SALP: Domestic Abuse Program Evaluation
Christopher M. Nima
San Jose State University
Social workers have long confronted the multiple issues that coexist within a household filled with domestic violence. The problems that can fester in a household filled with domestic violence range from child endangerment to alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, services for the victims of these types of family violence have been splintered, forcing single women or families to go to multiple agencies for support. This issue can become ever more complicated when the victims come from immigrant households who are less familiar with American culture, laws, and services available to them. The focus of the program evaluation is to propose human …show more content…
This program evaluation examines the effectiveness of client integration into mainstream American society, which would be provided through the SALP (Safety, Assistance, Living, & Progress) agency located in San Jose, serving primarily families from the Middle East and South Asia facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, cultural alienation, or family conflict. SALP is an organization I have come up with for the intention to evaluate and examine existing programs and interventions available, then design my own based off of the information collected. I would gather from existing techniques and compare them to what SALP specifically hopes to offer abused women unfamiliar with American culture, laws, and society compared to an average American client born in the United States. Although SALP would be non-discriminatory in their services, the research will look into why the focus should be on families from Middle Eastern and South Asian households and …show more content…
The rationale behind why this agency was established was to provide a safe haven and support system for a minority demographic that comes from a culture who shy away from discussing or accept the problem of domestic violence. The premiere and most promoted program would be to specifically aid those who are direct victims of domestic violence, which will be detailed later. SALP would help integrate these clients into mainstream American society. For the sake of familiarity and knowledge of the area for both the victims and SALP employees, the clients served will primarily be in the San Jose-South Bay region. This way, social workers can provide the most local and relevant type of information, resources, and connections available to their culturally alienated clients. As with most domestic abuse agencies, women are expected to be served the most at SALP. One of the most daunting fears of a woman who has or wants to escape an abusive relationship is the thought of not being able to support her or her child on her own, so programs will be available at SALP to focus on their strengths and build connections in the job market. This would hopefully make clients comfortable and confident enough to actively participate in society as productive citizens. Due to the fact that SALP’s clients would primarily be
Christopher M. Nima
San Jose State University
Social workers have long confronted the multiple issues that coexist within a household filled with domestic violence. The problems that can fester in a household filled with domestic violence range from child endangerment to alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, services for the victims of these types of family violence have been splintered, forcing single women or families to go to multiple agencies for support. This issue can become ever more complicated when the victims come from immigrant households who are less familiar with American culture, laws, and services available to them. The focus of the program evaluation is to propose human …show more content…
This program evaluation examines the effectiveness of client integration into mainstream American society, which would be provided through the SALP (Safety, Assistance, Living, & Progress) agency located in San Jose, serving primarily families from the Middle East and South Asia facing domestic violence, emotional abuse, cultural alienation, or family conflict. SALP is an organization I have come up with for the intention to evaluate and examine existing programs and interventions available, then design my own based off of the information collected. I would gather from existing techniques and compare them to what SALP specifically hopes to offer abused women unfamiliar with American culture, laws, and society compared to an average American client born in the United States. Although SALP would be non-discriminatory in their services, the research will look into why the focus should be on families from Middle Eastern and South Asian households and …show more content…
The rationale behind why this agency was established was to provide a safe haven and support system for a minority demographic that comes from a culture who shy away from discussing or accept the problem of domestic violence. The premiere and most promoted program would be to specifically aid those who are direct victims of domestic violence, which will be detailed later. SALP would help integrate these clients into mainstream American society. For the sake of familiarity and knowledge of the area for both the victims and SALP employees, the clients served will primarily be in the San Jose-South Bay region. This way, social workers can provide the most local and relevant type of information, resources, and connections available to their culturally alienated clients. As with most domestic abuse agencies, women are expected to be served the most at SALP. One of the most daunting fears of a woman who has or wants to escape an abusive relationship is the thought of not being able to support her or her child on her own, so programs will be available at SALP to focus on their strengths and build connections in the job market. This would hopefully make clients comfortable and confident enough to actively participate in society as productive citizens. Due to the fact that SALP’s clients would primarily be