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Domestic Abuse and Intervention

            common issue presented to Human Services professionals is domestic violence. Domestic violence is physical and or emotional abuse directed toward a domestic partner or spouse as a result of power, control and coercive behavior of one over another in a relationship. This abuse causes much turmoil for not only the partnership but also for the family that is involved in. Said abusive relationship can also be in many cases, life threatening and very difficult to escape from especially if there are children involved. Through researching domestic abuse I was able to find numerous articles pertaining to the subject and chose four of the best from professional journals that helps one to understand better the details of these violent life styles. The following outlines and explains each of the articles I chose.
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             The first of these articles is called "Domestic Violence: the Role of the Heath Care Professional". This article informs the reader of the common indicators of domestic violence, and explains that because many health care professionals are not trained in domestic violence, it can make it hard to identify and interpret behaviors of an individual who is being abused. A few of these indicators are unexplained or multiple injuries at different stages of healing, injuries that are being hidden by clothing ie: long sleeves, bracelets, turtle necks etc. and a history of drug and alcohol use or depression, anxiety or suicide attempts. .
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             This first article also explains the three routs of intervention that can be taken to help the client in an abusive relationship. The first is Primary Intervention which in short is to prevent a detrimental health event or to prevent any violence at all. Then comes Secondary Intervention, or just early identification and intervention. This can be done at annual and prenatal exams. This would be done at prenatal exams because there is a noticeable trend in domestic violence beginning at or becoming more prominent during pregnancy.


Essays Related to Domestic Abuse and Intervention

1. Domestic Violence

How many women have to be abused and battered year after year until something is done about it? Domestic Violence is a significant problem in Queensland today, and unfortunately, the current legislation dealing with this serious issue is ineffective in protecting women from abuse at the hands of their partners. ... Although domestic violence can include the abuse of parents, children, siblings and other relatives, it predominantly involves violence against sexual partners with women being the most common victims and men being the aggressors'. ... Although all forms of domestic violence ...

  • Word Count: 2551
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Domestic Violence

These relationships are stubbornly resistant to change rarely without specific intervention. ... Domestic violence can include sexual abuse verbal abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, economic abuse, and social abuse. The most common form of domestic violence is physical abuse. ... A close link to verbal abuse is emotional and psychological abuse. ... The final type of abuse is social abuse. ...

  • Word Count: 4022
  • Approx Pages: 16
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. domestic violence

Although times have changed in this regard and laws have been enacted in order to protect women from abuse, the fact remains that acts of domestic violence occur every 15 seconds in the United States. ... In an attempt to answer this question, this paper will present and discuss many of the theories of domestic abuse that have transpired as a result of years of research. ... Third, this paper will also present approaches to intervention strategies used with family members involved in violence. ... Definition & Description Domestic violence is defined as the physical or emotional abuse of an ad...

  • Word Count: 5880
  • Approx Pages: 24
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Domestic Violence: Theory, Ef

Domestic Violence: Theory, Effects & Interventions "The female is, as it were, a mutilated a sort of natural deficiency. ... Although times have changed in this regard and laws have been enacted in order to protect women from abuse, the fact remains that acts of domestic violence occur every 15 seconds in the United States. ... In an attempt to answer this question, this paper will present and discuss many of the theories of domestic abuse that have transpired as a result of years of research. ... Third, this paper will also present approaches to intervention strategies used w...

  • Word Count: 6312
  • Approx Pages: 25
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

5. Domestic Violence

Social isolation and emotional abuse can have long-lasting effects. ... And financial abuse, which may consist of taking control over the victim's financial means, to reduce her autonomy or power by not giving you enough money to survive on, Victims of domestic abuse often experience a range of difficulties as a result of the abuse. ... Further, leaving an abusive partner doesn't guarantee that the abuse will stop, as many abusive partners continue the abuse and attempt other ways to control their partner. ... Without intervention, the pattern of assaultive behaviours often escalate...

  • Word Count: 1475
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

6. The Crime of Domestic Violence

This can be described as, "Domestic violence occurs when a person uses physical violence, coercion, threats, intimidation, isolation, stalking, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or economic abuse to control another partner in a relationship. ... These two dangerous belief systems set up an environment for abuse.... Every state has criminal statutes banning domestic abuse. ... In addition, law allows victims of domestic violence to sue their abusers in civil court, and possibly recover damages for their physical, economic, and emotional injuries. ... "And that has to do a great deal with ...

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7. Theories on Domestic Violence

The definition of domestic violence is defined as "Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other. ... For many years domestic violence was kept private a woman would have not had any type of intervention from law enforcement. ... Much of the domestic violence can stem from situational situations such as substance abuse, financial abuse due to the economy and lack of employment. ... Now if his child observed the same domestic abuse the trait can go on from generation to generation. ... Domestic violence abusers are quite often link...

  • Word Count: 917
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. History of the Legal Respnse to Domestic Violence

In order to suggest effective changes to the issues regarding domestic violence, it is necessary to understand the history of the legal responses, social theories of violence and domestic abuse, and the current conflicts faced by legal professionals and elements of law enforcement. ... One of the legal remedies and formal controls that arose in this wave of legal reform stemmed from the Pennsylvania Protection from Abuse Act in 1976. ... By 1980, 47 states had passed domestic violence legislation mandating changes in protection orders, enabling warrantless arrest for misdemeanor assaults and...

  • Word Count: 2411
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Domestic Abuse

Domestic Abuse People deal with conflict in their lives everyday. ... For example, in the case of domestic abuse; it can be the source of conflict for the parties involved but the abuse can be the filter through which the actions of others people are interpreted. ... What is domestic abuse and what forms is it present in? Why does domestic abuse affect women far more than men? ... It is difficult to pin point just how wide spread domestic abuse really is because so many cases go unreported. ...

  • Word Count: 1885
  • Approx Pages: 8
  • Grade Level: High School

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