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Divorce And Crisis Intervention

 

            
             Marriage is a significant relationship that represents love, belonging, security, and .
             Many people enter into this life long relationship although statistics show .
             that marital separation equals nearly half of weddings performed each year (Project .
             Care 2002). A dissolved marriage can leave several victims of grief because of the pain .
             and disappointment of the relationship. Divorce is an emotional experience that may .
             lead to depression, unhappiness, and anger.
             The emotional impact of divorce is considered to be a crisis second only to death of a .
             spouse (Berry 1). Many experts believe that divorce is a form of loss that causes grief .
             throughout the separation (Deits 7). The individuals involved tend to feel a sense of .
             failure, blame, jealousy, and resentment (UMCP 2002). A person may loose their .
             identity in roles as parents, workers, and caretakers (UMCP 2002). Some of the more .
             common reasons for divorce are the partner's age at the time of the marriage, the length .
             of the courtship, social class, finances, infidelity, education, and place of residence .
             (Project Care 2002).
             During the beginning of the divorce process a person may feel shocked or .
             overwhelmed (Deits 46). Experts believe that at this stage a person has a brief time to .
             rest and assess their feelings (Berry 27). The divorcee could spend time reading about .
             coping with the separation or join a support group (Berry 27). This may eliminate the .
             confusion in making major decisions. It is suggested that the divorcee keep a journal of .
             .
             questions and answers, speak into a tape recorder, or visit a therapist (Allison 26). Those .
             who overlook this stage of a divorce may later experience bitterness, violence and .
             depression (Berry 24).
             After the first two weeks of a major loss a person may experience denial and .
             withdrawal (Project Care 2002). The actual separation is thought to be temporary or not .
             happening (Berry 26).


Essays Related to Divorce And Crisis Intervention

1. The Reasoning Web

Using different family assessment and intervention strategies nurses can identify strengths and issues within a family structure. With this knowledge we can help facilitate problem solving and crisis resolution for a family and promote a healthier lifestyle. This paper will examine a family household of four using various family assessment strategies as well as discuss a short term goal with interventions that has been suggested to promote health. The Bevis tools of empowerment of self-responsibility and planned change, as stated by McMahon (2009), will be used as well as evidenced from resear...

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2. Nothing to Live for

Another reason that children feel unloved is if their parents separate or divorce. ... A bunch of questions race through a child's head when his or her parents divorce. ... This is something parents tend to forget to tell their children if a divorce does happen. ... They also believe that because of the increase of suicides it is causing an economy crisis, growing unemployment, police excesses, and social injustice in the country (Ahmad). ... One helpful way for teachers to help depressed teens is they can plan for a suicide prevention or an intervention program for their school. ...

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3. Women Battery

The problem of battered women has only come into the limelight in the past few years, its progression toward public awareness paralleling the growth of the women's movement. Historically, there has never been any public outcry against the brutality of battered women. But now we are learning the problem is far more pervasive and terrible than it was ever thought to be and that the myths which had previously rationalized why such violence occurred between men and women who supposedly loved each other are untrue. Every minute in the United States, four women are beaten by a significant ...

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4. History of the Legal Respnse to Domestic Violence

By 1990 many states made changes in law and policy that provided warrantless arrests in misdemeanor cases, waived the requirement of a divorce filing for protective orders, and allocated funding for more court services and resources. ... Therein lies a crisis where there are "officers who won't cross the threshold, prosecutors who won't seek penalties, and judges who won't impose them"(Lemon 258). ...

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5. Canadian

Trudeau was always far more the solo Philosopher King engaged in intellectual trial by combat than the Magus Merlin conjuring up solutions by puffs of smoke, sleight of hand or divine intervention. ... Mackenzie King would have never touched the unholy trinity of divorce, abortion and homosexuality: each one of these issues is a sleeping dog best left to lie; each could only infuriate conservative Canada from coast to coast. ... Trudeau the Catholic zealot tackle divorce, abortion and homosexuality active Prime Minister in this country's history, liberated the homosexual practitioners of ...

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6. Homelessness Among The Young

A study conducted by Stockley suggested that families of runaways are generally dysfunctional in that (1) youth may have a poor relationship with parents; (2) parents may be separated, divorced, in trouble with the law, or abusing alcohol; (3) runaways perceive themselves as unloved or unwanted by their families; (4) adolescents may become scapegoats and divert attention from other problems in the families; or (5) physical or sexual abuse may be present. ... This is mainly due to lack of affordable housing, unemployment, divorce/abandonment, substance abuse, natural catastrophe, or eviction ...

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7. Nation at Risk

Early intervention programs designed to target these children and focus on behavior management within the school setting have been effective in preparing these students for school. ... Intervention programs such as APPLE, (a school based rehabilitation facility) have been implemented in many schools with the cooperation of school counselors and community agencies to treat drug using teenagers. ...

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8. Problems In Education And Society

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. The Social Crisis of Bullying in Schools

Although there have been interventions put in place and some schools tend to have a zero tolerance policy in regards to bullying, much still needs to be done to eradicate this problem. ... Children who are from a home where parents have divorced or the parents are not active in the child's life for one reason or another are more likely to become bullies or victims than children who have parents who are still together and are actively interested in the child's life. ... The researchers suggest interventions be put in place like public awareness and community programs. ...

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  • Approx Pages: 11
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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate