"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Ghandi’s stance on serving others is in accordance with the teachings of Christ. As believers in Christ, we will not be reconciled and admitted into Heaven based on our beliefs alone. In addition to our beliefs, we are tasked with acting upon our beliefs and having a profound impact within the world. A single individual may not change the world in its entirety, but one’s actions of generosity and love may have ripple effects on those who observe the selfless acts of kindness. This idea was the primary goal of our project “Stuff the Bus.” Why do individuals sacrifice their time and other possessions for the benefit others? This question is usually pondered by a selfish, ignorant person. This person may never have been taught about Christ’s saving Word and never had a guardian to guide them. If he or she does not see personal benefit from a decision, then they look elsewhere. Christ instructs us to live our lives for the well being of others. Albert Einstein understood this belief by stating, "Only a life lived for others is a life …show more content…
On several occasions, women would begin describing their family life. The vivid images they described of being physically and emotionally abused was heartbreaking. As a sympathetic teenager, I listened to their stories and was lost for words frequently. I felt guilty just sitting in my seat, not acting to alleviate their pain. However, I did not know what to say or do to improve their lives. It appeared that they were searching for anyone who would listen to their struggle and I happened to be that outlet for them. At the conclusion of the registration process, those specific individuals who described to me their situations were the most grateful for our help. I pray that their style of life improves and the toxic relationships no longer
Client Mary had been in the shelter for forty-eight hours on 09/01/2016 and per crisis center routine needed to complete a forty-eight hour client intake interview with the caseworker. The purpose of this interview is to see how the client is progressing and feeling about her stay in the shelter thus far. This allows the worker to evaluate what further services needed to be added or taken away from the client’s individual program during their stay in the center. Caseworker Dany G. along with Student Brittany completed the forty-eight hour intake interview with Client Mary. The interview was done in a private counseling office in order to practice confidentiality of the information the client was to give. Caseworker Dany G. observed Student Brittany give the interview to Client Mary. Student Brittany began the interview by asking about the client’s demographics and then moved on to talk about the client’s abuser, history of abuse, and childhood history. Student Brittany was challenged as the client became upset when asked about history of abuse and childhood history. Client Mary disclosed to Student Brittany that throughout her childhood there was a pattern of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse committed against her. Client Mary did not wish to further discus the topic, which Student Brittany recognized and insured that it could be discussed at a later time when the client was ready. The finally step in the interview was to discuss goals Client Mary had for
This Scholarly article focuses on a study that is being conducted for a three months. The volunteers for this study are runaways, homeless and people who have experienced some kind of abuse. The age group resulted in twenty-three fourteen
Does our current partner know about your status? Do you use condoms? Were you ever forced to have unprotected sex? How do you define abuse? Were you pushed, slapped or forced to do something against your will? Were you ever abused as a child? What services are available to you in your community? It is expected that the in-depth interview will provide detailed information about sensitive topics that some participants might not be willing to provide in the focus group settings. In addition to the focus groups and interviews, community meetings will be held to present findings from the study and get some feedback from the
Introduction: I feel that dealing with clients who are the survivors or current victims of abuse is the most intricate and sensitive subject I have studied. Emotional and physical abuse of children and adults can take place at any age, in any country or culture and at any level of society. Forms of abuse are massively varied and can be motivated by many factors including sexual gratification, control, fear or even love.
The Human Services Organization I analyzed is New Beginnings. New Beginnings is an agency that provides sexual assault support services in Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties. The clients of this organization have all been affected by sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Issues within clients are best described as acute trauma responses or chronic trauma, such as sexual difficulties or loss of trust. In order to analyze this agency as efficiently as possible, I interviewed Terri Crowe, the Advocacy Coordinator, from New Beginnings. Terri was able to provide very useful information regarding this organization and how it ticks. Although New Beginnings provides services to seven different counties, there are
Assuring family that all appropriate resources are integrated and focused on successful recovery of the victim and after
As an adolescent the client was sexually abused. This traumatic event had a negative impact on the client’s self esteem and instilled a sense of mistrust in others. The client’s lack
Every choice that an abused woman considers to do with regards in seeking help or ending the relationship involves a variety of risks. Time and time again, the common question arises, “why doesn’t she just leave?” Most often abused women, at great and potentially fatal risk, do leave their abusive relationships. However, there is a multitude of barriers, including increasing abuse and the potential for re-victimization by the system that does not respond accordingly, and most often force many women to return to their abusers. A woman may become vulnerable as she goes through the stages of leaving her abuser. There are many reasons why a woman becomes vulnerable; guilt, denial, and fear may be among a few reasons, though no matter what the
Growing up I dealt with many forms of abuse, and due to all the trauma I had a lot of built up aggression. Unfortunately, at the time I felt there was no other way to express myself except to act out. As a consequence of my bad behavior, I lost many close friends, and missed many good opportunities. As a result, I was required to go to intensive family therapy for three days a week, with a women named Julie. Fortunately, after therapy I saw a change in myself, and I began to learn new skills to communicate, and cope with my anger. Although, I’ve gone to see many therapists before, Julie was the one counselor that gave me hope, and after meeting her my life has positively changed. This experience of going to family therapy, and meeting Julie has influenced me to want to help other troubled teens who have dealt with abuse.
As I was telling my good friend Bianca about this the assignment I was given, she expressed how the Women’s Center helped her. I never knew that she went to the Women’s Center for help, but I knew what she was going through was something very difficult and personal which is the reason I first brought up to her about this assignment. I actually shared with her how I went to the Women’s Center to see what they contribute for people in need. Most of this story is confidential but I will share a few points that she allowed me to provide in this essay that I am writing as she was the one I asked questions about for the Women’s Center. As I was here for her when she was in the situation she expressed to me how the Women’s Center was extremely helpful and resolving some of her personal issues and had a very favorable outcome for her. She was in violent relationship that she struggled to get out of. This happened about a year ago and I was there for her, through the whole thing. She was scared and didn’t know who to talk to. I was here but I didn’t know all the right things to say to her to help her. I knew that there were resources everywhere available so I expressed to her how there are centers for her to get help at and get advice from. I did not want to push or persuade her into anything that would make her feel uncomfortable in her situation so I just told her to try and find a place that could help her. She told me she found a place but it never fully clicked to me that she went to the Women’s Center on UNLV’s Campus. Bianca expressed how she first called the Care line for help because she was too nervous to go in for help. She told her story and she explain how the woman she talked to helped her so much in how to get out and recover for her situation. During this time I saw her start getting better and she got out of her bad relationship very smoothly with the help of the 24 hour care
They often report domestic violence within the home and reported witnessing abuse as a child. Majority of the women regardless of race have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. These women also report have lived with a family member who were substance abusers, suffered from mental illness, sucidal or were in prison. The questionaire that the organization uses is called The Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study. This questionaire has seven categories and the higher the score the more risk of health related factors in that person’s
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.
Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry). Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic experience affecting the lives of not only the victim, but those close to the victim as well. Many think there is only one person truly traumatized, but in fact, everyone involved is affected. The victim has to deal with their experience the rest of their lives. They may be more at risk for other mental issues as well, including depression. The family involved has to deal with its pain, often causing hardship and discord within the family. This is especially true
Sexual abuse to children happens across every socioeconomic status, ethnic, cultural, religion and education. Getting treatment for a victim of child sexual abuse is a difficult process because of the lack of trust by the child. When child sexual abuse occurs the victim’s family has a difficult time talking about the abuse, which leads to the family pretending the abuse never happened. Once the family
While pursuing my Master’s degree, I completed my field experience at Family Continuity Mental Health Clinic located in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, where I was able to work with adults, children, families, and groups of low socioeconomic status who have experienced trauma of some sort at one point or another throughout their lives. Moreover, the individuals I worked with were largely disempowered, lacked insight on their psychological distress, were victims of social injustice and were mostly