Domestic abuse is one of the most challenging case issues facing child welfare and other family service agencies. Handling it well requires skills, confidence, and knowledge. Supervising workers in a domestic abuse–related practice is one way to make sure employees have the support and guidance they need when working with adult and child survivors, intervening with perpetrators, and managing safety for themselves and the family.
In the Safe & Together Model: 2-Day Supervisor Training, supervisors and managers learn key skills to help their workers apply a perpetrator pattern–based approach to casework. The training is organized into three critical supervisory skills:
- Assessing and supporting the quality of their workers’ practice
- Decision making and worker guidance
- Managing worker safety
This training is designed for practitioners who have completed the Safe & Together Model Core Training and are ready to incorporate the knowledge and techniques to their supervisory roles. We recommend that supervisors not only have a deep familiarity with the Model but also use it in day-to-day practice within the agency, department, or unit.
Available for in-person, online.
Why Take a Domestic Abuse–Informed Training Specifically for Supervisors?
Most child welfare and other human service professionals have received little to no training or education related to supervising domestic violence. Why is this training important?
- Supervisors are the front-line decision makers on most cases.
- Supervisors act as coaches to their workers, particularly new workers. Skills and habits are often heavily shaped by supervision.
- Supervisors have an important quality assurance role to play, reviewing and guiding their workers’ practice.
- Supervisors influence the decisions of their managers through the information they share and the concerns they raise.
- Supervisors have a responsibility to monitor and manage the safety of their workers.
