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We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present and Aboriginal Elders of other communities viewing this video.]
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V/O: MARAM for organisational leaders
V/O: The MARAM Framework (or ‘MARAM’) is the policy describing evidence based best practice for family violence risk assessment and management.
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PILLAR 1
Shared understanding of family violence
PILLAR 2
Consistent and collaborative practice
PILLAR 3
Responsibilities for risk assessment and management
PILLAR 4
Systems, outcomes and continuous improvement]
V/O: It is established in legislation in Part 11 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
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V/O: MARAM was introduced so that organisations who come into contact with people who may be experiencing or using family violence can offer a safe response.
V/O: MARAM applies to many organisations across education, justice, community and health services.
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V/O: If your organisation is prescribed as a “MARAM Framework Organisation”..
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V/O: .. it has a legal obligation to align organisational policies, procedures, practice guidance and tools to four pillars of practice to ensure the organisation promotes:
a shared understanding of what family violence is;
consistent and collaborative responses to family violence;
defined organisational roles for responding to family violence;
a commitment to continuously improving the organisational response.
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PILLAR 1
Shared understanding of family violence
PILLAR 2
Consistent and collaborative practice
PILLAR 3
Responsibilities for risk assessment and management
PILLAR 4
Systems, outcomes and continuous improvement]
V/O: There are ten responsibilities of practice in MARAM, and these can broadly be set out into three main categories:
Identification
Intermediate
Comprehensive
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Respectful, sensitive and safe engagement (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Identification of family violence (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Intermediate risk assessment (Categories: Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Intermediate risk management (Categories: Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Seek consultation for comprehensive risk assessment, risk management and referrals (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Contribute to information sharing with other services (as authorised by legislation) (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Comprehensive assessment (Categories: Comprehensive)
Comprehensive risk management and safety (Categories: Comprehensive)
Contribute to coordinated risk management (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)
Collaborate for ongoing risk assessment and risk management (Categories: Identification, Intermediate, Comprehensive)]
V/O: Understanding what responsibilities apply to your organisation is a crucial first step in the change management process.
V/O: As with any change programme, a strong internal system of governance and executive sponsorship are key components of successful change.
V/O: Family Safety Victoria recommend…
• Checking out the MARAM resources website where you will find organisational embedding resources;
• Contacting your local Family Violence Regional Integration Committee, via the Principal Strategic Advisor (PSA) to register staff members for free local Collaborative Practice training;
• Signing up for MARAM Leading Alignment training for organisational leaders.
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Check out: Training for the information sharing and MARAM reforms
Contact: Family Violence Regional Integration Committees
FVRICs bring together local representatives from the family violence prevention, early intervention, response and therapeutic recovery system to drive greater integration of family violence responses.
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V/O: For further information, please visit the MARAM resources webpage.
[On-screen text: For further information
www.vic.gov.au/maram-practice-guides-and-resources]
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