Program Planning and Evaluation in the Human Services The terms ‘Planning’ and ‘Evaluation’ are terms used and frequently heard in Human Service organisations. Whilst the importance of planning and evaluation is understood by employees with program management responsibility (most often as a result of the rigid parameters described in funding and service agreements)‚ the concepts that underpin planning and evaluation are often poorly understood by program staff and managers alike. Planning is
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Causes There are many different theories as to the causes of domestic violence. These include psychological theories that consider personality traits and mental characteristics of the perpetrator‚ as well as social theories which consider external factors in the perpetrator’s environment‚ such as family structure‚ stress‚and social learning. As with many phenomena regarding human experience‚ no single approach appears to cover all cases. Whilst there are many theories regarding what causes one
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Brief Explanation on Domestic Violence: Domestic violence (DV) is one the most common types of crimes‚ which takes place in peoples’ homes behind the close doors and characterized by unequal power relations. DV happens in almost all cultures‚ races‚ society classes and countries and is rarely reported. Women are eight times more likely to be the victims than men (Ferrante et al.1996). ‘Each year 1.5 million women are physically or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner’ (Tjaden & Thoennes‚ 1998
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coercive abuse”. When a parent says that they are doing the right thing by not abusing their child as much as some other adults do‚ it is still not treating them right. When a child is being abused it is teaching a child to hate‚ and not respect. An example of this is when Bob Shelby says‚ in his essay titled‚ “When My Father Hit Me”‚ “[when he was being abused] I covered my love with a dark cloth of hate”. This shows that‚ even though a child might stop from doing something a
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The National Family Services Division dealt with 104 domestic violence cases for the period October 2013 to May 2014 inclusive of referrals from other agencies‚ call-ins and walk-ins. In addressing domestic violence and the problems encountered by social workers‚ we have realised that social workers are over worked; the ratio of clients to one social-worker in an area is cause for concern from the relevant authority. Social Workers needs to be contented with themselves in order to perform efficiently
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Dr. Anthony Dejesus Final Paper- Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women Due May 1‚ 2013 Jeanette Santiago Introduction to Domestic Violence In Immigrant Families: This paper will be focusing on domestic violence and Immigrant families affected by abuse. The definition of domestic violence will be provided along with domestic violence laws‚ tips for agencies working with Immigrant Families‚ a
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ethical issues raised by the research. Finally it will discuss how the findings can influence social work practice and collaborative working with other professionals. The article to be critically appraised is called “Engaging with children’s and parents’ perspectives on domestic violence” (Stanley‚Miller and Richardson-Foster‚2012). It considers the views of families that have experienced domestic violence and their perspectives of how effective professionals‚ in particular social workers‚ have
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Problem Of Domestic Violence Is Too Weighty Social Work Essay ukessays.com /essays/social-work/problem-of-domestic-violence-is-too-weighty-social-workessay.php The problem of domestic violence is too weighty‚ both as public health and social issues‚ to be content with intervention approaches that sound good or look right based on some conceptual model‚ but that have no empirical support for their efficacy (Gorney‚ 2007). Unfortunately‚ this has been the tradition regarding interventions in
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PY 240: Domestic Violence-Family Violence Across the Lifespan ASSIGNMENT Assignment #1 - Due: Wednesday‚ March 21‚ 2012 Knowledge Questions In an effort to determine what you know about domestic violence and family violence‚ please answer the following questions. Answer them as if you were stopped on the street and interviewed on the spot. This means your answers are without reference to the textbook or any other source‚ but strictly on your own knowledge. 1. What is domestic
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religious backgrounds. It also happens in both same sex and heterosexual relationships. Children are also affected by domestic violence even if they are not abused or do not witness it directly. Approximately 1in 3 adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical‚ emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner. (Violence‚ n.d.) The number of American Troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was 6488. The number of American women who were murdered by current or ex
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