Results: As much as I would love to report in this last part of the paper that our efforts were successful, I can only recount marginal growth within the group. Though the growth present was encouraging. Liz and I began to seek out one of the women who was particularly hard for me to relate it. Nonetheless, the more we invited her over dinner or attended events we so bravely put on, we discovered a woman who had a tough exterior, but a very soft inside. As Liz and I began to step into her life, she opened up more about past hurts and allowed us to counsel her through it.…
A group of masters candidates from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy compiled this report for their client, the SAFE Center, an anti-trafficking organization located in College Park, Maryland. The SAFE Center provides direct services to trafficking survivors (regarding legal, medical, mental health, and economic empowerment), engages in research to improve those services, and advocates justice for survivors. This report contains an in-depth explanation of trauma, trauma-informed training, and treatment methods, while considering the literature on crisis intervention models used within various trauma models including sexual assault, post-traumatic stress disorder, domestic violence, and human trafficking. While examining human trafficking as a trauma model, we (the authors) researched various survivor service models, and provided information about the notable differences in services provided between the SAFE Center and these other organizations.…
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…
The Alabama Women's Commission desired to understand the current social, economic, financial, emotional, and physical status of senior women in their state who was of the age of approximately 65 years or older. They wanted to better understand the issues facing this age population and best practices for serving the needs of these women. This would require the report to first identify those services available for to the identified population and address any perceptions surrounding these services. In addition, the desired research would seek to identify best practices for serving the needs of this growing population. These societal issues would be addressed by working with the identified agencies to ensure that these concerns are feasible…
After exiting the program these ladies will still need the help of a social worker, case management in particular if they have interchangeable behaviors. This sub-population of women dealing with behavioral issues is mostly impacted within this agency because they may fall into the category of the mentally ill, higher functioning clients. Many times the homeless people that we often come into contact with or see on the streets are more than likely chronic homeless clients, dealing with mental issues but are the higher-functioning rather than the lower-functioning clients. This particular group are less likely to ever have permanent housing; the rate of the clients that graduate at the Beacon recidivism rate is less than 10%, the women who are struggling with behaviors and barriers are likely the percentage of clients who are not successful and end up homeless once again. These clients are dealing with bipolar disorders, multiple…
Intimate partner violence compounded with substance use can be a complex and difficult struggle to work through with survivors and batterers alike. The power and control dynamics of those relationships can be masked often by or depicted as a result of the disease of addiction, which creates a rather convoluted and perplexing circumstantial environment to work within. This is particularly difficult in communities that initially have limited resources. For this reason, a comprehensive approach and strategy through the Intimate Partner and Substance Use Initiative (IPSUI) will need to be mobilized with the support of existing resources and organizations that will prove to be beneficial in collaboration and networking, although treatment or population…
Our process of connecting an individual with our program is through a referral. The referral is a single-page form document that is completed, then faxed, mailed or emailed to BRC by someone who has identified the defendant as possibly having a mental illness. Referrals can originate from a number of sources such as an arresting officer, family member, judge, jail personnel, prosecuting attorney, public defender or past participants. BRC Diversion Team gathered information during screening and assessment which plays an important role in identifying offender needs and making appropriate referrals for services. Our basic assessment consists of gathering key information and engaging in a process with the client that enables the counselor to…
Synopsis In the city of Detroit, the crime rate is outstanding and the incarceration rates are becoming higher as a result. According to Kevin Rizzo, “Detroit is the most dangerous city with a population of over 200,000 for three consecutive years….remains at the top of the list for highest crime rates in America.” Detroit is known for its homicides, poverty, and unemployment. Crime is located everywhere within this city due to these issues.…
My experience at the Women’s resource center was information fill. We went on a tour of the building and then sat down to learn more about what they do as a organization and where the lady stood on topics like birth control and when life starts. I did get some answers to my questions yesterday. I had asked in my pre assignment how many people they see on a daily basis. They lady had stated that they see any where from 20 to 40 people a week.…
Final Analysis The National Organization for Women, founded in 1966, is the biggest feminist organization in the U.S. Continuously growing, this organization was branched out by 28 women in the Third Annual Conference of Commissions. Led by Betty Friedan, they all collided in mutual interest to end sex discrimination for women in America. After being rejected from passing resolutions, they grew frustrated and truly realized the lack of power women had. Which had brought them to officially launch NOW fall of 1966, at a convention in Washington DC, with this statement of purpose,“We men and women who hereby constitute ourselves as the National Organization for Women, believe that the time has come for a new movement toward true equality for all women in America, and…
(1) Personal problems can include abuse, addictions, and mental health problem of yourself or a family member, these problems can contribute into homelessness which is the prime demographic of peoples with HIV/AIDS. Family violence, estimated to effect 2 million Canadians, (Statistics Canada, 2011) can speed up the process of families or individuals having to leave their homes without proper supports for them in place. This is a strong issue for women and youth with children. Women who have experienced violence and who live in poverty, often must choose between abusive relationships and homelessness. Young peoples, that have been victimized from physical, sexual or psychological abuse often become homeless.…
The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966. They are one of the largest organizations for feminist grassroots activists in the United States. The National Organization for Women has thousands of members and activists in the United States. NOW’s purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life. NOW has activists that push for both traditional and nontraditional means of social change.…
In the United States alone 1 in 4 Latina women will be victims of domestic violence. This report seeks to understand how Latina immigrant women experience domestic violence in San Diego. Research has shown when focusing on specific group of women survivors of domestic violence allows for a better treatment of these victims. Culture, language and ethnic backgrounds are taken into account in order to provide “culturally competent services” to treat Mexican immigrant women survivors of IPV more effectively. What are stops Mexican Immigrant Women from leaving and reporting an IPV relationship?…
Ninety five years ago, women gained the right to vote in the United States (Sprague). The ongoing fight for suffrage lasted nearly one hundred years before they were granted this right, with many of them risking everything from their social reputation to their lives for the belief of equality amongst genders. Women such as Harriot Stanton Blatch and Alice Paul, who protested at the White House for eighteen months straight after President Woodrow Wilson denied them support of the right to vote (Sprague), have inspired women in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century to transform traditional gender roles, address discrimination, and force the acceptance of equality on society. Although many women have evolved into educated, independent,…
In addition, under the housing advocate I am currently learning many new skills that in conjunction with the women’s advocate skills, has positively impacted my social work practice. While under the housing advocate, Caitlin’s, supervision I have been able to become aware of how the current state of the public housing system in Ottawa impacts the most vulnerable groups in our society, namely survivors of domestic abuse. Furthermore, I believe that…