Chapter 1
Problem Definition
What factors are causing the decrease in the number of women and children who continue counseling services after leaving Liberty House and what actions can the staff and volunteers take to help increase the number of women who continue therapy session after leaving the site?
Background
Domestic violence does not always involve an act of physical abuse. Domestic violence takes on many forms, and all include an individual manipulating and controlling another human being in a cruel and unnecessary way. Another individual uses any means to control another human being in a way that intimidates and harms is considered domestic violence (Saltzman et al. 2002). Saltzman et al. 2002 state Physical abuse is when an intimate partner uses force to control another individual. Physical abuse can start out as a shove and escalate to violent force such as hitting, biting, kicking and assault with a weapon. Assaults with a deadly weapon can include any object used to harm another individual such as household items and automobiles (Martin 2014, p. 337).
Statistics of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence affects individuals in all socioeconomic backgrounds, and education levels, and can occur in among all races, age, religions, and gender. in intimate relationships of all kinds including married and unmarried heterosexual and Homosexual relationships, as well as dating and previous relationships (Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998). Thoennes et al. states, 95% of reported assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men Against Women (1998). Martin 2014 states, 325, 000 women are pregnant at the time domestic violence occurs (p. 336). Domestic violence usual begins with what Martin 2014 calls the honeymoon phase (p. 338). The new relationship is ideally defined as fairytale like and where the partner is very complimentary and charming promising the world. The abuser is usual very cunning and charming and after the comfort phase sets in becomes very possessive and entitled.
Protection Measures
In the early 1960s feminists started shelters for battered women and from those early beginnings, laws against domestic violence sprouted (Stoever, 2014 p. 1041). Reforms in criminal justice laws built more protective laws for domestic violence (p.1041). Protection orders were implemented to put into place protection for the victims of domestic violence by refusing the abuser access to the victims home, and work (p. 1042). Protection orders are granted by a judge and are granted after the petitioner and the abuser appear in court, and the judge determines if there is a violent threat. Sadly, there are domestic violence cases where the petitioner is not granted a protection order because of the way the case and evidence is presented. In these cases, sometimes the evidence is embellished or even false. However, there are a percentage of cases where the victim was just not believable. In most states protective orders are only good for a limited duration and are subject to review by a judge before the protection order is re-issued (p.1046). Stith (2009) states To ensure the quality of intervention programs provided to offenders, Roland Maiuro reported that in 2007 more than 90 percent of all states had developed standards for domestic violence offender intervention (p. 913) These new standards are reflective of the use of group interventions in most states and required of most offenders.
Domestic violence protection has changed rapidly over the years, and law enforcement officials are trained to be more responsive and intuitive in situations where the evidence points to domestic violence. Victims advocacy programs and support groups provide various levels of assistance in protecting the victim and providing programs designed to treat and reform domestic violence perpetrators. These human service programs are crucial in assisting domestic violence victims with protection, and special programs to facilitate healing.
Established in 1981, Liberty House is a located in Dougherty County. Liberty House offers full services for victims of domestic violence, their friends, families, and children. This non-profit agency also offers referral information to offenders of domestic violence. It is the agencys philosophy that domestic violence is not a private concern, but one that needs to be responded to and recognized by the whole community.
Domestic violence, besides this, has also long term impacts on the sufferer which might turn into enduring. These influences comprised stressed family relationships, lack of sleep, sexual dysfunction, dependence on drugs, chronic depression, poverty, chronic pain (Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb, 2005). Therefore, it can be clearly seen that there is no importance of domestic violence and must be treated actually as an immorality in culture. The reason behind is its severe outcomes which left a person with nothing. Following actions must be done in order to discourse the domestic violence causes and impacts. Domestic violence victims, first, must learn to exclaim with the purpose of getting support from psychoanalysts. However, the victim, in this case should be understanding and confident with the intention of being in a position to express the emotions. Those domestic violence victims who have been left alone by the community can be assisted by Liberty House to show their faces from offensive surroundings and start improving.
Liberty House is committed to collaboratively working with the community for raising awareness, strengthening policies and improving coordination for ending violence and supporting survivors. Private contributors, churches, foundations, United Way, and Federal and state governments give funds to the Liberty House.
The mission of the organization is to provide shelter and services for victims of domestic violence and their children. (Liberty House, 2016).
The vision of the organization is to work towards the elimination of domestic violence in our community and service area by providing emergency shelter, advocacy, education, awareness, community resources, and collaboration to ensure that all victims are empowered to achieve self-sufficiency. (Liberty House, 2016).
Research Problem
As mentioned above , Liberty House provides services to those who are victims of domestic violence. There are many children and women who continue counseling services after leaving Liberty House. However, a problem has been seen in the recent years. There is a decrease in the number of women and children who continue counseling services after leaving Liberty House. This is the key issue that would be discussed throughout the research.
Research Objectives
This research is aimed at finding the factors that are causing the decrease in the number of women and children who continue counseling services after leaving Liberty House along with identifying the actions that can be taken by the staff and volunteers to help increase the number of women who continue therapy session after leaving the site .
Scope/Delimitations
The study is designed to provideresearch-based evidence to answer the primary question on what factors causing the decrease in the number of women and children who continue counseling services after leaving Liberty House and what actions can be taken by the staff and volunteers to help increase the number of women who continue therapy session after leaving the site. This research is only focused on Liberty House and will be beneficial for staff and volunteers to find out the solution of the problem.
References
Martin, M. E. (2014). Introduction to human services: Through the eyes of practice settings (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 9780205848058.
Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb 2005. Developmental Science:
An Advanced Textbook
Stith, S. (2009). Intervention Programs, Domestic Violence. In H. T. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships (Vol. 2, pp. 911-915). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Stoever, J. K. (2014). Enjoining Abuse: The Case for Indefinite Domestic Violence Protection Orders. Vanderbilt Law Review, 67(4), 1015-1098.
Tjaden P, Thoennes N. Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. Washington (DC): Department of Justice (US); 1998. Publication No. NCJ 169592.
Liberty House, 2016. Mission and Vision Statement. Retrieved from
http://www.libertyhouseofalbany.com/aboutus.html
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