Case Study 1 : Putting Social Advocacy Before Data

were affected by abuse, I decided to change my paper’s focus on the role of women in

Working with victims of domestic violence can be an extremely rewarding and fulfilling endeavor. One of the most crucial aspects for a paralegal working with victim of domestic violence is adequately engaging in the task of educating oneself to understand the commonalities of such victims and the ordeals that they have been through. Such clients are drastically different from other individuals who have suffered other physical and violent crimes. Understanding the background of someone who has lived through domestic violence is absolutely central to being able to provide adequate and sensitive legal care. Most victims of domestic violence are women (95%) though domestic violence can have an impact on ever age, class, race, ethnic, cultural or religious group (purplerainfoundation, 2012). "In the United States, nearly one in three adult women experience at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood (American Psychological Association, Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family 1996 Report)" (purplerainfoundation, 2012). These women are often terrified of their partner's temper, apologize when they are abused and often in the most extremely controlling and isolated environment where the abusive partner will control who the partner sees and where the partner goes outside of the home, jealous of outside relationships (purplerainfoundation, 2012). In these abusive relationships the women are hit,

The victim states, “And that distorted me, damaged me, almost broke me. It is the saddest type of confusion to be told I was assaulted and nearly raped, blatantly out in the open, but we don’t know if it counts as assault yet (Baker).” The article demonstrates the emotional distress of the victim while also questioning the morality of the aggressor and the democratic system in defending offenses such as this. The reader grows sympathetic to the agony that the assault and the aggressor has caused and continues to cause throughout the case. The victim's letter encourages victims to speak out and find strength to overcome and help others and condemns the assault of anyone, especially of someone who is unable to consent to the sexual activity. The use of ethos encourages victims to speak out and find strength to overcome and help others and condemns the assault of anyone, especially of one who is unable to consent to the sexual

I chose to interview Sarah Buel because of what I learned about her personal history. Buel is passionate about domestic violence because she was once a domestic violence victim. She thinks that all people are potential victims of domestic violence and that domestic violence impacts people in all areas of their lives and the law. This passion has led her to advocacy work and also led to significant changes in how the law approaches battered women. In fact, she may be most noteworthy for her work in Massachusetts, where she was able to work towards the release of several women who had

As a determined student looking forward to obtaining a doctorate in psychology with a focus in domestic violence. My passion will influence me to travel where all diversity constructs itself which is in the nation’s capital, Washington D.C, to indulge in my career. Within my experiences as a scholar in a Washington conference and a former volunteer at a crisis center the ticket will take me to graduate school in preparation for Washington. It is my goal to provide my assistance to those in need of upmost prestige’s psychologist and feminist advocate.

This study by Randall and Smith (2007) explains domestic violence from the perspective of a female victim who chooses

The scenario I have chosen for this assignment is the one regarding Clinton who has disclosed that his partner abuses him. I have attached the scenario in appendix. The purpose of the assignment is to explore evidence based responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) or domestic violence. Researchers in the area relating to physical, psychological and sociological abuse between partners use the terms intimate partner violence and domestic violence interchangeably (Corbally, 2015, Wilson et al., 2015). For this reason I will use these terms interchangeably in this assignment. Domestic abuse refers to any type of violence which occurs between intimate partners, regardless of sexual orientation of relationship and status of relationship (Dutton, 2006). I will focus mainly on evidence based practice that is utilized or should be used by social workers when working with male victims of domestic violence. To do this I will demonstrate different types of evidence and research that social workers use when working with male victims of domestic violence, and also explore the links between research, evidence and practice, and evaluate the ethical and value base of the research in order to fully explore the robustness of the research in the area and link it to social work values.

This paper will go in detail about a conducted in-person interview on a victim advocate named Christine Heer. Christine has a Master’s degree in Social work (MSW), including a Juris Doctor degree (JD). In addition, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Domestic Violence Specialist (DVS). Christine earned her education at Rutgers University and has been practicing social work for as long as 27 years and is still going strong. She is also part of the NASW Ethics committee. Christine’s work mainly involves with victim assistance services that specializes in family law, collaborative law, mediation, mental health, education and therapy. As of now, she is teaching at Rutgers Continuing Education and the Victim Assistance Academy.

What is one way you think researchers could improve the study to expand what we know about domestic violence?

My program, "The Wounds of Words," was held on the campus of area high schools. Three women spoke; one was a specialist on dating and domestic violence, and the other two were survivors of emotionally and physically abusive relationships. Approximately two hundred people attended the program; some came out of concern for loved ones, others came out of concern for themselves. Regardless of their reasons for coming, I knew as I listened to the speakers and their courageous stories that if one girl could be saved from the emotional abuse that may await her in the future because of my program, the program was a success.

"We need to activate people," said Thomas Allison, "Activate everyone—those who are suffering and those who are not."

Despite the fact the physical effects of domestic violence could be the similar as for other forms of violent crime, the emotional effects can be much worse. Domestic violence happens when a crime is committed against a victim by someone with whom the victim is or has previously found, in a close relationship or somebody living in the same household as the victim. Domestic violence regulations differ from state to state. These variances range from conceptualization to the requirements under required reporting laws. Because of all these differences, the entire process of avoidance a domestic violence situation rest on each state. The Violence against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) has been designed to increase victim services and detention and trial of batterers. Stakeholders are persons who have an absolute interest in it, any of individuals who begin and perform it, or individuals whom it distresses directly or secondarily. Detecting and concerning stakeholders can be a huge portion of guaranteeing the efforts accomplishment. To obtain stakeholder contribution and support, it’s vital to understand who probable stakeholders are, but their interest in the effort. Since most women and men’s obtain their health care in primary care settings, health care professionals can play a critical role in decreasing the progress of domestic violence through screening and intervention in a regular bases.

Veronica Gonzalez recently graduated from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) with a B.A. in Psychology & Social Behavior as well as Criminology, Law & Society. During her time at UCI Veronica participated in the Blum Immersive Field Study Program as well as Social Ecology’s Advanced Field Study (AFS) Program. During both programs, she worked in partnership with the Orange County Family Justice Center assisting survivors of domestic violence. As part of the AFS program and under the guidance of Dr. Doug Houston she completed an independent research project which focused on the impact of a parenting education program specifically designed for domestic violence survivors. Upon culmination of the program, Veronica presented her findings

Judy felt like Saundra wasn’t fully understanding the depth of domestic violence, so she suggested she attend a group training session on the topic. “Theoretical preconceptions are held in abeyance in order to hear the client’s story openly, without attempting to “make sense” of the story on the basis of practitioner assumptions” (Clark, 1999). By joining the group training session, Judy believe that Saundra would be able to understand that her situation is a case of domestic violence and abuse and should be taken seriously. She was afraid that Saundra would run back to Erik, so she wanted to influence and educate her. “Influenced by its roots in a medical model, traditional conceptualizations of empathy typically position practitioners as “expert knowers” who supposedly understand their clients’ lives better than the clients themselves” (Clark, 1999).

Domestic abuse is a serious ongoing situation that is occurring all around the world, and according to the Women’s Aid organization, they define this abuse as a “pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behavior” (2015). This violence can vary from aggressive behavior to sexual assault that occurs with their partner or family member. In most of the cases reported to officials, this is experienced by women and is continued by men, due to the fact that females are seen as the weaker link. So to advocate about anti-domestic violence, the Women’s Aid campaign made a billboard, with one simple goal. It was to see if anyone in the public passing by the enormous sign would notice what it showed or read the