. This study did show that children who do witness domestic violence had a greater chance of developing conduct disorders than children who have not witnessed domestic violence, but not emotional disorders. The chances for these children are tripled (Meltzer et al., 1993).
Willis et al. (2010) argues that when a child grows up in a violent home and in violent communities they learn about the role of violence in interpersonal relationships. These children then perceives these acts of violence as an important part of a loving relationship, therefore they also begin to use these acts of violence towards others because this is what they are used to seeing.
Research by Izaguirre and calvete (2015) supports that children who are victimized to witnessing domestic violence at home or in a community can have a damaging and lasting effect on their well-being and development. In their research they sought out to evaluate what impacts would domestic violence have on a child’s emotional and behavioral problems. They conducted their research through the mothers of these children. In this research they used a sample of 30 Spanish mothers interviewed with an average age of 41.57 years. They concluded that a lot of the children who had directly witnessing domestic violence, suffered from aggression. Their exposure to the violence resulted …show more content…
School settings mental health practitioners can address concerns that can hinder development through group counseling interventions including both structured activities and play therapy. All students have access to the schools mental health resources such as school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers. The school is an ideal setting to work with children who have witnessed domestic violence (Thompson, E., & Trice-Black, S.,
Willis et al. (2010) argues that when a child grows up in a violent home and in violent communities they learn about the role of violence in interpersonal relationships. These children then perceives these acts of violence as an important part of a loving relationship, therefore they also begin to use these acts of violence towards others because this is what they are used to seeing.
Research by Izaguirre and calvete (2015) supports that children who are victimized to witnessing domestic violence at home or in a community can have a damaging and lasting effect on their well-being and development. In their research they sought out to evaluate what impacts would domestic violence have on a child’s emotional and behavioral problems. They conducted their research through the mothers of these children. In this research they used a sample of 30 Spanish mothers interviewed with an average age of 41.57 years. They concluded that a lot of the children who had directly witnessing domestic violence, suffered from aggression. Their exposure to the violence resulted …show more content…
School settings mental health practitioners can address concerns that can hinder development through group counseling interventions including both structured activities and play therapy. All students have access to the schools mental health resources such as school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers. The school is an ideal setting to work with children who have witnessed domestic violence (Thompson, E., & Trice-Black, S.,