THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Classification of the literature about violence against women is difficult because violence against women cannot be understood in terms of a single factor. Most of the researchers focus on a few different reasons and not on a single one to explain why men use violence against women. Their arguments are sometimes so similar that even their approach is defined in different perspectives. For example‚ approaches by Gelles and Straus‚ who have many essays and
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1.1 Explain the background and development of theoretical ethical approaches? BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL ETHICAL APPROACHES Deontological Theory The deontological theory state that the consequences or outcomes of actions are not important‚ what actually matter is that the actions are morally justified. For example drunken driving is wrong‚ now if a person argues that he safely navigated his way back home and for that reason he/she should not be held accountable by law‚ they
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Abstract This paper will attempt to address ethics and its impact on counseling. Counseling can come in the form of a group or individual private sessions. Ethics is the principle that affects our behaviors. The impact that ethics has on counseling is different when the counseling is in a group or individual private setting. The challenges that group members and leaders face are different from those of the single session client and their leader. Within this paper discussions will
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Introduction As a generalist social worker it is important and imperative to learn and use theoretical approaches when working with an individual or family. Theories are an interrelated set of concepts that have been organized to explain a problem and to remove barriers and challenges that have or are affecting a system. Utilizing a theory assist in removing the negative and focuses on the positive that will impact change in the individual or the family. However theories can be complicated and it
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Group Therapy Assumptions The very mention of the word group therapy likely generates a varying images and thoughts. Though this aspiring practitioner possesses no personal experience with formal group therapy‚ experience in informal contexts suggest group counseling has the potential to be more superficial and less meaningful. Drawing on informal counseling experiences‚ counseling within a group is much more difficult than with individuals. In a group‚ individuals feel self-conscious‚ intimated
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QUESTION 1 In the initial stage of group development‚ members begin to develop their relationship with one another and learn what is expected of them. Group members rely on safe‚ patterned behaviour and look to the group leader for guidance and direction. Group members have a desire for acceptance by the group and a need to be known that the group is safe (Corey‚ 1995). They set about gathering impressions and data about the similarities and differences among them and forming preferences for future
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Group Therapy‚ a type of psychotherapy‚ designed to help solve emotional or psychological problems using a group of people facing similar issues. In this way‚ the therapist or counselor conducting the session enables his/her clients to benefit from the experiences and views of the participants. This can lead to helpful new perspectives on the issues discussed. In a Group Therapy session‚ participants communicate with people of different sexes‚ ages and cultures. This gives them a sense of belonging
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openly gay therapist in Oslo Norway‚ purported that the Gestalt approach to group therapy could be utilized with transgender clients. He reports that “phenomenology is the overall method in Gestalt therapy.” (p. 248) This process concentrates on the consciousness and direct experience. The case study of group therapy followed protocol in that each potential member was personally screened by the leader‚ a purpose for the group was clearly established as well as every meeting met with a purpose and was
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A blend of both‚ individual and group therapy‚ will benefit the clients. Not only will the therapy process be designed to meet their unique circumstances‚ personalities and culture‚ but will also grant them the opportunity to practice their acquired social skills in the comfort of a group consisting of people who share similar traumatic life experiences in an entirely non-sexual environment. Being able to organize
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Theoretical and treatment approaches to family treatment Structural family therapists have developed a number of techniques; some of the following techniques are frequently used in restructuring families (Janzen) Confirmation: The therapist who is giving a sympathetic response to a family member’s affective presentation of herself‚ for example‚ may employ this technique: “You seem to be worried.” Confirmation can also be executed by describing an obviously negative characteristic of the client
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