{"id":6867,"date":"2019-04-10T19:03:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T19:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/?p=6867"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:51:23","slug":"client-centered-survivors-family-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/safe-blog\/client-centered-survivors-family-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying Client-Centered in Family Court: How Safe Horizon Helps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Integrated-Domestic-Violence-Court_Family-Court-Judge-3-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"Integrated Domestic Violence Court_Family Court Judge 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Integrated-Domestic-Violence-Court_Family-Court-Judge-3-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Integrated-Domestic-Violence-Court_Family-Court-Judge-3-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Integrated-Domestic-Violence-Court_Family-Court-Judge-3-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Integrated-Domestic-Violence-Court_Family-Court-Judge-3.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>By Madeleine Marrin<\/em><br \/>\n<em>April 10, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At Safe Horizon, we take a client-centered approach to working with survivors. In the research and evaluation field, this model is referred to as client-centered practice (CCP). Taking a client-centered approach means that we believe that survivors are the experts in their own lives and are ultimately the ones to make the best decision for themselves. Using CCP, we create a space for survivors to tell their story in their own words, support them in identifying and prioritizing immediate risks and needs, and give them information and choices rather than directions. While we use CCP throughout our programs, this approach can mean a world of difference for survivors at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/our-services\/legal-and-court-help\/family-court-programs\/\">Family Court Programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Family-Court-Program-Brooklyn-1-edit.png\" alt=\"Family Court Program Brooklyn\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Family-Court-Program-Brooklyn-1-edit.png 600w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Family-Court-Program-Brooklyn-1-edit-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Safe Horizon&#8217;s Reception Center at the Brooklyn Family Court Program<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Safe Horizon\u2019s Family Court Reception Centers are safe, emotionally supportive spaces for children and families to wait for family court hearings. Located in courts throughout New York City, our centers provide supportive services including counseling, help navigating the court process, childcare, and more. Client-centered practice is especially important and challenging, in this environment because parties such as judges, attorneys, and case managers are invested in producing the best possible outcomes for survivors, and often bring their own opinions about how to get there. Safe Horizon Family Court Director Nancy Shea acknowledges that there can be pressure to convince clients to pursue justice in specific ways. It can be difficult for service providers to witness clients making different decisions than they would.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nancy-Shea-Queens-Family-Court-Program-Director_Edit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Shea Queens Family Court Program Director_Edit\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nancy-Shea-Queens-Family-Court-Program-Director_Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nancy-Shea-Queens-Family-Court-Program-Director_Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/safehorizon.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nancy-Shea-Queens-Family-Court-Program-Director_Edit-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Nancy Shea, Queens Family Court Program Director<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Client-centered practice enables service providers to refocus the power and decisions on survivors. CCP can empower survivors who may have experienced a loss of choice or control as a part of their experience with abuse and violence. Nancy emphasizes the importance of recognizing that everyone has different priorities and different definitions of risk and safety. \u201c<em>When you meet a survivor, you might assume their biggest priority is avoiding their abuser, but you may find out that they are more concerned with identifying how to co-parent with an abusive ex-partner.<\/em>\u201d The role of a case manager in family court is to help clients identify ways to stay safe while attending to their priorities, rather than trying to change their minds. Using client-centered practice in family court can be a healing practice in itself.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cUsing a collaborative approach, we believe clients are the experts in their own experiences,<\/em>\u201d explains Dr. Amanda Stylianou, Associate Vice President of Quality &amp; Program Development. \u201c<em>If a client comes to us in our family court programs, we share expertise in the family court system and work together with the client to identify resources and strategies to increase the client\u2019s safety.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, Nancy wants clients to know that they\u2019re in control. \u201c<em>We\u2019re here to listen like a sounding board,<\/em>\u201d she says, describing case managers\u2019 practice of creating space for clients to reflect on their experiences, priorities, and resources. \u201c<em>We can show you different options if you want to execute one of those we can help you, but it\u2019s all down to you.<\/em>\u201d CCP always prevails. \u201c<em>At Safe Horizon, we focus on what the client wants.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The role of our case managers in Family Court Program is to help clients identify ways to stay safe based on their priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":{"id":6872,"alt_text":"Integrated Domestic Violence Court_Family Court Judge 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