Hsm/270 Final Paper (Peace Domestic Violence)

Domestic violence, alternatively referred to as Intimate Partner Violence, is defined by the Department of Justice as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” While domestic violence is commonly thought of as only physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence can also be emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence has remained constant in society throughout history, even though over time society’s response to the issue has changed. While domestic violence affects everyone regardless of race, gender, age, etc. it is estimated that approximately 90% of all victims are women. For the purpose of this paper, I will be focusing on

Domestic violence is skyrocketing in our society. In the U.S., as many as 1.5 million women and 850,000 men were physically assaulted by their intimate partner last year, and numerous children abused by their parents. These sad criminal acts will continue to grow in our society, unless our community takes action to stop these crimes.

The purpose is to prepare Planning and Evaluation of Peace Domestic Violence Agency; program planning begins by taking a look at the big picture, and creates the framework for the intended program.   The program managers to the clients are responsible for determining the program’s priorities, conducting evaluations, and for applying the evaluation as a guide for future work. Kettner, Moroney, and Martin (1999) propose effectiveness based program planning that involves taking a program through a series of steps designed to produce the problem to address, to provide a relevant intervention, to measure client problem type.

The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV, n.d.) provides training for advocates of domestic violence (DV) survivors and their families. This paper reflects my experiences as I worked through the first three sections of training: the history of the DV movement; the key requirements of DV advocacy; and safety planning. The primary thread throughout the training sections is the importance of providing advocacy based on survivor-empowerment and meeting clients where they are. In this paper, I also explore my role as a mental health counselor in an interdisciplinary response team working with survivors of domestic violence.

On 03/18/2017 at approximately 2132 hours, I was dispatched to 8340 Rd. 46 in the County of Montezuma, and State of Colorado for reports of a domestic disturbance.

Many feel if they seek help, the abuser will find them and it will only get worse. The victims need to feel safe, or else they are not going to use the programs to receive help. As both of these articles reveal, these programs are not working. On the contrary, “The Seriousness of Domestic Violence Is Exaggerated” argues that it’s not because the programs are ineffective, but that it’s due to the increase in social services available. However, due to the countless studies that were done, it has been proven that this domestic abuse is a problem. Moreover, there needs to be more effort taken into putting these programs into action. Improvements in how the programs are put into practice need to be made, since how the programs are put into practice now are not efficient

It was not that long ago that what transpired at home was considered a secretive, a personal matter and was not looked at by the public. Within the last few years, there has been an rise in awareness of the importance of child abuse and negligence, spouse/partner mistreatment, and elder cruelty not only as serious societal problems but also as crimes. The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency was step up to help individuals break through the barriers.

There are people who have been abused that are not healthy enough to do anything or they do not have the funds to take care of themselves. Domestic violence costs more than $37 billion a year in law enforcement involvement, legal work, medical and mental health treatment, and lost productivity at companies (Safe Horizon). This shows that in order to get help, victims spend all of their money on trying to get the right paperwork just to get away from the abusers. They do not have the funds to get away, much less stay healthy and treat themselves if they get sick. “Along with getting sick, the victims also have to pay for the injuries that have been inflicted on them by their partner and only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries” (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence). By adding medical groups paid for by the government and by people volunteering to help, they can help keep those who have been abused

Society is standing behind domestic violence against women and fighting for these women’s safety and freedom. In current times domestic violence has been treated as a breach of the law. Just before the end of the twentieth century, in the 1970’s, has domestic violence has been categorized as a crime. Police were trained to obscure domestic calls and it became average rehearsal to postpone any response to them in the expectation that the trouble would resolve itself at home, or that the attacker wouldn’t be there when police arrived. Throughout the years police, courts, prosecutors has made an attempt to modify their practices. Many programs have been developed to help domestic violence victims to help them escape their situation and start a new life. New York City has locations for victims to be given services. These services have crisis shelter and permanent housing, orders of protection, financial support, therapy, health care, legal aid.Meanwhile, a problem in New York that’s out of control is a hate crime. New York has very strict hate crimes laws that are taken seriously with severe consequences. When you purposely select an individual and do an illegal act linking violence against them while using offensive racial, sexual,

In 1977, a group of caring men and women in Imperial County called a community meeting to discuss the problem of domestic violence, which was just then beginning to receive public attention. The dedicated people who attended that first organizational meeting worked rapidly and soon founded the non-profit organization WomanHaven, Inc. They have since changed the agency’s name and now operate as The Center for Family Solutions. Our mission is to promote and provide a comprehensive response to domestic violence, stalking and human trafficking through Community Outreach & Education, Prevention, Intervention, Client Support Services; and Safety and Shelter Services. Agency’s mission is to implement domestic violence, stalking and human trafficking best practices and model programs which incorporate state mandates for effective and efficient quality service in increasing awareness and decreasing the episodes of domestic violence in the communities of Imperial County, California (CFS, 2016).

In order to recognize the outcomes of domestic violence, it is key to know precisely what domestic violence is. Domestic violence is anything that involves physical damage, sexual assault, or distress of physical damage. In order to aid individuals who are going through domestic violence, it is fundamental to have a healthier understanding of what triggers domestic violence and how it affects the mistreated, abuser, and children of the mistreated.

If you believe that you are in any kind of abuse relationship, or someone makes you feel anxious or stressed stop it now. If you know someone who is in a abuse relationship speak now and help them before it’s too late like it was for a lot more people. Let’s make a change today. Don’t wait for tomorrow, tomorrow might be too

Domestic violence is a global issue which impacts many individuals in numerous ways. To gain a detailed understanding of both the aggressor and victims of domestic violence I chose to exam the psychological and environmental aspects that may influence this continuous behavior that coincides with the continual cycle of violence.

Domestic violence has been a main issue throughout history and all over the world; it can evidentially affect children, the elderly, women, and even men. Although abuse can affect many individuals, a significant portion of domestic abuse cases are against women. Globally, women are constantly facing physical, social and mental abuse by men and/or their significant others. In past years, the issue of domestic violence has gained the attention of researchers. In fact, studies have shown that it is a global issue negatively impacting the social and health status of individuals, particularly women. A survey of domestic abuse in Canada signifies that 29% of married women have been abused by their partners at least once (Nwosu, 2006). Many argue

Murders, rapists, batterers and abusers all have two things in common: they are criminals, and they all take away some part of another human being’s life. Both men and women have to deal with the everlasting issue of domestic violence. Defined by domesticviolence.org (2012) as a behavior “used by one person in a relationship to control the other”, domestic violence can be physical, emotional, sexual, verbal, or even financial. Although the issue of abusers being punished is a significant one, it must be realized that there are victims, and those victims need help. Some countries have no concern or sympathy for victims, as more than twenty countries have no laws against abuse ("Domestic Violence in Developing Countries: An Intergenerational Crisis," n.d.). In many cases, victims should be placed in a counseling program so that they can learn that the trauma they endured was not their fault. Both Sarasota and Manatee counties have shelters for women who have been abused, however, Sarasota County shelters do not offer counseling. Sarasota County is saving money by not having to pay for counseling, but the counseling programs are worth the funds that would have to be put toward them.