Family Violence
- Amee and Aaron are 6-year-old twins of Josh and Lacy. Josh is an alcoholic and unemployed, and Lacy works two jobs to feed the family. When Lacy arrives home late from work, Josh is drunk after spending the day managing the children. Josh picks a fight with Lacy over petty issues and starts hitting her. Amee and Aaron try to protect their mother. As they tug on their father’s leg, he stops hitting Lacy, falls to the floor, and begins to cry. This has been a nightly ritual since Josh lost his job six weeks ago. Before losing his job, Josh used to hit Lacy on a sporadic basis, usually when he had too much to drink. The children have developed a morbid fear of their father, and they are extra careful not to annoy him.
At a parent/teacher conference, Lacy is told that her twins’ aggressive behavior on the playground at recess is becoming an issue. Their teacher expresses concern and suggests that Lacy might want to investigate early intervention for her children. Without discussing the violence being experienced in the family, Lacy agrees with the teacher to pursue intervention for the twins’ behavioral issues.
- Identify and integrate various psychoeducational or supportive approaches that might be used at the community level, such as at community centers, schools, and social service agencies, to assist children like Amee and Aaron, who are at risk from family violence, to more effectively cope and develop resiliency.
- Be sure to address whether there may be differences between the responses seen for Amee and Aaron and provide your reasoning.
- Explore issues of gender, diversity, and ethics within the intervention approaches.
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Family Violence
No one is born violent the environment and families that we grow around determines how people turn out in aging days (Humphreys, 125). Family violence is today’s biggest challenge to children and parents across the globe. Amee and Aaron’s case is one of the many domestic violence cases that face many children across the globe. Psycho-education is a major component of the psychotherapy programs that Amee and Aaron can be put through in order to overcome their aggressive attitudes. Everyone has a role to play in the society in order to avoid domestic …………
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