Intimate Partner Violence Case Study

Throughout the world, we hear many stories about individuals being victimized, and individuals who have are the perpetrators. Also, many of these news segments are based off of headed situations between intimate relationships. Many relationships become this way because of stress about work, paying bills, past circumstances, and much more. There are many micro and macro level risk factors that pertain to victims (prior history of intimate partner violence, female sex, and youth), and perpetration (anger issues, low self-esteem, low income, and depression). “These factors are some of the very important factors that shape victimization and perpetration in intimate partner violence” (Seccombe, 2015, p.318).

McColgan et al, 2010 defines the Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as the specific act of violence

United States social history has had many defining moments in which attitudes of domestic violence has changed. However, some of them did not make a huge impact or movement enough to change society’s views. Per class discussion, we learned that for many centuries women were seen as property of men and used as reproduction. There was a lack of respect and being beaten was part of them norm but at the same time men were considered the women’s “protectors”, which is ironic because women needed protection from their husbands. To top it all off, divorce was looked frown upon, leaving women no choice but to stay with their partners.

Abuse is any behavior that is used to control and subdue another person through the use and fear of physical, emotional, and sexual assaults. Intimate partner violence can come in many forms. I will discuss these further as well as treatment options and services that are available for individuals in these abusive relationships.

To begin with, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been around for a very long time and it is still a present issue in the United States. There are many forms intimate partner violence such as, sexual, physical, emotional, and psychological. IPV occurs among all religious, socioeconomic, and cultural groups in the United States and other countries. As many people know intimate partner violence tends to come with consequences after the damage is done to the victim. Intimate partner violence does not just happen out of nowhere where the perpetrator thinks they have the right to be violent towards their spouse. The issue of IPV is connected to the cycle of violence in ways that it gives you an idea as to why the perpetrator thinks they have the right to hit the victim. In many cases not only do they think they have the right to due such thing but also feel like they have control over their spouse and have a mindset that they own them and will do anything just to keep them. Often the perpetrators feel guilty for being violent towards their loved ones that they come to a point of being apologetic and doing anything in their power to keep them. This author believes that intimate partner violence is a big issue and for many victims it is hard for them to escape the relationship. The victims go through so much in staying in the relationship that once they decide to definitely leave the relationship they end up suffering consequences and seeking available resources to

Historically, lower-income black women have experienced intimate partner violence at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group in the United States. Very little of the research on intimate partner violence addresses the cultural and structural factors that influence black women’s experience of domestic violence (Taft et al. 2008). The most recent statistical survey of intimate partner violence in the United States was the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey conducted in 2011; previously, the most recent was the National Violence against Women Survey conducted during 1995-1996 (Breiding et al., 2014). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers four categories of intimate partner violence: sexual violence, physical violence, stalking, and psychological aggression (Breiding et al., 2014). Although domestic violence occurs among all races and ethnicities and socio-economic classes, it is particularly important to explore black women’s differential experience of intimate partner violence because black women are experiencing a disparity.

Domestic violence, also more known as Intimate Partner Violence, affects individuals in all social classes and racial/ethnic groups is a statement that has been said and taught over again for many years. Yes that statement above holds logic and truth, but there is also an inverse relationship to it. One of the most consistent findings from research is a strong inverse relationship between social class and intimate partner violence (Renzetti, 2009). In other words, as social class status goes up, cases of domestic violence goes down, and vice versa for lower social classes. Analyses of large, national surveys, for example, show that women living in households with the lowest annual incomes were five times more likely to have experienced

From a theoretical perspective the explanation of violence against women has been underreported for years. The idea of violence against women had become a major societal issue. Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy has also became a major issue in the United States, estimates that 3 percent to 17 percent of women experience violence during prenatal stage. Social justice and advocacy practice is important in efforts to combat the discrepancy in services with our clients. Legislative advocacy is imperative and time-consuming endeavors that have incredible potential for aiding clients. Two articles I will discuss scrutinize the scope of social services provided for women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and provide

this article was to address the significant of children’s exposed to intimate partner violence; and

In the United States, approximately 1.5 million women report some form of intimate partner violence (IPV) each year and of those an estimated 324,000 are pregnant (Deshpande & Lewis-O'Connor, 2013). According to Deshpande and Lewis-O’Connor (2013), IPV is defined as abuse that may be actual or threatened by an intimate partner that can be physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional in nature. It is important for health care providers to realize IPV does not only include physical or sexual abuse but also includes name calling, financial control, constant criticism, and isolating women away from their families and friends (Deshpande & Lewis-O'Connor, 2013; Smith, 2008). There are 3 phases of abuse tension building

Research shows that over eight million children living in American homes witness intimate partner violence (IPV) (Hamby et al. 2011). These young American children are at the greatest risk of being exposed to IPV than are older children (Fantuzzo and Fusco 2007). IPV has been defined as psychological, physical, or sexual harm that is inflicted by a current or former partner spouse. This violence can range from a single incident to chronic and relentless abuse (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014). Witnessing IPV can be severe effects on these young children later in life including being at higher risk to abusing substances, (Smith et al. 2010), as depression (Graham-Bermann et al. 2009) and posttraumatic stress disorder

This booklet that has been put together to help IDEA Forum Inc. better serve the therapists and the clientele they serve throughout the Domestic Violence program. The booklet begins with Client Behaviors and Core Competencies that were created by the Colorado Judicial Domestic Violence Advisory Committee in May 2013. Set by the Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board in the Standards for Treatment with Court Ordered Domestic Violence Offenders.

Also, the building will have amenities like windows and walls where group members will be able to paint pictures in a way of expressing themselves. There will be cushioned chairs to provide comfort. The setup will also include a binder with referral information and other tools while providing writing utensils to do arts and crafts to generate their treasure box which will be the main therapeutic tool for the group. The women in the group must be willing to face their painful experiences. Adlerian therapy can be a good therapeutic intervention. According to Rosen Saltzman, Matic, & Marsden, (2013), “sexual assault victims Sexual abuse and assault are highly interpersonal and relationally based traumatic experiences with significant physiological, cognitive, and emotional consequences.”

On 8/29/16, I attempted to make an unannounced home visit to the residence of Lisa and Dan. There was no answer when knocking. I left a business card with call me back message. I talked to one of the neighbors who reported that he had seen a woman and a child coming and going out of the home. I asked if he had heard yelling coming out of the home, and he said he had not heard people yelling in the home. The neighbor said he did not suspect drug use in the home.

Intimate Partner Violence is a topic that I found highly interesting, due to knowing that in past relationships I have been a part of in the past. When I was 16 years old, I started my first serious relationship; at first I thought that it was a normal relationship. Until a Saturday night driving home, I got back handed in a vehicle for stating my opinion about raising our son; I had a swollen cheek and a cracked lip. He apologized immediately and said that it would never happen again, he was just frustrated with the topic, and I believed him. My life started to only revolve around him, I lost friends when I wanted to go out he would guilt me into staying home, telling me that I didn’t love him and different items like that. In two years, I was forced to have sex; I lost friends, and was isolated from family. I gained weight, and stayed at home all the time and the occasional back hand across my face. I started to believe that my family was worthless, and that I needed him to “save” me from that upbringing. My money went into our ‘joint account’ that I had no access too; I didn’t know how to pay the bills. Until, one night when we were fighting, I was picked up and thrown against the wall. I believe that one of our neighbors called the cops, and within minutes two police officers were at our door. I did minimize the fight; however, after saying that I was pushed he was arrested for assault. Within, the next couple months I received my first job and left him. I had gained