About the survey

The Northern Integrated Family Violence Services (NIFVS) Partnership is undertaking this survey as an assessment to determine how organisations and practitioners are embedding the MARAM Framework and Information Sharing Schemes into practice.
 
For the purpose of this survey, we are defining practitioner as anyone who has direct contact with clients/consumers. This survey is open to anyone who is a Tier 1 – 4 practitioners (i.e., a specialist family violence practitioner, through to professionals working in Universal Services).

Services include, but are not limited to:
  • Specialist Family Violence services (including The Orange Doors)
  • AoD services
  • Mental Health services
  • Homelessness services
  • Family Services
  • Sexual Assault services
  • Community Health services
  • Indigenous Services
  • LGBTIQ+ services
  • CALD services
  • Youth services
  • Hospitals
  • Maternal Child Health services
  • Legal services including Courts; Department of Justice and Community
  • Safety; Corrections; VOCAT & Tribunals
  • Child Protection and DFFH
  • Department of Education
The information will be gathered for the following purposes:
  • To provide a current baseline measurement of MARAM and Information Sharing Scheme alignment across the Northern Metropolitan Melbourne. This survey will be replicated yearly to measure improvement over time.
  • To identify systems gaps and improvements so that the RFVP is better placed to support agencies.
All information will be gathered anonymously and any identifying comments may be altered to protect identity when the results are distributed by the RFVP Principal Strategic Advisor.

*Please note: Questions 1 - 12 are seeking general demographic data. This will be used to create a baseline understanding of who makes up the regional prescribed workforces. These are optional questions. 

Please allow 15-20 minutes to complete this survey. Please note this will need to be completed in one sitting as this survey has no 'save and return' function. We thank you for your understanding.
 
NIFVS acknowledge the work of the Gippsland Regional Integration Committee in creating this survey.

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* 1. Which organisation do you work for?

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* 2. Please select your age bracket

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* 3. Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?

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* 4. Do you identify as from the LGBTIQA+ community?

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* 5. Do you have a disability?

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* 6. How long have been in your current job for?

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* 7. Which workforce are you in?

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* 8. How long have you been in the above workforce category for?

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* 9. Are you a new graduate?

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* 10. Are you employed permanently or on a contract?

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* 11. Do you work full-time, part-time or casually?

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* 12. Do you primarily work in the Hume Merri-bek (HMA) or North Eastern Metropolitan (NEMA) areas of the Northern Metropolitan Region (NMR)?

Questions 13 - 18 are just for respondents in leadership roles, please skip to Q19 if you answer NO to the next question (Q13).

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* 13. Are you in a leadership role (e.g. Team Leader/Coordinator/other role that supervises Family Violence Practitioners)? 

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* 14. How long have you been in this leadership position for?

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* 15. If you had the opportunity to access more training (e.g. family violence response training, Information Sharing training ) what would it be?

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* 16. Do you have access to clinical supervision?

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* 17. Do you feel your supervision needs are being met? (Please explain your answer further in the comment box below).

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* 18. Which MARAM training / Information Sharing Scheme training / family violence training have you completed? (select all that apply)

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* 19. Do you currently use the MARAM (Family Violence) Risk Assessment tools relevant to your sector? (This may be incorporated into your existing intake form, your client management system or as a standalone document). Check all that apply

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* 20. Do you have any thoughts or comments about challenges or barriers to using the MARAM Risk Assessment tools in your practice?

The following questions are in relation to your organisation’s policies, internal training and supervision: (all of these are Yes/No/Unsure answers)

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* 21. Do you have online access to, or have you been informed of your organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to risk assessment with clients?

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* 22. Do you have online access to, or have you been informed of your organisation’s policies and procedures related to safety planning with clients?

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* 23. Do you have online access to, or have you been informed of your organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to Information Sharing (FVISS and CISS)?

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* 24. Have you been provided INTERNAL TRAINING by your organisation’s about the process for completing a risk assessment?

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* 25. Have you been provided INTERNAL TRAINING by your organisation’s about how to complete a safety plan?

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* 26. Have you been provided INTERNAL TRAINING by your organisation’s about the process for utilising FVISS and CISS schemes?

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* 27. Have you received SUPERVISION relating to risk assessment and safety plans?

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* 28. Have you received SUPERVISION relating to utilising the FVISS and CISS?

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* 29. Have you received SUPERVISION on secondary trauma and family violence?

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* 30. Do you have any comment about anything above? Has your organisation done anything that really helped you understand and use MARAM and Information Sharing? Are there any remaining organisation barriers? Have you received SUPERVISION on secondary trauma and family violence?

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* 31. What entity is your Organisation mandated as?

In this section we’re interested in exploring how confident you feel in your role and responsibilities under MARAM and information sharing:

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* 32. How confident are you that you understand YOUR AGENCIES policies, procedures and practices for using the MARAM Framework and Information Sharing Schemes?

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* 33. How confident are you that you understand the MARAM Framework and Information Sharing Schemes and their intended purposes?

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* 34. How confident are you about working with clients who are experiencing family violence?

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* 35. How confident are you working with clients who are perpetrating or using violence in the home? If N/A, please skip this question.

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* 36. How confident are you with referral pathways for clients who are perpetrating family violence or using violence in the home? If N/A, please skip this question.

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* 37. How confident are you about the referral pathways for clients who are experiencing family violence?

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* 38. Is there anything you would like to add about any of the above questions regarding the confidence you feel in your role and responsibilities under MARAM and information sharing?

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* 39. If you are not a family violence specialist, how often are you identifying clients who are experiencing current family violence?

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* 40. If you are not a family violence specialist, how often are you identifying clients who have experienced family violence in the past?

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* 41. If you are seeking a FAMILY VIOLENCE secondary consult who do you usually seek this information from? (tick all that apply)

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* 42. Are there any other agencies you seek a family violence secondary consultation from?

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* 43. If applicable, do you have a reason as to why you have never sought a secondary consult?

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* 44. If you have ever sought a family violence secondary consultation, who have you sought it in relation to? Check all that apply

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* 45. Have your expectations been met when seeking a Secondary Consultation? Please use comment box below to explain further

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* 46. If you are a specialist family violence worker, how often do you provide secondary consultations? 

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* 47. How often are you proactively sharing information, without receiving a request, using the Information Sharing Schemes (FVISS and CISS)?

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* 48. How often are you responding to requests to share information through FVISS and CISS? 

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* 49. If you are an Information Sharing Entity (ISE) and receive a request for information under the CISS and FVISS, how long does it usually take to respond to the request? 

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* 50. If you are a Risk Assessment Entity have you experienced any of the following when trying to gather information? (tick all that apply)

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* 51. If you work for a Risk Assessment Entity (RAE) and receive information through the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) how would you rate the quality of information you receive overall?

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* 52. If you work for a Risk Assessment Entity (RAE) and receive information through the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) how would you rate the quality of information you receive overall?

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* 53. Is there anything you believe would be helpful to you- so that you can better use the MARAM Framework and Information Sharing Schemes, as they were intended to be used, in your practice?

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* 54. Do you have any further comment about barriers, issues or anything else in relation to the service system?

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* 55. Are you interested in sharing a case study that represents experiences of the use of MARAM and information sharing? If so, please provide your name and email address. *Please note this is an anonymous survey and any information provided will be kept confidential.

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* 56. Are you interested in engaging further with NIFVS to provide further information? If so, please provide your name and email address. *Please note this is an anonymous survey and any information provided will be kept confidential.

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