Social Work Critique

According to Alanna Vaglonos, (“30 Shocking Domestic Violence Statistics That Remind Us it’s an Epidemic”), “Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families”. This statistic demonstrates that staying in an abusive relationship may be a person’s only option due to economic dependency. A victim may be afraid to leave if they have no other place to go and their only way to avoid homelessness is to stay with their abuser. Each abusive relationship is different and the factors causing the person to stay is different for each

According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The National Institute of Justice, one in four women in the United States has experienced domestic violence during her lifetime (Battered Woman Syndrome, 2012). This type of abuse can be fatal and detrimental to one’s personal growth. When woman are repeatedly abused, they show different signs, symptoms and general characteristics. These characteristics are defined as Battered Woman Syndrome.

Statistic’s have suggested violence is perpetrated against women in almost half of all marriages (Domestic Violence).Statistic’s gathered from 1994 indicate domestic violence causes almost 100,000 days of hospitalization, 30,000 emergency room visits, 40,000 trips to the doctor every year, and 50% of all homeless woman and their children are fleeing domestic violence( Domestic Violence).

Women who have experienced abusive violence are in a long process of healing both physically and mentally, due to multiple traumas affecting the mind and body. It is usual for this to happen but is crucial and important to take action and began to process and heal. If it is not brought to attention it could worsen throughout time. “According to a study done by the Centers for Disease Control, nearly three in every 10 women-about 32 million-in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner reported at least one measured impact or effect related to forms of violent behavior in that relationship” Affects of Domestic Violence. Obviously every victim suffers a variety of traumas. Factors that could influence the outcome of the trauma is age, frequency, degree, and over all impact. It's is important to learn about the effects of violence. Recovering is possible but will take time and painful memories. But entitles to discovering your inner

For the past 30 years, violence had increase against women within abusive relationships, why women stay and endure the pain and why they relinquish violence. Women who are being battered share certain observable characteristics. Speaking with a battered woman should reveal these characteristics and help to identify her as a sufferer of Battered Women Syndrome.

The title of this research article is not very expressive. The study population of college-aged women is concise however, the reader may initially experience a difficult time distinguishing the independent variable of dating violence victims, from the dependent variables of associated physical injury, healthcare usage and mental health symptoms. One may easily interpret healthcare usage as an intervention offered in this study, rather than one of the dependent variables. The reader is left to question the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables as the association is not clearly stated. This title does not communicate the research design as it fails to inform the reader that this was a quantitative, correlational design study.

Violence is defined as: “The use of physical force intended to hurt, to kill someone or something, to damage or to harm someone”. It is a major public health and human rights problem that often goes unrecognized and unreported. It is a common source of physical, psychological, and emotional morbidity that occurs in all communities, regardless of social, economic, religious, or cultural group. There are different types of violence and abuse such as homicide, school violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual abuse etc.… but this presentation will mostly emphasize on women violence, especially on intimate partner violence. Although women can be violent in relationship with men, the overwhelming burden of partner violence is considered by women at the hands of men. Violence against women becomes a growing problem accepted as a normal behavior. As part of the community, nurses play a major role in assessing women suffering some type of violence when visiting the health care agencies as they come in contact with violence and sexual abuse no matter what health care setting they work in. This topic will mostly describe the characteristics of intimate partner violence, the risk factors, the screening process and the necessary interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality it in our communities.

The study by Barber examines the definition of domestic violence, changing the focus of domestic violence which was being mainly focused on women, whom are seen as the victims and males being the perpetrators. The author also notes the challenges of finding dependable estimates of males who are victims of domestic violence, as so few men are willing to step forward and acknowledge they are being abused. Therefore, not seeking professional help. The study reflects that incidents of men who are abused may go unreported of “fear of ridicule, social isolation and humiliation.” The study shows that in some cases, male victims were ignored by the police when they did report domestic violence and often experienced discrimination or prejudice. Men are traditionally perceived as being “stronger” than woman. Consequently, male victims may not report being abused or seek help because of fear of

Domestic violence is associated with a range of health problems both physically and mentally, immediate and long lasting. In addition to immediate injuries from an assult eg: cuts, brusing, punching, burns, bites, punctures, broken bones or teeth, women affected by domestic violance may also suffer from chronic pain, gastrointestenal disorders, psychsomatic symptoms, depression, anxiety, post tramatic stress, sleeping and eating problems, poor self esteam, self harm or suicied attempts.

Though some women are able to escape abusive relationships their lives may be prone to certain conditions due to their struggles with depression, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress (Tolman & Rosen, 2001). These conditions include living

Alaggia, Regehr &Rishchynski, mention that the “World Health Organization revealed that women who reported intimate partner violence reported significantly poorer health status, emotional distress, and both suicidal ideation and attempts” (Alaggia, Regehr &Rishchynski , 2009, p. 335)

The women involved in such relationships, often because of peer pressure and other societal stresses, have experienced multiple emotional and physical issues. In addition, the authors found that many of these women feel that there is a severe lack of resources and support to help them with these issues. The authors note that the women’s efforts to obtain support were often met with skeptical and dismissive attitudes from health care professionals among other adults. The authors, whose study is published in an international journal, demonstrates their credibility. In addition, their knowledge in the topic along with the nursing aspect of the issue shows the depth of their knowledge. In my opinion, this research is very important because it discusses why many women stay in violent relationships which helps to shed light on the issue and hopefully, find ways to get these women the help they need. In addition, the authors’ use of real examples from study participants helped to drive home the importance of this topic. The main limitation of this study, which the authors noted, was that they had a very homogenous sample that they interviewed. As such, the study may not be very generalizable to other populations making it hard to cite regarding diverse populations. In addition, given that the research

Social stress could arise from financial restrictions that may delay a man’s from economically sustaining his family. Due to increased pressures and conflicts, he may use violence as a means of stressing his status as the provider of his family. Similarly, a partner may use physical and sexual abuse to stress their power in the union especially if they feel it’s threatened. It is imperative that domestic violence could have been learned during childhood. Children learn certain behaviors through observation with a likelihood of a child imitating violent behaviors into adulthood.

The current study focused on the nature and extend of the battering relationships suffered by the abused women. “[C]hecking onset, duration, self-reported worst incident, and injuries” were the key interview points of this study; however, critical

Domestic Violence against women is a very sensitive topic that needs to be addressed with sensitivity, confidentiality, and respect for the victims. According to a report from the World Health Organization from 2016