{"id":8538,"date":"2016-11-08T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T10:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/signalen\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:58:08","slug":"signalen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/signalen\/","title":{"rendered":"Do something with the signals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8538\" class=\"elementor elementor-8538 elementor-1476\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a894493 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a894493\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c12e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c12e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d7de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d7de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identifying, and then what?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f9217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6f9217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to use the signs chart?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa74466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa74466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The signs chart is a practical tool for professionals who want to recognize signs of domestic violence and child abuse and be able to discuss these. The chart helps you to keep a broad perspective: not just one person or situation, but the whole picture. Take all signs seriously, base your assessment on what you observe and discuss your observations with colleagues.<\/p><p>Please note: signs alone are never evidence. They may indicate violence, but not necessarily. Stay mindful and engage in conversation &#8211; with an open mind and without judgment. Violence is often reciprocal; a person may be a victim and a perpetrator at the same time. Therefore, carefully consider the roles people may have; these may change.<\/p><p>You can fill out the chart digitally and save it as a PDF. This PDF will be helpful when going over the steps of the Protection Code Domestic Violence and Child Abuse.<\/p><p>Use the signs chart as a starting point for further action. Stay alert, work together and act carefully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d16ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d16ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Recommendations when identifying<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>Base your assessment on what you observe: What do you see? What do you hear?<\/li><li>Ask open questions, for example: \u201cHow are things at home?\u201d or \u201cWhat happens when you are fighting?\u201d.<\/li><li>Use understandable language: connect with the people\u2019s level, avoid technical jargon.<\/li><li>Document neutrally and factually: describe behavior without judging, substantiate statements with facts.<\/li><li>Work together: check your observations, stay alert and act carefully.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b11292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b11292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identifying, and then what?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f004230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f004230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Violence in relationships often remains hidden. Signs are not always visible or clearly recognizable. Victims and perpetrators may feel ashamed or fear the consequences, which leads to the violence staying hidden. This makes identification complex and requires sensitivity, knowledge and skills.<\/p><p>Professionals often experience a fear to intervene; doubts about their assessment of the situation, fear to make it worse or a lack of faith in their own abilities. Identifying usually starts with suspicions and can be compared to making a puzzle. Consider facts, statements, context and own emotions. A question as simple as \u201cHow is it going at home\u201d may already trigger a lot.<\/p><p>Use language that connects with people\u2019s and children&#8217;s level. Avoid system language. Document behavior factually and neutrally, and substantiate statements with observations. Careless reporting may jeopardize the further assistance process.<\/p><p>The updated signs chart (2025) helps professionals to systematically pay attention to what they have seen, heard or felt. By linking observations to signs and risk factors, we gather a better understanding of the situation. The chart is linked to the Protection Code and leads users through the assessment framework step by step: do you engage in conversation yourself, do you enlist help or do you report?<\/p><p>The signs chart offers structure, reduces fear to intervene and increases the change of victims getting adequate help in time. It helps you to not only consider the bruises and the tension symptoms, but also the person behind the sign &#8211; with their unique context and vulnerabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a6fd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40a6fd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f8174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75f8174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protection Code<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f21075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f21075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more background information on the steps, consult <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomasnomore.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nomasnomore.nl<\/a><\/span> and ask for the protocol for Protection Code for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse within your own organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc042a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfc042a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Identifying signs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4565f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4565f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identify the signs that may confirm or disprove a suspicion of domestic violence or child abuse and record these.<\/p><p>There may be things that are not listed on the chart but that do worry you. You can consider these when making the decision to report or not to report. We recommend you to be cautious with signs you did not perceive yourself and wherever possible, to encourage these people to take the Protection Code steps themselves or to get in touch with the Advisory and Reporting Office. Do the Child Check or Informal Caregiver Check if you are working with vulnerable adolescents, adults and\/or elderly who are in a (medical) situation that may cause minor children or partners (serious) harm.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee874b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee874b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Child Check<\/strong><\/p><p>The Child Check applies if an adult or adolescent client is in a (medical) situation that may cause minor children (serious) harm. The Child Check means that you check with certain groups of adults to see if they are in charge of the care for minor children and\/or if children grow up safely in their care. Examples include clients with severe psychological problems, drug or alcohol addiction or a violent partner. Also check with these groups of clients if they are pregnant. And in case of adolescent clients with these types of issues, you check if they have underage siblings living in the house with them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5006046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5006046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Peer consultation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f32f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f32f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discuss the signs with an expert colleague or in a teem meeting. If needed, also seek the advice of the Advisory and Reporting Office. Record the outcome of peer consultation and\/or the advice given in the client file. Write down with whom, what and when you discussed this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8cbf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee8cbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Conversation with the client<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0602f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0602f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discuss the signs with the client. If you need support when preparing for or having the conversation with the client, consult an expert colleague and\/or the Advisory and Reporting Office.<\/p><ul><li>Explain to the client what the purpose of the conversation is;<\/li><li>Describe the facts you identified and the observations you made;<\/li><li>Invite the client to respond to this information;<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t give an interpretation (if any) of what you have seen, heard and observed until after the client has given a reaction.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3535b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3535b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Assessing the violence by means of the assessment framework<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1f513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e1f513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on the signs, the advice you sought and the conversation with the client, assess the nature and the severity of the domestic violence and\/or child abuse, by means of the assessment framework. Also assess the nature and the severity of the domestic violence or the child abuse. You can use risk assessment tools, if these are available within your organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f432f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16f432f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Evaluate<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Do I have all relevant information?<\/li><li>Did I speak to all those involved, including the children?<\/li><li>Did I take all the steps?<\/li><li>Did I record all information in the file?<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Assess<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>By means of the assessment framework, based on all information and all conversations, assess the risk of unsafety and the degree of unsafety<\/li><li>In all cases of doubt, consult the Advisory and Reporting Office (again)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2bb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b2bb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Decide: offer\/enlist help or report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60357a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60357a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Offering help yourself is possible if you, as a professional:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Are able to offer or enlist effective and adequate assistance;<\/li><li>the client and other persons involved wish to receive this assistance; and<\/li><li>the person who will offer the assistance is ale to track if the help offered leads to sustainable safety.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Reporting to is recommended if:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>the client and\/or other people are not open to receiving the assistance you offer or enlist; or<\/li><li>the (ongoing) assistance does not offer sufficient guarantees for the safety of the client and their family members, or if \u2013 due to the nature and severity of the signs and\/or the outcome of the child check \u2013 you are unable to offer adequate and effective help that will lead to sustainable safety.<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Inform the client of the notification if you have not informed them in an earlier stage. Here too, informing the client can only be omitted if there are specific indications that doing so could lead to safety risks for the client, their family members, or yourself. For example, if there are signs that the client will become even more violent towards their victim if they become aware of the fact that the victim has spoken to care providers, or if the professional fears \u2013 based on previous experiences with the client \u2013 that the client will use violence against them.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Contents of the notification<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>the facts <\/em>that have led to the notification;<\/li><li><em>the response <\/em>of the client to these facts;<\/li><li><em>if there has been no contact <\/em>with the client: the reason why this was not possible;<\/li><li>what the person notifying hopes to achieve with the notification.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reporting, and then? Wachten op Engelse teksten&#8230;&#8230; Hoe gebruik je de Signalenkaart? De signalenkaart is een praktisch hulpmiddel voor professionals die signalen van huiselijk geweld en kindermishandeling willen herkennen \u00e9n bespreekbaar maken. De kaart helpt je om breed te blijven kijken: niet alleen naar \u00e9\u00e9n persoon of situatie, maar naar het geheel. Neem alle signalen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8538"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8542,"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8538\/revisions\/8542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/signalenkaart-cn.awdev.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}