Domestic Violence Wtinesses

Title: Domestic Violence Wtinesses
Category: Literature / English | Words: 675 | Pages: 2.9 (approximately 235 words/page)

Domestic Violence Wtinesses

Not many people would argue that violence in the home destroys families, individual lives, and upsets the community. When a domestic violence incident occurs, we often readily identify the obvious victim, the adult. However, we often overlook the unintended victims. Our children, silent sufferers of domestic violence, are often difficult for professionals to identify. Some of these children live in battered women’s shelters and some are with mothers who are seeking legal or community …showed first 75 words of 675 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 675 total…than acting out their anger and frustration, obtaining social support from other children their age, enhance self-esteem, and develop empathy for others. It assists the victims in understanding the dynamics of family violence such as why it occurs, and usually depending on the age and grade of the group, counselors will talk about love and sexuality. In cases where children have suffered severe maladjustment, systematic desensitization and family therapy have been implemented (Jaffe, Wolfe, & Wilson, 1990).

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