Counseling Abused Women

Counseling Abused Women: Factors Contributing to Successful Outcome

Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Violence against women
The Problem
Consequences of violence
Origins of violence
Part Two: Treatment/Intervention models
Service and treatment options
Medications
Community Treatment/Intervention
Part Three: Client/Family participation
Client participation
Family involvement
Part Four: Special needs
Abuse of women with disabilities
Equity/ Access to treatment
Part Five: Parties’ promotion of various positions and their critical analysis
Promotion the realization of Women’s Human Rights
Critical analysis of various positions
Conclusion
References

I. Introduction a. General overview of the topic
Violence against women happens in every country all over the world. There is no country in which women are not exposed to some kind of violence. Women and children around the world, across lines of income, class and traditional views, are exposed to physical, sexual and psychological abuse, domestic abuse, inequality, and, in addition, lack of human rights. Worldwide, at least one in every three women is beaten, forced into sex, or abused in some way, most frequently by someone she knows, including her spouse or another male in the family. Violence relates to the lack of human rights, and to legal, economical, and public health problems as well. It influences all areas of the world and is a crucial problem that needs research initiatives directed at the improvement of universal understanding. b. Purpose and Objective
This paper collects and analyses the latest data and samples corresponding to the study of counseling abused women and identifies the most pertinent intervention and treatment of abused women that occurs all over the world. It also highlights the current problems such as lack of funding and political party’s involvement, especially in the developing countries. Finally, the document provides pointers to the most

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