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| Current Role | Enhanced Role | |
| Conduct mental health assessment of clients | Include the routine use of domestic violence screening tools in this assessment. (Discussion of these tools follows) | |
| Provide counseling | Work on protection of clients through safety planning/ suicide risk assessment, lethality assessment, protective interventions); problem-solving; and healing of post- traumatic effects of abuse. | |
| Make referrals | Understand what specific domestic violence resources are available to your client locally and how effective and responsive they may be. | |
| Offer education | Provide education to your client about the impact of domestic violence on her as well as on children in the home. Provide education to the batterer. | |
| Document Results of Assessment & Interventions | Include completed instruments in the client’s file as well as copies of safety plans. You may also want to have a copy of any injunction the client has obtained. | |
| Follow-up | At every visit reassess your client’s safety and client’s risk to others if you are working with the batterer. Utilize appropriate community resources. | |