Family Advocacy Program

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Family Advocacy Program
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Family Advocacy Program

• Objectives
• Reporting Requirements
• Definition of Child and Spouse Abuse
• Spouse Abuse Dynamics
• Community Resources
• References DOD Dir 6400.1,
• AR 608-18, MEDCOM Pam 608-1

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AR 608-18, para 3-4a

• Every soldier, employee, and member
• of the military community should be
• encouraged to report information about
• known or suspected cases of spouse
• and child abuse to the RPOC or the
• appropriate military law enforcement
• agency as soon as the information is
• received.

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AR 608-18, para 3-4b

• All installation law enforcement
• personnel, physicians, nurses, social
• workers, school personnel, CDS and YS
• personnel, psychologists and other
• medical personnel will report
• information about known and suspected
• cases of child and spouse abuse to the
• RPOC as soon as information is received.

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Reporting Procedures

• RPOC for all reports of Child Abuse or Spouse
  Abuse is the Military Police
• 655-7114 for Schofield/WAAF/HMR
• 438-7114 for Fort Shafter/AMR/TAMC
• Additional numbers for civilian response
• HPD 911
• Child Protective Services 832-5300

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Reporting Process
Incident
Report to CO
MP Report
Blotter/ Journal
FA Referral
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FAP CASE FLOW CHART

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FAP CASE FLOW CHART (CONT)
CRC Presentation
Not Substantiated
Substantiated
Occurred No Pattern No perceived
risk Voluntary Counseling
Did not occur
Occurred Pattern or Perceived
Risk Mandatory Counseling
Close Case
CRC Review
Close Case
Continue Treatment
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CRC TreatmentRecommendations

• Building Healthy Relationships (Anger Management)
• Domestic Violence Diversion
• Marital Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Individual Counseling
• Parenting

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Policy Guidance

• AR608-18
• AR600-20, Chapter 8 (final draft)
• Policy Memorandum USAG-HI-5, Family Advocacy
  Program (FAP)
• Policy Memorandum USAG-HI-8, Mandatory 72-Hour
  Physical Separation of Parties Involved in
  Domestic Violence
• Policy Memorandum USAG-HI-15, Army Sexual Assault
  Prevention and Response Program (SAPR)
• Military Protective Order DD FORM 2873
• Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of
  1968 (18 U.S.C. 922) (g) (9)
• Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against
  Women Act (VAWA) (Public Law 103-322, Subtitle G)

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Family ViolenceDefinitions and Dynamics
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Risk factors linked to Family Violence

• History of abuse
• Marital or family problems
• Increase in individual/family/job stress
• Financial problems
• Poor coping skills
• Social isolation or a limited support network
• Multiple demands at early life stages
• Alcohol or drug abuse
• Inappropriate expectations of children or spouse

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• Four Types of Child Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Psychological / Emotional Abuse
• Neglect

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What is child abuse?

• Child abuse includes child sexual abuse and
  child neglect and means the physical injury,
  sexual maltreatment, emotional maltreatment,
  deprivation of necessities, or other maltreatment
  of a child by a parent, guardian, or any other
  person (including an employee of a residential
  facility or any staff person providing
  out-of-home care) who is responsible for the
  childs welfare on a temporary or permanent basis.

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What is sexual abuse?

• A category of abusive behavior within the
  definition of child abuse that includes rape,
  molestation, prostitution, or other such forms of
  sexual exploitation of a child, or incest with a
  child, or the employment, use persuasion,
  inducement, enticement, or coercion of a child to
  engage in or assist in any sexually explicit
  conduct (or any simulation of such conduct).

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Sexual Abuse

• Sexual exploitation
• Having sexual intercourse, oral genital contact,
  sodomy
• Incest or prostitution of a child
• Fondling or touching of genital areas
• Adult exposes self to child
• No effort to prevent child from observing the
  sexual behavior of others

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Psychological/Emotional Abuse

• Intentional berating
• Disparaging remarks
• Insults
• Threats
• Name calling
• Rejecting of child
• Withholding of affection

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What is neglect?

• Child neglect (a deprivation of necessities)
  includes failure to provide nourishment,
  clothing, shelter, health care, education, or
  supervision when able to do so.
• It also includes failure to thrive, which is
  generally defined as a lag in normal growth,
  which can be due to nutritional depravation,
  physical causes, genetic inheritance, or other
  causes, and can be used to describe children who
  fall below the fifth percentile for their age
  group.

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Child Neglect

• Inadequate clothing and shelter
• Unsanitary conditions
• Structural / fire hazards
• Lack of appropriate supervision / unattended
• Poor personal hygiene
• Delaying / Denying medical / dental care
• Chronic truancy

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Home Alone Policy

• 25th ID (L) USARHAW Pam 210-5 (Post
  Information Booklet)
• Section 7-2 Control of Children, sec b
• Individuals will not leave children under 10
  years of age unattended in motor vehicles, family
  quarters, bus stops, playgrounds, parks, under
  any circumstances.
• A 12 year old or older may supervise

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What is spouse abuse?

• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Psychological Abuse

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Physical Abuse

• Hitting, choking
• Pushing, shoving
• Biting, scratching
• Striking with object, using weapon to threaten or
  hurt you

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Physical Abuse

• Trapped you in your home, prevented you from
  leaving
• Prevented you from calling police or seeking
  medical care
• Drove recklessly to intimidate you
• Used physical force in sexual situations

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Sexual Abuse

• Forcing spouse to engage in a sexual activity
  through the use of physical violence,
  intimidation or implicit threat of future
  violence
• Forced or coerced sexual intercourse or oral
  genital sex
• Forcing or coercing you into performing sexual
  acts
• Hurt you with weapons or objects during sex

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Psychological /Emotional Abuse

• Use of Children
• Economic
• Isolation
• Intimidation
• Coercion / Threats
• Blaming/ Denying
• Extreme jealousy
• Use of Immigration Status

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Who is the batterer?
Most Likely to Have Been Abused As Children
Alcohol / Substance Abuse
Desire for Control and Power
Poor Impulse Control
Insecure
Perspective that Places Man in A Dominant Role
Extreme Jealousy Inability to Trust
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Why do they stay?

• Fear
• Economic Dependence
• Lack of alternative housing
• Inability to make formidable life changes
• Lack of information about choices

• Guilt
• Love and Hope
• Low self-esteem, depression, shame
• Cultural and religious constraints
• Reluctance to leave children
• Lack of courage

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Cycle of Violence
Honeymoon Phase
Tension Building Phase
Explosion Phase
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Violence ContinuumPhysical Abuse
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Reasons why some abused spouses do not seek help

• My spouse/sponsor would get in trouble.
• Its my fault.
• I pushed his buttons.
• Its embarrassing.
• No body cares.
• Things would get better.
• Other?

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Community Resources
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Community Resources

• Marriage and Family Therapy Center
• 433-8550
• Family Life Center/Chaplains
• ASAP
• 433-8700
• Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SAFAC)
• 655-6600
• Soldier Assistance Center (SAC)
• 433-8600
• www.armyonesource.com
• 1-800-464-8107

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FAP Organization
Installation Commander
Garrison Commander
Family Advocacy Committee
DMWR
Medical Treatment Facility Commander
ACS

• Army Family Advocacy Program (FAP)
• Prevention/Support/Victim Advocacy
• Overall Program Management (FAPM )
• Educationally Based
• FAP Prevention Education
• New Parent Support Program (NPSP)
• Sexual Assault Prevention Response Program
  (SAPR)
• Installation Victim Advocacy Program (VAP)

Chief, Social Work Service
Case Review Committee Intervention - Clinically
Based
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FAP Resources

• Sexual Assault Response Program
• 655-1718
• Prevention Education
• 655-1638
• Victim Advocate
• 655-1551
• 24 Hour Victim Advocacy Response
• 624-SAFE

• Schofield Barracks FAP Clinic
• 433-8579
• TAMC FAP Clinic
• 433-6606
• FAPM
• 655-1595
• New Parent Support Program
• 655-0596

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Victim Advocacy Program

• Provides emotional support
• Establishes on-going safety plans
• Links victims to military and civilian resources
• Provides legal advocacy
• Represents interest of the victim during the CRC
  process
• Processes Transitional Compensation applications
• 655-1551 or 624-SAFE

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Joint Military FamilyAbuse Shelter

• 24 hour crisis line support
• Transportation
• Safe place to stay in a confidential location
• Information and Referral
• Adults and adults
• with children accepted
• 533-7125

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Army Community Service

• Information and Referral
• Financial Readiness Program
• Army Emergency Relief
• Emergency Food Voucher
• Employment Assistance
• Relocation Assistance
• Lending Closet
• Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
• Family Readiness Program

• 655-2400
• Schofield
• Barracks
• 438-9285
• Fort Shafter

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Family Advocacy Program
Questions?
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