A Tale of Two Programs: Crisis and Music One of the most successful implementations of the Case Man template was at the Community Crisis Center in Elgin. The CCC runs a comprehensive set of programs to help women build positive and sustainable lives after domestic violence. It’s all there: information and referral, shelter, counseling, dental services, employment training – everything imaginable to take a women from “what can I do?” to “Look at what I’ve done.” I started working with them in 1997, first with Kim Cecil, and after she left to become a social worker, Theresa Boksa. They’d had a home grown application, but it couldn’t keep up with the complexity of the situation. The Case Man template was still a prototype, so much of the work was proof of concept. On a typical day I’d drive to the Center office and spend the morning working on other projects and chores, and then around ten I’d drive out to Elgin. Early on I discovered that if I left at 5 I’d get home at about 7:30 pm, much of that moving very slowly past O’Hare. But if I stayed until around 6:00, I’d still get home around 7:30, but in a much better mood. As a shelter, the CCC operated round the clock, so staying later wasn’t odd. However, it created a more relaxed environment; less clock watching and more dialogue, that while very structured from my perspective, felt more informal from staff’s viewpoint. We got through the requirements and staff interviews quickly, and had the first generation system within a few months. The system quickly became a hit with counselors and utilization soared. One of the favorite features was report that printed a counselor’s contacts for a specific period, which was then signed and filed, created a legal printed re... ... middle of paper ... ...into the system as an example student. She almost auditioned in real life, but decided she didn’t have the time. We did attend one of the concerts at Symphony Hall with a few of her fellow high school band members. It was a very nice evening. I mourned the inability to support the database after Fusco’s exit. Most of the entreaties I made to do any maintenance were declined because of cost. Some help was provided, but my overall impression was that the symphony had gone into the kind of austerity mode where things that were under appreciated or not fully understood are cut first. When that includes data quality and integrity it’s harder to see the impact of the cuts. It’s the same way that that reduction in force in Europe known as the plague – too many people were lost, and it almost took civilization with it. But then, I’m a bit biased on these things.
Everyone can say that music has become a major part of almost everything in our lives, but many argue about whether or not music is a luxury or whether we need it to survive. Music has been around for as long as anyone can remember, yes it has evolved, but there’s always been music it seems. From tribes performing their rituals with music, all the way to someone listening to it just for fun. But, many say that a human needs music to survive, that without it life would not go on. And like mentioned before, it has been around for many years and it seems like one cannot picture a world without it. In my opinion, I believe, that one does not need music to live, it is just something people like to do while studying, practicing a sport, or just for fun.
Currently the state of California requires all domestic violence offenders to take court order classes as a form of reprimand and in part to educate offenders. This approached has been successful in the prosecution thousands of offenders while enhancing women’s power relative to that of abusive men (Messing, Ward-Lasher, Bagwell-Gray,2015). Social workers must be proactive in advocating for those at risk and by familiarizing themselves with all the DV policies, services and laws (Messing, Ward-Lasher, Bagwell-Gra...
Another concern that counselors struggle with for both individual and group counseling, is maintaining appropriate records (Crespi, 2009). State...
Throughout history music has played an important role in society, whether it was Mozart moving people with his newest opera or the latest album from the Beatles. Where would society be today without music? With schools cutting their music programs, the next Mozart may not get his chance to discover his amazing talent. Music programs are essential to education. To fully understand this one must understand how music helps the human body, why schools have cut music programs, and why people should learn music.
From facilitating this safety plan, I have learned how to help women move through their options for safety. I have seen that women can be even more creative, strong, and empowered than I imagined possible. Most importantly, this assignment has given me the opportunity to truly consider and offer an alternative to a life of abuse that many women have never heard of before. I believe that the safety plan is important to both the woman seeking safety from her abusive relationship as well as the advocate having trouble seeing the victim as able to overcome the risks of intimate partner violence.
This one-two punch has left the industry experimenting with different ideas, trying to find their next revenue stream. No one is sure where the music industry will be in the next five years, but things are already changing. Musicians have more and more avenues to reach fan bases, and huge record companies no longer dominate the scene. This is good for musicians and even better for fans.... ...
Domestic violence is a terrible curse to all those involved. It inflicts harm on the victim, the perpetrator and witnesses, whether they be children or not. While support services have long been available to assist women and/or children overcome any issues that arise as a result of domestic violence, these services have left out a significant portion of victims, those that are male. In 2012 The Australian Bureau of Statistics found “That 33.3 per cent of victims of current partner violence during the last 12 months were male” (ABS, 2012) and “37.1 per cent of victims of emotional abuse by a partner during the last 12 months were male” (ABS, 2012). This shows the amount of victims that are being left behind by domestic violence support networks in their current state, despite their good intentions. For such a painful and difficult time it is not adequate to leave one third of those suffering behind.
In Duluth, Minnesota, after a brutal domestic homicide in 1980, the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project discovered a community prepared to experiment with new practices to tackle the problem of men's violence toward their intimate partners (Pence & Paymar, 1993). The Domestic Abuse Intervention Project spent months going to different educational groups for women and asked them what was going on in their abusive relationships and what types of things they would want their partner to change. From those discussions with the women, the DAIP created the Power and Control Wheel in 1984 (Pence & Aravena, 2010; What is the Duluth Model, 2011).
Case management is a problem-solving practice method that has had a growing momentum over time. This is due in part to federal and state funded program mandates and the desire for continuity of care. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (1992) and the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) (2010) have developed practice standards to establish uniformity in case management functions and pra...
Monitor effectiveness “As a counselor taking reasonable steps to seek supervision and improve when necessary.” (B. Schauland, personal communication, November 11,
Without women’s shelters, millions of abused women would not have a “way out” of the danger they face each and every day. Based on the statistics, survival stories that are typical of victims helped at a shelter, and the beneficial resources provided at shelters, it is obvious that women’s shelters are very effective and necessary. It is crucial that these shelters receive adequate funding in order to give victims of domestic violence a hope for a better future.
In this research paper Amy Homan McGee’s case study of domestic violence will be discussed along with research done that signifies that police intervention alone does not produce adequate results for the prevention of intimate partner violence. A case study was chosen in order to specifically focus on one victim’s story and highlight the intervention methods rather than the criminal act itself. This approach was chosen in order to examine and analyze multiple methods of prevention and intervention tactics that may help future, or current victims of domestic violence. The methods and programs discussed, such as safety orders and community coordinated responses, may result in women receiving sufficient assistance.
Music and the relationships of music have changed drastically in our society. The course of studies and the evaluations of the applications of the technology of music, the making and the listening of music have changed in the way we listen to music, the styles of music in our society and in the media. The importance of the technology in music today, has, over the past century been charted through the study of musical examples and through viewing how human values are reflected in this century's timely music. There are very many different types of music that are listened to. There are readings, writings, lectures and discussions on all the different types of music.
Around the 1950’s and 60’s, the Civil Rights and Anti-war movements began to lay the ground work for the feminist movement. During the 1970’s, spousal abuse became a public issue and the battered women’s movement was brought to the public eye. At this time there were several movements under way such as, women’s liberation, women’s health, and anti-rape movements. As a results of the success of these agencies and the resources and networking that already was in place, many battered women’s shelters were opened across the United States. The first of these, was the Women’s Advocates shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota which opened in 1973. It was not until 1984 that a bill, The Family Violence Prevention Services Act was passed through Congress. This act would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Service to give grants to States that would assist them in creating, expanding, and maintaining programs and projects that aid in the prevention of family violence.
Introduction: In the past, music has been a costly business, where only people with a lot of money could enter and be successful in the industry. Changes in the music industry, coupled with new computer technology, have made it much easier for people without a lot of money to compose, produce, and distribute their creations. In order to get a better understanding of the music industry in comparison to 2014, one has to look at its history. There were many things that happened from the 1980’s onward, and they brought on a significant impact towards the music industry.