fewer than 5 references used. Few or no journal articles sourced. Assignment relies heavily on web-site information.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Identify defusion strategies for users of violence and reflect on the applicability of these approaches across a range of contexts
  • Formulate strategies to address the safety issues for the family members of users of violence
  • Analyse critically prevailing evaluation research on individual and group work modalities for working with users of violence


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility
  • Leadership

3 Portfolio

Assessment Title
Portfolio Activity 2: Program Safety

Task Description

Portfolio Activity 2: Program Safety - 1,500 words (+/- 10%), 30% weighting

As for the previous Portfolio Activity (Assessment 2) assume you are developing a Men’s Behaviour Change (MBC) program to engage a mix of clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and stages of readiness. Your service is a non-government organisation that works with families and is located in a large rural area, with an urban centre population of about 80,000. For the purposes of this assignment, this area should reflect population characteristics local or familiar to you. Your program is a mix of mandated (‘involuntary’) non-mandated (‘voluntary’) and is to be conducted primarily in a group format.

The outputs from this task (in conjunction with Assessment 2) will provide components of a practice manual for your service. Note that the manual is to be used by a range of staff in your service, some of whom are not specialists in working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence. Overall, the manual is designed to ensure the integrity of your program as well as safe practice.
The practice manual for your program (as described above) must include broad safety considerations. With reference to your Program Rationale & Overview (from Assessment 2), formulate a set of safety guidelines (approximately 1,000 words). These guidelines should be designed to enhance the safety and wellbeing of partners, ex-partners and family members, and of course program staff (including staff self-care). The program’s aim is to promote desistance from abusive attitudes and behaviour in a way that attends to the safety of all.
Also present a comprehensive checklist, developed to ensure that the program incorporates and promotes reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community as well as all persons involved directly with the program.
Activity guidelines
  • Incorporate sensitivity to the specific population that your program serves and the diversity within it.
  • Safety guidelines should comprise a series of paragraphs, which may be sub-headed.
  • The checklist can be tabulated as a series of directives developed to ensure adherence to safe principles and practice
  • At least eight references should be supplied in support of your guidelines

Notes to Students

Portfolio activities consist of different types of learning and assessment. They provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate a range of different skills, including different ways of researching, compiling and presenting information and acquired knowledge. The two Portfolio Activities for DFVP20005 should be submitted separately by 11:45pm on Friday of week 8 and 12 respectively. Each activity weighs 30% of the unit total. Submissions are staggered across the term to enable you to obtain feedback on your progress throughout the unit.

Portfolio activities allow you to explore the research, relevant policy documents and practice guidelines underpinning the unit and linking it to DFV-related practice. You will be required to write for a variety of audiences and purposes across the different assessment pieces in this unit.

Read each portfolio activity carefully and be aware of its specific requirements in terms of length, format, structure, required referencing, intended audience and purpose. All assessment-related information is also made available on the unit Moodle site under the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section. You will also find a link to a monitored discussion board specifically designed for questions relating to each assessment item on the unit Moodle site. You are encouraged to monitor the unit Moodle site and your student emails for assessment-related information.

Referencing

The required style for this school is American Psychological Association (APA) referencing. A guide to the latest version can be accessed in the ‘ASSESSMENT’ section for this unit in Moodle.

Criteria Provided via Moodle
Feedback Provided via Moodle


Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Monday (1 June 2020) 5:00 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Monday (15 June 2020)

Within 10 working days of submission


Weighting
30%

Assessment Criteria

High Distinction 85-100% Distinction 75-84% Credit 65-74% Pass 50-64% Fail Below 50%

Structure (15%)

(12.75-15%)                                                 (11.25%-12.6%)                        (9.75-11.2%)                                 (7.5-9.7%)                                 (0.0-7.4%)

An excellent presentation: the plan is logical and free from spelling, grammar and formatting errors. A very good identification and presentation of key risk factors and suitable safety measures. The safety plan is logical with minor (1-2) spelling, grammar and formatting errors. A good identification and presentation of key risk factors and suitable safety measures. The safety plan is logical with some (3-4) spelling, grammar and formatting errors. An average identification and presentation of key risk factors and suitable safety measures. The safety plan is logical with minor (3-4) spelling, grammar and formatting errors. A poorly presented identification and presentation of key risk factors and suitable safety measures. The safety plan lacks a logical structure and has substantial (> 5) spelling, grammar and formatting errors.

Approach and content (70%)

(59.5-70%)                                                    (52.5-59%)                                 (45.5-52%)                                      (35-45%)                             (0.0-34%)

Content is entirely relevant to the topic, the approach comprehensively addresses the task. The content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. All aspects have been addressed. · Set of guidelines formulated: including consideration of safety of partners, ex-partners, and family members and promoting desistance from use of violence in future. · Checklist ensures program incorporates reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community and all persons directly involved with the program. Content is very relevant to the topic, the approach clearly addresses the task. The content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. Most aspects have been addressed. · Set of guidelines formulated: including consideration of safety of partners, ex-partners, and family members and promoting desistance from use of violence in future. · Checklist ensures program incorporates reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community and all persons directly involved with the program. Content is appropriate to the topic. The approach mostly addresses the task. For the most part, the content presentation is logical and is within the set word limit. Sufficient aspects have been addressed. · Set of guidelines formulated: including consideration of safety of partners, ex-partners, and family members and promoting desistance from use of violence in future. · Checklist ensures program incorporates reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community and all persons directly involved with the program. Content is mostly appropriate. The approach mostly addresses the task but may be repetitive or lack cohesion. The content presentation is within the set word limit with a 10% allowance (under or over the set limit). A satisfactory number of aspects have been addressed. · Set of guidelines formulated: including consideration of safety of partners, ex-partners, and family members and promoting desistance from use of violence in future. · Checklist ensures program incorporates reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community and all persons directly involved with the program. Content and approach are irrelevant and do not address the task. The content presentation lacks cohesion. The word limit has not been adhered to: the word limit is over or under the 10% allowance. Insufficient aspects have been addressed. · Set of guidelines formulated: including consideration of safety of partners, ex-partners, and family members and promoting desistance from use of violence in future. · Checklist ensures program incorporates reflective practice; practitioner health and safety; legal and ethical principles for the protection of the community and all persons directly involved with the program.

Referencing (15%)


         (12.75-15%)                                       (11.25%-12.6%)                          (9.75-11.2%)                                 (7.5-9.7%)                               (0.0-7.4%)

Consistently integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect all ideas, factual information and quotations. Generally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 1 or 2 exceptions Partly integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 3 or 4 exceptions Occasionally integrates up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations, with 5 or 6 exceptions Fails to or infrequent attempts (>7 errors) to integrate up-to-date references to support and reflect ideas, factual information and quotations
Consistently accurate with referencing. A minimum of 5 references used including academic publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and or evidence-based practitioner manuals. 1 or 2 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including academic publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and or evidence-based practitioner manuals. 3 or 4 consistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including academic publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and or evidence-based practitioner manuals. 5 or 6 inconsistent referencing errors identified. A minimum of 5 references used including academic publications, grey literature, practice guidelines and or evidence-based practitioner manuals. Many inaccuracies with referencing (>5). Fewer than 5 references used. Few or no journal articles sourced. Assignment relies heavily on web-site information.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Formulate strategies to address the safety issues for the family members of users of violence
  • Demonstrate the ability to apply, and reflect upon, legal, safety and ethical principles in working with users of violence.


Graduate Attributes
  • Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills
  • Research
  • Self-management
  • Ethical and Professional Responsibility

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