Maui Family Violence Case Study

The Maui family is a family of four children; 3 boys and a girl living with their parents in a small town. The Maui family seem like an ordinary family but they a caught up in a cycle of violence that has been passed down from many generations. The father Buck was brought up that to be respected and seen as a man that he needed to use violence to achieve this and tells his partner that he is the man of the house and that she needs to serve him and do all the female jobs in the house. The children lived in fear of their father and were always worried which one of them was going to get the next ‘hiding’. The children said their parents would just keep arguing and then it got to the point where they would just use their fists and the children …show more content…
These include:
• Poor self-esteem
• Post-traumatic stress disorder

It is important when working as a social service worker when working with families of domestic violence to ensure that every member of the family is valued, believed and respected. The first step when working with the Maui family is to ensure the safety of everyone in the family when asking about family violence in the home. When coming up with a safety plan for the Maui family it is important to ensure that it is clear and practical and is delivered in a way that is supportive and not likely to cause further harm. The safety plan will identify and establish a safe support network for the Maui family and will outline people who they can call in a time of crisis and ways to ensure that they have all their essential belongings stored at a safe place. The safety plan also needs to ensure the safety of the children and ensuring that the Maui children know what the safety plan is and know that in a time of crisis that they have a safe place to go and to also ensure that the children have a support system and know who they can talk to or phone if they