February Program Agenda

Kathy Moore, MSW.  Associate Director of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence.
Kathy Moore has worked in the domestic violence field for the last 18 years, having served in direct service capacities, program management, as well as executive leadership roles. She has a strong administrative background, including serving seven years as Executive Director at a non-profit domestic violence organization in Oregon. After successfully completing a strategic plan and capital campaign to open another shelter there, Kathy relocated to California in 2005, where she continued her work in the DV field serving as an independent consultant and trainer before joining CPEDV as Associate Director.

Kathy has consulted with CPEDV on a number of projects over the last 3½ years, including the “Greenbook Project,” the DELTA prevention program, the Unserved/Underserved LGBTQ access project, organizational development activities, grant proposals, policy advocacy efforts, and other capacity-building and evaluation-related tasks.

In her presentation for End Abuse Long Beach, Kathy will discuss the work of the Greenbook Project and share recent research findings on he intersection of domestic violence and child abuse and how the various systems set up to respond to family violence can often work at cross-purposes.  She will offer recommendations from the report on how to coordinate these services to better serve mothers and children in violence situations.

THE GREENBOOK PROJECT
Too often, women and children in violent situations are victimized twice: first by the abuser, and second by the very systems that are designed to help them. When domestic violence coincides with child maltreatment, courts and child welfare and domestic violence agencies may all be called upon to help; however, these groups have different protocols and different goals that can result in ineffective interventions and additional trauma. In worst-case scenarios, the systems work at cross-purposes and children can be taken from their battered mother, who is blamed for allowing them to be exposed to violence.

The "Greenbook"  is a set of recommendations developed by the Family Violence Department of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) that is designed to promote safety by teaching judicial, child welfare and domestic violence workers to coordinate more effectively. The goal is to keep women and children safe, allow women in violent relationships to access services without fear of losing custody of their children, and in most cases to prevent the removal of a child from a non-abusive parent. When social service and court workers coordinate, all family members are more likely to receive the counseling and support that they need.

Click here for handout.

Click here for the Publication "Addressing Domestic Vilence, Child Safety and Well-being: Collaborative Strategies for California Families".