Family Violence Capability Frameworks

What are the Family Violence Capability Frameworks and why are they being reviewed?

The Family Violence Prevention and Response Capability Frameworks provide the foundational skill set required to both deliver prevention of family violence and violence against women initiatives and respond to all forms of family violence.

The review is intended to reflect the capability uplift required by reforms and learnings undertaken since the frameworks’ release, including capturing new evidence and best practice, whilst also seeking to establish an implementation approach that clarifies and increases their utility across the workforce. The review will consider the alignment between the prevention and response frameworks, recognising that prevention and response work is distinct but complementary.

What has been achieved so far?

In January 2022, a partnership between the DFFH Centre for Workforce Excellence (CWE) and Safe and Equal was established. Following this, a working group of key specialist peaks and a selection for ACCOs was established.

To date, a desktop review has been completed along with key informant interviews across departments, agencies and peaks, including ACCOs, victim survivor advocacy groups and relevant workforces.

Since October 2022, workforce consultations have taken place across prevention and response. Together, the desktop review and consultations have informed a conceptual framework for the prevention and response frameworks, as well as an initial draft of the response capability framework.

What is happening now?

CWE and S+E have completed consultations across sectors and workforces and finalised an initial draft of the response capability framework. Currently CWE are seeking internal feedback from key stakeholders August and September. Following this, CWE will reach out to critical friends for input and review. We will continue to incorporate stakeholder feedback throughout the drafting process.

Critical stakeholder meetings are underway to develop the structure of the prevention capability framework to directly inform drafting of the document. A concept diagram is also in development aimed at linking prevention and response frameworks.

What is planned next?

Following input from internal stakeholders the response framework will be circulated to critical friends for review.

Drafting of the initial draft of the prevention framework is due to be completed in the coming months.