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Sociology - Human Services
Advocacy
Domestic violence is a kind of mistreatment. It entails harming someone; typically a spouse or partner, but it can also be a parent, child or other family member. Domestic violence is a grave trouble. It is a widespread reason for injury. Victims might endure physical damage such as bruises or broken bones. They may undergo depression, anxiety or social isolation. It is hard to recognize precisely how universal domestic violence is, for the reason that people frequently don't talk about it. There is no characteristic victim. It occurs amid individuals of all ages and involves those of all amounts of earnings and schooling (Domestic Violence, 2011).
A change theory that can be used in the issue of domestic violence is that of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). This theory proposes that the adoption, initiation, and preservation of health behaviors must be candidly visualized as a procedure that is made up of at least an incentive part and a volition section. The volition section might be supplementary broken...
It is upheld that apparent self-efficacy plays a vital role at all stages along with other cognitions (Schwarzer, 2011).
Advocacy/Case Management is a theory that can be used to help those who suffer from domestic violence. Advocates, frequently work directly with legal staff, in order to assist victims find their way through the maze of public and private, court referral and self-selected services. Advocates provide survivors of domestic violence with wide-ranging legal and non-legal services in order to make possible security and independence for survivors, encourage abuser responsibility and to support and expand a helpful neighborhood reaction to survivors and their kids (Client Advocacy, 2010).
There are several distinctions that can be made between these two outlooks. The first is in regards to the change view. The goal of this view is to change the behavior of both the abusers and the victim while the aim of the advocacy view is to supply information to abusers…
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Client Advocacy. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.stoptheviolence.org/services/client-advocacy
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