Provide support to children affected by domestic and family violence
Application
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to provide support and information to children and young people living in a home where domestic and family violence occurs. It requires an awareness of the potential effects of domestic and family violence on behaviour and development.
This unit applies to health and community service workers providing services according to established organisation procedures. These workers may not be specialised family violence workers.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.