Family Violence Option Analysis

The article for discussion is the “Analysis of the Family Violence Option.” This article brings focus to the policy, Family Violence Option. The Family Violence Option is designed for women who are victims to domestic violence. This policy was created to help domestic abused women to be exempted from being required to follow the requirements from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). TANF’s requirements, indicated by Tutty (1996), would help abused women become “self-sufficient,” because of the services offered to them (as cited by Postmus, 2000, p. 245). At the same time with the help of TANF, it brings on additional abuse inflicted on women making it hard for them to “find a job or attend a job training or educational program” (p. 246). The circumstance abused women face, because of their abusers, and the requirements from TANF, the Family Violence Option is another opportunity for them to keep from being penalized by TANF’s requirements, and become free from domestic abuse.

Policy Goals & Values
The Family Violence Option offers women the opportunity to escape domestic violence and abuse from their partners. This policy works in a way to make things possible for women to put their well being first over the need to maintain what is …show more content…
Even though a community is a group individual working together and encouraging one another to fight a social issue, others are not on the same mindset to help someone in need. In the article, some professionals in the community level would “blame” women for the abuse. Some individuals would use the blaming the victim implying that abused women accept the pain that is inflicted onto them. It is their fault for the abuse, and chooses not to leave an abusive relationship when they can. That is not the case for some abused women, whereas there are mixed views on how individuals think of women and