Discussion In P’s case it was evident that change was required, as her previous relationships had been effected by domestic abuse and she too was raised witnessing and suffered abuse by her father and step-father. It is believed that children that experience domestic abuse in the family home are more likely to suffer from emotional and psychological trauma (Hester, Pearsons and Harwin, 2007). Research has indicated that children that witness domestic abuse are 40% more likely to be victims of abuse themselves. This inter could affect other element of their lives which can include physical, emotional and social development (Moylan et al (2010). Therefore, it was crucial to get P to identify the patterns that have occurred in her life and understand …show more content…
The perpetration stage involves the individual is planning to make a change. Professionals are currently working with P exploring options that can support her plans; this has been done by referring her for counselling and working with a domestic abuse specialist service. I have made a recommendation for her to attend the Freedom project, which could empower her and educator her in understanding perpetrators behaviours. However, I need to work in partnership with P and understand what she would like to do and her goals and consider her feelings in the partnership (Horwath & Morrison …show more content…
Using Motivational interviewing is a supportive method of improving motivation for change, and used with women that have experienced domestic abuse. This method of intervention is used to convey empathy and encourage the individual to plan change. In order to encourage change the social worker is required to work in partnership with the service user (Hohman, 2012). Using a person centred approach to highlight the strengths and changes they have made independently. As the practitioner it is necessary to ensure that I am aware that even if P commits to making a change and reverts back to pervious behaviour, and she may be ashamed/ embarrassed I will not judge her and provide her with unconditional positive regard (Horwath & Morrison 2001). However, criticism of this theory has indicated that human behaviour is to versatile and multi-dimentions for it to be pigeonholed within stages. Bandura (1997; cited in Lenio, 2006) identifies three defining properties which are: ‘qualitative transformations across stages, invariant sequence of change, and no reversibility’ (Lenio, 2006 p34). He states that the two significant areas of change are precontemplation and contemplation, while the other stages focus on behaviour and
Although domestic violence is a significant societal problem, which continues to receive public and private sector attention, intervention and treatment programs have proven inconsistent in their success. Statistics by various organization show that many offenders continue to abuse their victims. Approximately 32% of battered women are victimized again, 47% of men who abuse their wives do so at least three times per year (MCFBW). There are many varying fact...
Obviously, working with survivors of child sexual abuse, neglect, and trauma: The approach taken by the social worker in the Brandon’s case shall begin with “assessment and beginning treatment of the family because child abuse is one of a wide range practice situation in which systems concepts can be applied to help to understand the dynamics involved” in the road for healing and recovery from the physical and psychological effect of the trauma by providing adequate resources available for counseling and therapy due to the devastating impacts of child sexual abuse can be heartbreaking for the victim and the family. However, social worker approach to understanding and responds efficiently by being empathetic to the complex situation as a result; the perpetrator is the father such as in the case of Brandon (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, 2014).
In Queen’s “Being Emotionally Abuse: A Phenomenological Study of Adult Women’s Experience of Emotionally Abusive Intimate Partner Relationship”, focused on a total of 15 women, who have been emotionally abused from an intimate partner relationship and wanted the women to describe, “What is it like to live the life of a woman who is emotionally abused by her intimate partner?” When experiencing emotional abuse, it can be express as “not easily detected; it is non-transparent in there is no physical markers.” (Bornstein 2007, Campbell & Humphreys, 1984; Evans 1996; Gelles & Strauss, 19888; Kurst-Swanger & Petcosk, 2003, O’Leary 1999; Walker, 2000). The emotional abuse can be very hurtful towards the women at times because while in the cycle of the relationship, the woman cannot tell when something bad or good will happen. While this is happening, she begins to lose strength that she once had before and in away she is trapped inside her own mind. With physical harm, individuals outside the relationship can notice the bumps and bruises on the skin. Alma, a young mother of three pre-teen girls describes her personal experience with emotional abuse as, “I was very restricted. He wouldn’t allow me to contact my mom...my family, my friends. After I had my daughter, I wasn’t allowed to go to the doctor. I could only go to take my daughter...I didn’t know anything about our checking account..I didn’t have my own money.” When thinking about emotional abuse, understand that you cannot see the “bumps and bruises” but you can still see the effect it has on the partner by using their minds as their weapon rather focus upon the individual. According to Queen and others, after their research, they would define
An abused woman is always faced with a number of different choices from which she may consider, with regards to seeking help or ending the relationship with a variety of alternatives, the woman knows each decision involves a variety of risks. Time after time, the common question arises, “why doesn’t she just leave?” This question can be answered by analyzing the psychological effects domestic abuse has on women. Many women are unable to cope with the emotional and psychological stress of domestic abuse and resort to violence and extre...
Australia aimed to highlight the fundamental nature of IPE by developing the Centre for Professional Education Advancement as well creating a push for policy makers and legislators to acknowledge IPE as a crucial necessity of practice as more and more evidence arose to prove its effectiveness in achieving optimal client rehabilitation and development. One of the driving forces behind interproffesional collaboration coming to the forefront of practice was due to the highly complex nature of client problems, that couldn’t simply be addressed or fixed by one discipline alone (Mccallin, 2008). Take for example a young girl who has been fallen pregnant at the hands of her abusive partner. This client would need the expertise and ongoing support of health professionals including a doctor to assist throughout the duration pregnancy if she wished to continue as well as psychologist to help her with the emotional trauma of being a domestic violence victim. She may also have a social worker and perhaps even a lawyer if the situation were to escalate into legal custody battle. Complex social issues can permeate
In conclusion, it is clearly shown that domestic violence has a negative effect on the children who witness it. An expanding body of research suggests that childhood trauma and adverse experiences can lead to a variety of negative health outcomes (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.1). In fact, childhood stressors such as witnessing domestic violence and other household dysfunctions are highly interrelated and have a graded relationship to numerous health and social problems (Anda & Chapman & Dube & Felitti & Giles & Williamson, 2001, p.2). It is obvious and clearly shown that the children who witness domestic abuse have serious long term mental effects.
In thinking about helping someone develop a safety plan in case they find themselves in an intimate partner violence or IPV situation, I turned to a woman I know that is soon to be married. The couple has had some quarrels that verge on verbal abuse off and on for the past year. Although none have resulted in physical violence, learning about intimate partner violence allows me to see aspects of relationships in a different light than I have seen them before. The potential victim with whom I have chosen to facilitate the safety plan does not consider her relationship to be abusive, nor do I. However, the victim, Crissy, could use a plan of action if the verbally abusive fights begin to take a physical nature. This reflection will include the summary of developing the safety plan, the issues the plan brought up, and the emotional reflection of both the victim and myself. It is important to note that all names have been changed for the sake of confidentiality.
Kennedy, Bernice R. Domestic Violence: A.k.a. Intimate Partner Violence (ipv). New York: iUniverse, 2013. Print.
The two research methods that would have been used for this publication is the conduction of one-on-one interview with Sarah Staunton and the use of secondary data from Mimco’s partner in the program, ‘Our watch’. Sarah Staunton explains in the interview that being apart of the campaign has turned her experiences into something positive and is “self-healing”. The uses of the words “support, inspire and empower” encourages others to do the same. Such a simple description of her progress, achievements, and lessons learned after her history with domestic violence engages and captivates the audience. Her story serves as a strive for engaging potential participants, partners, and funders. By conducting this interview, Mimco is are essentially getting the target population aware of your program and not just providing the numbers and figures of domestic violence statistics. Essentially, the interview and story is an effective mean to move beyond the numbers and connect to the reader; a cause they can relate to and want to join. By collecting and developing success stories, Mimco is involving and engaging the entire program staff and helping everyone to focus on program goals. Collecting success stories affords the opportunity to regularly step back and celebrate achievements both big and small. The interview puts a “face to the numbers” of domestic violence.
The theory used for this case study was effective, because it was able to get P to recognise that change need to occur so the support that she received would be effective. Reflecting on action the outcome of the assessment and intervention that was applied to P’s case I used supervision and to discuss concerns I had regarding this family with my PS. Supervision helped me establish my concerns and areas I required further support in application to theory in evidence based practice ‘blind self’.
Warshaw (n.d.) stated that the first stage of intervention is identifying that there is domestic abuse. Asking about the abuse will help the battered woman open up and learn that there are services available when she feels ready to use them. A very important skill to use when dealing with battered women is validation because it will help the woman see that she is not alone and there is help. Women in this predicament usually blame themselves for the abuse and are told to make the best of it. Secondly, discussing information about domestic violence is important. The use of the “Power and Control” wheel is helpful in describing the controlling behavior of the abusive partner, with the message that the abusive behavior will likely continue to increase over time. Thirdly, it is important to develop a safety plan that addresses decisions regarding leaving and where to go, educates on safety-related issues such as returning back to the abusive partner, plans for handling the situation, and refers to domestic violence programs in the community.
the police, courts, and corrections) must understand how women are different from men. They must be able to know that women like to build relationships and be that mother hen figure by nurturing others, while men seek power and status. This is because of how society has shaped gender expectations and roles for many centuries. Intersectionality is a notion that should be discussed more at length, it is the “interlocking sites of oppression inherent in the categories of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and age” (Textbook, pg. 6). This provides a good segue with the four kinds of oppression women may face, they are: psychological, social, economic, and political. The trauma-informed treatment approach is handy because it attempts to bring to light, hidden reasons that explain why female offenders did what they did. Most of the time, a large majority of female offenders have been sexually and physically abused by someone they know for a very long time (ex. family, friend, etc). Treating women similar to men is not considered equality, what constitutes true equality is by first learning about women and the social constructs they have to deal with due to gender relations which impacts the fundamentals of social order and its institutions. Gender matters a lot. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back” –Malala
“Domestic violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm” (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). In most places domestic violence is looked on as one of the higher priorities when trying to stop crime. Domestic Violence cases are thought to be influenced by the use of alcohol, drugs, stress or anger but in reality, they are just learned behaviors by the batterer. These habits can be stopped as long as one seeks help (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). For instance, a child is brought up in a household that is constantly involved in criminal acts. As this child grows up, the criminal lifestyle will be synonymous with his/her behavior. With that being said, it is also a given fact that if a household and its members are surrounded with violence, the relationships between one another will be strained. Eventually this will end up in a divorce or even worse, death, depending on how far the violence goes. If there is violence in a family, then the ones who are affected by it may feel like they deserve it because of what the batterer is accusing them of doing. Battering occurs among people of all races, ages, socio-economic classes, religious affiliations, occupations, and educational backgrounds (Stewart & Croudep, 1998-2012). Domestic violence can affect families in more aspects than one; the husband-wife relationship, the children, and also the financial stability.
Throughout the course of one’s lifetime, there are countless events that shape the personality, actions and mentality of that individual. Some of these events will affect the individual in a positive way allowing great life opportunities, while other events will unfortunately affect the individual in a negative way which can lead to disorders. Among the various events that can affect a person, one of the most common occurrences that some children witness early on in their lives that deeply affect their long-term mental health is being a witness to domestic violence. Research and observations that were studied revealed that there are multiple factors that can contribute to a child witnessing domestic violence. The more categories that the child falls into, the more likely they are to develop mental health issues later on in their life (Meltzer, Doos, Vostanis, Ford, and Goodman, 2009). The research conducted by Meltzer et al. (2009), was used to study the factors that were intertwined with domestic violence, as well as to better understand the needs of children who have witnessed the violence at a young age.
This paper will discuss a thirty-two year old pregnant woman named Regina, who was brought into the emergency room with many superficial injuries. She is accompanied by her five year-old son. Later in the conversation, Regina discloses that she is a victim in intimate partner violence. Violence is a very common occurrence in partner relationships. According to McHugh and Frieze (2006), it is estimated that more than a quarter of relationships involve at least one violent incident. Partner violence can include anything from a heated argument or yelling, to physical attacks or threats such as hitting, slapping, or pushing (McHugh & Frieze, 2006). Often, the women in relationships are the victims of the abuse, posing the simple question, “why doesn’t she just leave.” For most women, it is near impossible to remove themselves from the relationship because of psychological factors. She may be worried that her partner will abuse her worse should he ever find her. She may fear the guilt that she could experience for leaving the relationship, or she may be concerned about money situations, had he been the sole provider (McHugh & Frieze, 2006). There are many reasons why a woman may feel ‘stuck’ in an abusive relationship, which is why support groups and therapeutic communication are important. The purpose of this paper is to create a therapeutic conversation with Regina and her son, in order to build an appropriate intervention for intimate partner violence using the psychoanalytical theory.