Adult Protective Services
There are seventeen domestic violence programs in Kentucky.
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of coervice behaviors that one person exercises over another. Physical Violence is any physically aggressive behavior; witholding of physical needs (interrupt sleep or meals, deny help if sick) indirect physically harmful behavior or threat of physical violence (to others, to children, throw things, destruct property)
Some Warning Signs of a Domestic Violence Relationship can be
ReplyDeleteEmbarrassing you with bad names and put-downs
* Looks at you or acts in ways that scare you
* Controls what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go
* Stops you from seeing or talking to friends or family
* Takes your money or Social Security, makes you ask for money, or refuses to give you money
* Make all the decisions
So how do you INSIDE/OUT this issue for a case study. Who are your subjects. What questions are at your core? How do you gain access?
ReplyDeleteHow do you guarantee confidentiality/anonymity?
I contact domestic Violence organizations and interview a member who is familiar with all facets of the programs.
ReplyDeleteQuestions at my core- How does a person get the help they need, How safe will they be, what resources are offered to rebuild,get the entire process. I guarantee confidentiality by not using real names and not disclosing
the physical address.
I hae been a victim of Domestic Violence and the one time I reached out for help, the facility was full. The times I've taken out EPO's, one of my two abusers told me the EPO only pissed him off and still came around. I have gone through my kids seeing me abused as well as seeing my mother abused physically and emotionally, so I feel I have first hand knowledge and can relate as well as share my experience strength and hope and how I made it to the other side.
ReplyDeletePart of "History" becoming "Herstory" is this legacy of abuse that keeps surfacing. It is not a rare thing but a fabric of who we are as a society. And that we do not face it "head on" just adds to this legacy.
ReplyDeleteThe worldwide reaction to the Pope's refusal to face this issue is the most recent signal of this. We have not abolished slavery in America.
It is that the "slaves" of our times have been the victims of abuse.
God bless the strong ones that have come out , shared their stories and fought for others!!! It is a continuous battle without a social victory in sight