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MARAM Portal

(Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management)

The Victorian government are implementing reforms to support the family violence sector. The inter-related approach is designed to reduce family violence and promote child wellbeing and safety.

MARAM Training

MARAM Training is the first step to understanding the MARAM Framework. MARAM Training is developed by Family Safety Victoria and delivered by sector experts to ensure that each workforce receives sector specific expertise. There is training for:

  1. Leaders
  2. Practitioners

MARAM Training will provide you with foundational knowledge. The training has been separated into:

  1. Training for those who work with the victim/survivor
  2. Training for those who work with the adult who chooses to use violence
  3. Foundational knowledge
  4. Collaborative Practice

Depending on your role, you may have to attend multiple training sessions.

Want to know which training to attend? Family Safety Victoria has developed a training map to help you determine which training to attend MARAM Training Map

Family Violence Foundations is a self-paced course, which provides a common starting point for professionals seeking to develop necessary skills to undertake a family violence response role. This training takes around a day to undertake and provides the foundation knowledge to work in the sector. Safe and Equal have developed this training.

Family Violence Foundation Training

Screening and Identification training is for workers in Tier 4 workforces, such as education and health. This training is available for Education, Health and Families, Fairness and Housing workforces. This training is self-directed and self-paced. To access the training you will need to sign up for an account.

Victim/Survivor Screening and Identification Training

Adult User of Violence Screening and Identification Training

Brief and Intermediate Training is for those who are in tier 2 and 3 workforces, such Mental Health, Homelessness, Child Protection etc.

Victim/Survivor- Brief and Intermediate Training     Education, Health and Families, Fairness and Housing workforce

Victim/Survivor- Brief and Intermediate Training    Child Wellbeing, Family Services, Alcohol and Drug, Homelessness and Mental Health

Victim/Survivor- Brief and Intermediate Training    All other workforces

Adult User of Violence- Brief and Intermediate Training   All Workforces

 

Comprehensive Training is for those who are in tier one workforces such as Sexual Assault, Specialist Family Violence and Child Wellbeing workers in the Orange Doors, and Men’s Behaviour Change Workers.

Victim/Survivor- Comprehensive  For all workers

Victim/Survivor- Comprehensive  For the Legal Sector

Adult User of Violence- Comprehensive  For all workers

 

Leading Alignment is for any leader, policy writer or strategic advisor who may support implementation of the MARAM Framework

Leading Alignment

MARAM Collaborative Practice is for all tiers of the workforce, it is to support local regions to work collaboratively.

MARAM Collaborative Practice

 

Foundational Documents

The MARAM Framework was developed by Family Safety Victoria, in consultation with the sector and through extensive evidence gathering. The MARAM Framework is subject to an evidence based review every 5 years, with the first occurring in 2023. The MARAM Framework, resources and practice guides are still growing and developing.

 

You can view the online version of the MARAM Framework or download a copy below:

MARAM Framework

MARAM on a page

You can view the online version of the Foundational Knowledge Guides or download a copy below:

Foundational Knowledge Guides

You can view the online version of the Victim Survivor focused Practice Guides or download a copy below:

MARAM Victim Survivor Practice Guides

MARAM Victim Survivor Practice Summaries

You can view the online version of the Adult User of Violence Practice Guides or download a copy below:

Adult User of Violence Practice Guides

You can view the online version of the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) and the Children’s Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) or download a copy below:

FVISS

CISS

To find the link to the ISE list, and other resources:

Practitioner Portal- Information Sharing

You can view the online version of the Frequently Asked Questions of the MARAM Practice Guides or download a copy below:

FAQ MARAM Practice Guides

For Leaders

Family Safety Victoria has released a range of resources for Leaders and Policy Makers to assist with implementation of the MARAM Framework in your organisation.

You can view the online version of the MARAM Framework Summary for Organisational Leaders or download a copy below:

Summary for Organisational Leaders

You can view the online version of the Understanding the responsibilities for organisational leaders-MARAM Framework or download a copy below:

Responsibilities for Organisational Leaders

MARAM Decision Making Guide

 

You can view the online version of the Family Violence Capability Framework or download a copy below:

Capability Framework

You can view the online version of the MARAM Self Audit Tool or download a copy below:

Self Audit Tool

You can view the online version of the MARAM Implementation Plan or download a copy below:

Implementation Plan

Tools to Review Implementation Plan

 

You can view the online version of the Embedding Tools into Existing Practice  or download a copy below:

Embedding Tools into Existing Practice

 

 

You can view the online version of the Examples of Polices and Procedures or download a copy below:

MARAM Policies and Procedures

 

You can view the online version of the External Partnerships a Guide for Organisational Leaders  or download a copy below:

External Partnerships

You can view the online version of the Readiness Checklist for the Adult User of Violence Practice Guides or download a copy below:

Readiness Checklist

You can view the online version of the List of agencies Prescribed under the MARAM Frameworks and Information Sharing Schemes or download a copy below:

Phase One

Phase Two

Questions about the MARAM Framework can be directed to infosharing@familysafety.vic.gov.au

To view all the MARAM Practice Guides and Resources, visit:

MARAM Practice Guides and Resources

For Practitioners

For Practitioners we understand that the application of the MARAM Framework needed to be viewed through the understanding of how to apply it to practice. As such, the Gippsland Family Violence Alliance has tried to contextualise the information within the MARAM Practice Guides, along with the resources, such as the videos released by Family Safety Victoria in a manner which can be applied to your everyday work.

We do encourage everyone to:

  1. Read the Foundational Documents that apply to your role
  2. Attend the training relevant to your role.
  3. Read your agencies policies and procedures

The additional resources and contexualisations we have provided are designed to be a reminder to your formal training and are updated regularly.

To gain an understanding of:

  • Structured Professional Judgement
  • Person Centred Approaches
  • Intersectional Approaches
  • Trauma and Violence Informed Practice
  • Safe Non-Collusive Practice

Practitioner Portal- Family Violence Practice

To gain an understanding of:

  • What is a Risk Assessment
  • What is Risk Management
  • What is Collaborative Risk Management
  • What are Evidenced Based Risk Factors
  • Responding to Children’s Family Violence Risk
  • Who is required to use the MARAM Framework
  • Which Risk Assessment Tool do I use
  • Responding to Immediate Risk
  • What is a Practice Guide

Practitioner Portal-Risk Assessment

To gain an understanding of:

  • What is the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme
  • What is the Children’s Information Sharing Scheme
  • How do I know if I am a Prescribed Individual
  • Who is an RAE
  • Who is an ISE
  • How do I find out if I can share information
  • Information Sharing Guidelines

Practitioner Portal- Information Sharing

To gain an understanding of:

  • What is a Safety Plan
  • Who Should do a Safety Plan with a Client
  • When to do a Safety Plan
  • Developing a Safety Plan
  • Download a Resource for Safety Planning
  • Additional Resources for Safety Planning
  • Intermediate Safety Planning template
  • Comprehensive Safety Planning template
  • Training
  • Short videos on Safety Planning

Practitioner Portal- Safety Planning

To gain an understanding of:

  • What is a Care Team
  • Care Team Meetings
  • Professional Meetings vs Care Team Meetings
  • Challenges of Care Team meetings
  • Benefits of Care Team Meetings
  • Care Team Meeting Resource

Practitioner Portal- Care Team Meetings

To gain an understanding of:

  • Referral Pathways

Practitioner Portal- Service Directory

MARAM Resources

There are a number of resources which have been created by Family Safety Victoria and by other funded services to support both leaders and practitioners to understand and align to MARAM.

These resources can be used for the purposes to training and internal supervision sessions and also with external partners.

 

This series features six longer roleplay-style scenarios between a practitioner and client, showing MARAM in practice.

Topics include:

VAADA has created a MARAM Navigator for the Alcohol and Drug Sector. This includes resources, links to training and much more.

MARAM Navigator

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare and EACH have created a Youtube Video to discuss MARAM Alignment from a Service Design perspective

MARAM Alignment

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare have developed family violence tip cards.

These cards can be customised to your service.

Family Violence Tip Cards

The Barwon Area Integrated Family Violence Committee has created a MARAM Summary Guide which can be used by practitioners as a guide when using MARAM.

MARAM Summary Guide- Digital Version

MARAM Summary Guide- In House Print Version