Family Advocacy and General
Counseling Programs
Paulette Hubbert
LCSW, MSW, ADC II, CHt
Section Head, Family Advocacy/General Counseling
paulette.hubbert@usmc.mil
Family Advocacy and General Counseling
Family Advocacy and General Counseling Mission
Family Advocacy is a command program
designed to prevent and respond to incidents of
child and spousal abuse. The program is staffed
with clinicians, victim advocates, home visitors
and prevention specialists who work as part of a
coordinated response to meet the needs of
service members and their families on the
installation.
Family Advocacy and General Counseling
Section Head
Paulette Hubbert
Program
Assistant/TCAFM
Capt M. Harvey
Admin Assistant
Michelle Dewald
Clinical Program
Joy Westermeier
Prevention
Leslie Byam
Victim Advocacy
Vacant
New Parent
Support
Kathy Olson
Program Analyst
Tony Robertson
Family Advocacy and General Counseling
Prevention & Support Activities
• General Counseling
• Victim Advocacy
• New Parent Support
• Prevention
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USMC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT
REPORTED INCIDENTS MEETING CRITERIA
Data Source: Marine Corps Central Registry as of 1 September 2011
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY10 *
FY11*
Reporting
R
U/R
R
U/R
R
U/R
R
U/R
R
U/R
Total
Domestic
Violence
67
1104
95
1212
158
1373
212
1498
101
836
Total Child
Maltreatment
461
532
749
794
526
• Pre FY06 data reflects substantiated spouse abuse incidents only. Per DoD mandate commencing 2nd quarter FY06, data includes intimate partners.
• Therefore, domestic abuse victims include current or former spouses, those who share a child in common, current or former intimate partners of the opposite sex who share or have shared
common domicile. Adult victims of domestic abuse may choose “restricted reporting” whereby investigation of the report of domestic violence is not initiated but medical and support
services are offered.
• FY11 Restricted report data is reported quarterly.
* Live data- subject to change
**Data is extracted from the Central Registry (live data), as of 1 September 2011.
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DV and Child Abuse
1600
1498
1400
1,373
1,212
1200
1,104
1000
836
800
749
600
400
461
794
Child
Adult
526
532
200
0
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
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Types of Domestic Violence
Maltreatment
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
Emotional
70
111
150
166
99
Neglect
0
1
3
2
3
Physical
1027
1094
1209
1318
718
Sexual
6
6
11
12
16
Total
1104
1212
1373
1498
836
Family Advocacy and General Counseling
Types of Child Abuse
Maltreatment
FY07
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
Emotional
42
72
94
107
96
Neglect
303
348
515
538
331
Physical
110
103
117
134
91
Sexual
10
9
18
15
8
Total
481
532
749
784
526
Family Advocacy and General Counseling
IDC/CCSM
• Number of Substantiated cases/increase with case
outcome
• Consistency, Reliability, Safety
• Provision of Services
• Marines and Families
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IDC Lessoned Learned
• Difficulties with roll out w/o an the order
• MARADMIN
• Questions remain about IDC membership
• Positive feedback from commands/Senior
Leadership
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Program Challenges
• General Counseling (Scope and Practice)
• Standardized Workforce
• Increased caseloads of clinical staff
• Hiring Freeze
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Current/New Initiatives
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) program and ChildAdult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) pilot study .
• Development of Desk Reference Guide with policy guidance
and best practices for all FAP staff
• Development of an evidence-based home visiting model for
New Parent Support staff
• First Annual FAP Conference
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Policy
• Revision of MCO for FAP
• DADT Per DoD 6400.1-M-1 :
– AP 1.22. Intimate Partner. A person of the with whom the
victim shares a child in common, or a person with whom the
victim shares or has shared a common domicile.
– AP1.39. Victim. A child or current or former spouse or
intimate partner who is the subject of an alleged incident of
child maltreatment or domestic abuse because he/she was
allegedly maltreated by the alleged abuser.
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Integration
• DV/SAPR VA MARADMIN 509/11
• COSC and Suicide Prevention Briefs
• Early identification and referral
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Questions
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