Vulnerable Women, Children, & Elderly Project

Most woman go through abuse within their households. Abuse is known in any forms such as physical, mental, financial and any more. Many people want to help woman that are going through any of these forms of abusive situations, but do not have the necessary resources to do it. Many questions come to mind when it comes to people that are facing abuse. What are some of the barriers that they are facing? How can we help these people that are in need of services? By teaching the abused woman as well as counseling them could help her be a more productive member of society to become a better parent for her child. We should look at what the financial micro-barriers and macro-barriers that state provisions could put on resources for the abused victims needs.

Different Types of Services

Reaching out to people in the community- By going out in the community and questioning women within the community to find any abused women. By giving all the women information and a proper introduction on our services to hospitals and clinics could possibly help us by getting them to open up to letting us know that they are in need of these services for protection from abuse. Getting to know these abused women could help us identify what barriers they might fact so we could properly help their situation.

Aiding the people in need- When we find someone that is a victim of abuse, we could give her proper counseling and let her know about the different types of resources that are available to her. Also, identify the micro and macro barriers that the victim is facing within her household. Look deeper into the victim’s personal barriers. See why she felt she didn’t need help when it came to her being abused within the household. Give her proper counseling on how she could properly escape the abuser as well as how she can protect herself from that person.

Medical and mental counseling- When we get this person into a safer environment, far away from the abuser, give her medical treatment and proper screening, then give a mental evaluation to make sure no brain damage was caused to the victim. Also, making sure the victim knows that we aren’t there to push her into doing something she isn’t comfortable with doing that she doesn’t want to. Do proper investigating the clinics to figure out what the micro, macro and personal barriers are of the abused victim. Figure out what is available to aid the victim when it comes to clinical and hospitals. Last thing is to research what the agency can do for the victim to overcome her personal barriers.

Legal- Make it possibly for the victim to be able to meet with legal professionals to put the abuser away in jail. Have professional explain to her in proper detail what is going to happen when she goes to court and figure out how the victim feels about putting the abuser in jail. Research the micro and macro barriers to access any type of assistance that the victim needs.

The Different Barriers

Many different barriers that a victim of abuse is going to face during these events. Researching what these barriers are could aid the victim. The three barriers I will choose are macro-barrier, micro-barrier and personal barrier.

Micro-Barrier

Many victims aren’t properly educated or trained when it comes to a career choice in their life. “Law enforcement, educators, and doctors are often the first reporters of domestic abuse of women and children,” (Burkholder, D. M., & Nash, N. B, 2013). The victim could be depending on the abuser for financial dependency. Because of this the abuse will use this to control the victim to keep control over what she does. Since she is financially dependent on him, then she sees no way to get out since the abuser has complete control so far as financially. Then, the woman is afraid if she leaves the abuser that she will not have anywhere to go, because he is the bread bringer within the household and she doesn’t have the financial stability to leave him. So she stays so she can have the proper funds to support herself as well as the children she might have. The abuser keeps control of the victim by tearing them down to make her feel helpless and isolated. The victim is so distruct that she doesn’t try to get away fro the abuser, because she is being mentally destroyed by the abuser. This makes it more complicated so far as leaving the abuser, because the victim has been made to feel she cannot provide for herself.

Macro-barrier

If the victim was to get away from the abuser and somewhere she can be safe, then she is put into a situation where she needs to find a program to aid her in her situation. Programs have limited resources and are normally funded through grants, so options for medical treatments and legal assistance are really limited. Providing the help of a counselor at a safe house, the victim could access which programs and services that would suit their situation. There is a barrier that needs to be addressed once the program is found. There have been cases where the legal or medical program is liited to a certain number of people that they serve. Another thing is the agencies wont share any personal information with one another.

Personal-Barrier

A huge issue that a victim of abuse would face is the lack of self-esteem they face. The abuser has downed the victims feelings by telling her all types of negative things that she starts to believe them since she is hearing them so much. The first time an abused victim needs is to get proper treatment for after they escape their abuser. The victim should be taught that even if their isn’t a loved one that cares for them, then there is someone who is willing to help her in her situation and wants her to feel happiness as well as like she deserves better in her life.

Solutions

Micro-barrier(financial)

Getting out into the community to allow victims of an abusive situation know the different types of services that are available for them financially when they get away from their abuser. Give proper guidance to the victims to let them know the different types of private or financial aid they can get.

Macro-barrier(state and government)

Look into the different public or private financial needs that are out their for funding. Research the different programs that are with other programs that ensure that sharing of personal information is necessary for the victim to be properly treated. HIPAA law specifically says that the need for authorization for the release of medical information cannot be changed, but a professional could help a victim of abuse obtaion the necessary information to assist them properly.

Personal-Barrier

Give the victim proper guidance and training to remind her of what she is worth in life and she deserves to be nothing but happy. Words are nothing that can harm you unless you allow them to tear you down mentally. Help the victim realize the abuser is just horrible and help the victim realize that her life is worth living.

Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Needs

Within the program, we will hire professionals that have obtained accreditation and are able to work within the state. We would check the status of these accreditations to see if they can properly help and treat our abused victims. The counselors accreditation ensures the best treatment possible for our abused victims .

Any safe house that we have will be properly investigated to make sure it comes into compliance with state regluations for housing to ensure a safe protection to keep the abusers away. This makes the victims feel more at ease so they can heal physically and mentally from an excessive situation.

Lastly, we would research free legal services or a few that do not cost much. Meet with the people that work at the facility to obtain a list of different services that they provide for victims, see what the costs could be and what financial criteria are available.

Conclusion

Reaching out to the victims of abuse should be the main focus in any community. Keeping this constant cycle of violence will lead to helping parents better themselves and not be subjected to use any types of drug or substance abuse. The way to stop this violence is for women to get the help they need so their children aren’t a victim in any forms of abuse. The sad thing is there are many people that want to help, but do not want to be involved in a couple’s abuse within a relationship. The abused victim wants help, but because of certain barriers feels that she cannot reach out to anyone for her need. The biggest step is to reach out for someone to help you with your abuser. The second thing is to find a way to escape the abuser so you aren’t harmed any longer. The third thing is to get the medical and psychological help you need after getting away from a violent situation.

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