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 Pānui

Issue 28February 2014
In This Issue
New resources
In the news
Upcoming events
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Kia ora and welcome to the latest newsletter from the NZFVC, a monthly update of resources, news and events for those working to prevent family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

 



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This Pānui brings the exciting news that Robert Geffner is coming to New Zealand in April. Dr Geffner has an international reputation as a researcher, trainer, practitioner and consultant with particular expertise in children's exposure to family violence and issues relating to child custody. The Clearinghouse will host a free workshop focusing on policy and practice issues in Wellington (11 April) and a free seminar on child custody evaluations where there are allegations of child abuse and/or IPV in Auckland (16 April)

 

Other news, views, and happenings in brief:  
Read on for more resources, news and events. 
  

The NZFVC team

@ Tāmaki Innovation Campus
University of Auckland

 

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Tip of the month

DVDs and Videos

Finding DVDs

The Clearinghouse has many DVDs for loan. These are among our most popular resources.

To search for DVDs only use Advanced Search
- under Item type, tick the box beside DVD.
Tick the box beside Video too, if you still have a video player.

If you need to purchase any DVD for regular use, click on Title notes for information about the supplier, or contact us.

Please return DVDs promptly, and include any accompanying booklets, so these resources are ready for others to use.
 
New resources

 

Books, reports and other items 

 

Here are some of the books, reports, and other resources added to the NZFVC library this month. Use the "read more" link to the NZFVC Library online to read the full summary and request or download the item. Please contact us if any links are broken.      


New Zealand
 
Immediate and long-term outcomes of assault in pregnancy
Pauline Gulliver and Robyn Dixon. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2014
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, online first
Summary: The authors conducted a review of hospital discharge files to understand the effect of assault during or after pregnancy on maternal, fetal and long term injury outcomes. The hospital records of women who were admitted to a New Zealand public hospital for a pregnancy related event between 2001 and 2006 were followed-up for 5 years... Read more


Culture : no excuse for abuse

Shakti and Family Violence - It's Not OK (MSD).  Auckland :  Shakti, 2014
Community resource - 18 p. ; PDF
Summary: The Shakti Community Council, in collaboration with the It's Not OK Campaign produced this booklet in February 2014 to increase awareness of family violence in Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities in New Zealand... Read more


Imagining the solution : conference held Wellington, 9-10 September 2013
TOAH-NNEST Tauiwi Caucus. Wellington : TOAH-NNEST Tauiwi Caucus, 2013
Conference handbook & presentations - 59 p. ; PDF
Summary: The Tauiwi Caucus of TOAH-NNEST hosted the second annual national sexual violence prevention hui last year. The hui focused on the primary prevention of sexual violence, showcasing primary prevention strategies, activities and programmes that help build communities free of sexual violence... Read more


Prevention, response, and referral pathways for cases of intimate partner violence and sexual violence at a New Zealand university : a preliminary assessment
Isaac Smith. BHSc(Hons) dissertation, University of Auckland, 2013
Dissertation - 114 p. ; PDF 
Summary: This study was exploratory in nature, and used a qualitative methodology... Read more

 

 

Journal articles

 

Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.  

   

From research, through policy and politics to practice : learning from experience  

Emma Davies and Elizabeth Rowe. Emerald, 2014 International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy,  34(1/2): 35 - 46
Summary: Based on two New Zealand case studies, the authors examine what confounds and what bridges gaps between research, policy, politics and practice. Case study 1 focuses on the Taskforce for action on violence within families... Read more


Restorative justice and sexual offending : what clinicians need to know about possible Trial Process Reform in New Zealand
Sophie R. Macaulay - Informit, 2013
Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand, 5(2): 4-11
Summary:  This issue of Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand focuses on sexual violence and the criminal justice system in New Zealand. The role of restorative justice is just one of the matters discussed in this issue...
Read more


What can we do to bring the sparkle back into this child's eyes? Child rights / community development principles : key elements for a strengths-based child protection practice
Susan Young, Margaret McKenzie, Liv Schjelderup, Cecilie Omre & Shayne Walker - Routledge, 2014
Child Care in Practice, 20(1): 135-152
Summary: Social Work educators from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Norway and Western Australia have developed a framework for child welfare work. The framework brings together the rights of the child, community development and child protection... Read more 

 

 

International

 

 

Effects of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents
prepared by Cathryn Hunter. Melbourne, Vic : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2014
Fact sheet - HTML 
CFCA Fact Sheet, 2014
Summary:  This paper provides an overview of the possible effects of child abuse and neglect and explores whether different types of maltreatment are associated with specific adverse consequences in childhood and adolescence... Read more


First impressions ... Exposure to violence and a child's developing brain
Calfornia Attorney General's Office & Crime and Violence Prevention Centre, 2008
DVD - 28 mins. plus bonus material
Summary: This DVD includes the title video and bonus material suitable for training purposes. English and Spanish versions available on the DVD. Closed captioned option available.... Read more


Healthy moms, healthy babies : a train the trainers curriculum on domestic violence, reproductive coercion and children exposed
Linda Chamberlain and Rebecca Levenson. San Francisco, CA : Futures without Violence, 2011
Training manual & CD/DVD
Summary: Healthy Moms, Happy Babies: Train the Trainers Curriculum was created to support home visitation programme workers in the US. It is designed to develop a core competency strategy, to ensure that all home visitation programmes are equipped to help women and children living in homes with domestic violence... Read more


Something my father would do : overcoming legacies of family violence = Lo que hizo mi paore
directed by John Badalament for Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2006
DVD - 15 mins.
Summary: This DVD from the US shows the stories of three men who grew up with abusive fathers and had to struggle with their own choices as intimate partners and fathers. An educational tool intended for use by skilled facilitators. English and Spanish versions available on the DVD... Read more
    

  

Journal articles

  

Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.   

 

Addressing gender-based violence : a critical review of interventions
Andrew Morrison, Mary Ellsberg and Sarah Bott. Oxford University Press, 2007
World Bank Research Observer, 2007, 22(1): 25-51
Summary: This article highlights the progress in building a knowledge base on effective ways to increase access to justice for women who have experienced gender-based violence, offer quality services to survivors, and reduce levels of gender-based violence... Read more


Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence : a systematic review
Naeemah Abrahams, Karen Devries, Charlotte Watts, Christina Pallitto, Max Petzold, Simukai Shamu and Claudia Garcia-Moreno - Elsevier, 2014
The Lancet, 2014, online first
Summary: The authors conducted a systematic review to identify population-based data on the prevalence of women's reported experiences of sexual violence from age 15 years onwards, by anyone except intimate partners... Read more    

In the news

 

Click on the link for full news item.

 

Families Commission calls for family violence to be a top government priority - 27 Feb, 2014
The Families Commission has called for family violence to be a top government...

 
Judith Collins: Crime and reoffending rates continue to fall through Better Public Services - 27 Feb, 2014
The latest results released under Better Public Services indicate that recorded...  


Glenn Inquiry preparing to release first report - 27 Feb, 2014
The Glenn Inquiry is preparing to release its first report, detailing results...  


Online resource centre supports identification and integration of evidence-based practice - 26 Feb, 2014
The US National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) has created an...  


Evaluation potential highlighted in philanthropic sector - 26 Feb, 2014
The University of Otago, in collaboration with Philanthropy New Zealand (PNZ),...  


Responding to intimate partner violence in home visitation programmes - 26 Feb, 2014
The potential of home visitation programmes for preventing and responding to...  


Shakti launches new booklet for ethnic communities
- 20 Feb, 2014
Shakti Community Council, in collaboration with the It's Not OK Campaign, has...  


Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme receives NZ Rugby award - 20 Feb, 2014
The Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) has been awarded...  


ACC and Labour developing plans to prevent sexual violence - 18 Feb, 2014
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and the Labour Party have both...  


Cameras for frontline Police may assist in domestic violence prosecutions - 18 Feb, 2014
Justice Minister Judith Collins has raised the idea of frontline Police...  


Public pressure required to address family violence and child poverty - Salvation Army - 13 Feb, 2014
The Salvation Army has expressed deep concern at the continuing lack of...  

 

Check for more news   

Upcoming events 
 
Click on the link for event details. 

10 - 11 March 2014
Working with Parents' Anger - Workshop
Auckland

10 - 14 March 2014
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Hamilton

12 - 13 March 2014 *NEW*
Easy Evaluation - Workshop
Nelson

19 March 2014 *NEW*
Recognising and Responding to Chhild Abuse - Workshop
Hastings

20 March 2014 *NEW*
Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse - Workshop
Taupo

24 - 28 March 2014
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Auckland

26 - 27 March 2014
Developing Policies and Procedures: Child Abuse
2 day Workshop
Palmerston North

27 March 2014 *NEW*
Effectively involving men in preventing violence against women - Seminar
Lower Hutt, Wellington

7 - 8 April 2014 *NEW*
Response-based practice in action: Addressing violence and promoting social justice - Workshop
Wellington

7 - 8 April 2014
No2Bullying Conference
Surfers Paradise, Qld, Australia

7 - 11 April 2014
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Christchurch

7 - 11 April 2014

Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Wellington

10 - 11 April 2014 *NEW*
A new approach to addressing bullying and violence
Workshop
Auckland

11 April 2014 *Clearinghouse event* *NEW*
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Attachment, Trauma, and the Brain:  Current Research and Implications for Policy & Practice
Free workshop presented by Robert Geffner Ph.D.
Wellington

16 April 2014 *Clearinghouse event* *NEW*
Child Custody Evaluations when there are Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
Free seminar presented by Robert Geffner Ph.D.
Auckland

1 May 2014 *NEW*
Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse - Workshop
Auckland

6 - 7 May 2014 *NEW*
Easy Evaluation - Workshop
Whangarei

12 - 16 May 2014 *NEW*
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Invercargill

20 - 21 May 2014 *NEW*
Easy Evaluation - Workshop
Whanganui

26 - 30 May 2014 *NEW*
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Auckland

10 - 11 June 2014 *NEW*
Easy Evaluation - Workshop
Auckland

9 - 13 June 2014 *NEW*
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Napier

10 June 2014 *NEW*
Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse - Workshop
New Plymouth

18 - 19 June 2014 *NEW*
Developing Policies and Procedures to Recognise and Respond to Child Abuse - 2 day workshop
Tauranga

23 - 30 June 2014 *NEW*
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Rotorua

24 June 2014 *NEW*
Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse - Workshop
Christchurch

24 - 25 June 2014 *NEW*
Easy Evaluation - Workshop
Napier

30 June - 4 July 2014 *NEW*
Child Protection Studies Programme - 5 day course
Whangarei

30 July - 1 August 2014 *NEW*
13th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference
Melbourne, Australia

14 - 17 September 2014

20th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
Nagoya, Japan