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DISCUSSION on COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS
"How can we use community as a means or medium for intervention into family problems?"
Web Discussions
Contributions will be added to the top of this collection as I receive them.
Date: Thu, 25 Mar
From: "Michelle R"
To: "Community Empowerment"
Poverty of children in Canada is high (relative to other countries) and increasing. What problems
have provincial and federal governments faced when trying to rectify this?
When the government attempts to create family policies for the poverty of children there are
conflicting views about how to do this. There are two opinions on family
structure and these views disagree on what policies should be implemented.
One view - preserve nuclear family
Other view – acknowledge the changing family structure
The government has tried to make a unified policy that accomodates the opposing views. Although
they have not yet agreed.
From: "faron h"
Date: Fri, 26 Mar
Describe an example (marital rape) where a family problem may be resolved through community
oriented methods. What problems may arise and what advantages would accrue
this approach?
Church is an organization that has been formed and developed within a community, where the decision
making is from the community as a whole. This (church) would be an example
of a community oriented method which could help resolve marital issues
within a family. Apart from resolving the issues, other problems may also
arise. For instance, if marital rape is happening between a wife a husband,
then the man probably wants to keep this a secret. Therefore if the wife
confessed these issues to the church then the husband may retaliate and
make things worse for his wife such as physically or verbally abusing her
in addition to the rape. Also, the husband may have a good reputation within
the community and the church may not believe his wife if her reputation
is not as valid. If the husband were to leave his wife, then she may lose
financial stability and have to raise the children by herself.
Aside from these problems, many advantages would accrue. For example, getting help for the husband
would stop the negative impacts that his actions would have on the kids.
The son(s) in the family would be less likely to commit the same crimes
as their father and the daughter(s) would be less likely to become victims
of marital rape. Getting help for the wife and husband may also save their
marriage. Coming forward with marital rape may also bring awareness to
the community and more women may come forward with similar problems.
In the end a woman would have to weigh out the pros and cons of getting help for marital rape. However,
getting help will probably always be the best choice as it will help the
family as a whole in the long run and most likely give the wife strength
and self worth.
The Monkeys:
Faron
Telia
Cory
Bevan
Date: Thu, 25 Ma
From: "Clara S"
Dr. Phil,
Here are the eagles' answers to the group questions for the Blog.
Our assignment was to come up with ways to involve the community in the problem of family breakup
due to things like murder. Some friends of my family are in this situation
right now, so our group came up with some things that would have helped
them if the community had been involved.
To start with, the children in the family will often have to move to a new home and live with new caregivers.
The community can help them deal with the added stress of moving in an
already stressful time by providing toys for children that may not be able
to bring all their stuff with them, and local movers can provide vans and
labour. Also, if the murder happened in the house, having other people
clean the house can be a big help for the family for obvious reasons.
If the children who have lost one parent at the hands of another are lucky enough to have other
family members to take them in, these family members will have their own
grieving to do. They may also have children of their own and other responsibilities
to deal with. If members of the community can get together to help with
babysitting, cooking, or housecleaning, the family members can take the
time to grieve or to spend more time helping the children deal with the
trauma.
Finally, our group thought that keeping the story off the front page of the newspaper where the kids
could see it at a grocery store, and off the daytime news where they could
also run into it, would avoid unnecessary problems. The children are going
through enough without having to know the details, or relive it if they
were witnesses.
Our question from Tuesday was "If spouse battering is a social problem, what are its social solutions?"
For the first part of the question, we said that spouse battering is a social problem because
it affects children, who may continue the cycle in adulthood or end up
with emotional problems. The victims may miss work, end up in the hospital,
or need therapy; all of these outcomes affect society.
Social solutions could include stricter laws. For example, making it a more serious offense not
to report this crime would not only result in more arrests, but also make
people realize that it is a crime and that our society won’t tolerate
it.
Programs in schools to start educating children early on could also help. If a child grows
up in around spousal abuse but realizes it is wrong, he may be more likely
to seek help if he finds himself in the same situation later in life.
Also, more awareness in the form of organizations against violence and anger management programs
may be helpful social solutions to this problem.
Clara, Marcelo, Amel, and Tamara (the Eagles)
From: "Morgan B"
Subject: Group Discussion
Date: Mon, 22 Mar
This file is for the blog..if we are supposed to post it?? It's from the last grouo discussion
about, How can we use community as a means or medium for intervention into
family problems?"
You said you wanted our group work posted but i didn't see anybody else's or news about it
so don't post it if were not suppose to. Thanks
Morgan Brooks
"How can we use community as a means or medium for intervention into family problems?"
Sexual Molestation
Mechanisms
Organize a community meeting in a local centre or school gym.
Children
Educate children in identifying bad people. Use pictures and animation to explain what is ok and what is not ok. Show them where they can go for help, and the importance of telling someone you trust.
Adults
Give examples of signs of molestation with children. Show the best possible way to deal with a situation of molestation. Lecture on making a point to always know where your kids are.
Tell them where they can
go for help/consultation if they or someone they know has been sexually
molested.
Set up a community help centre for victims of sexual molestation:
Have centre in available office, church or recreation centre. Train and employ members
of the community to work in the centre. Have actual employees and volunteers. Ensure the confidentiality of the victims who come for help.
The Community Help Centre will offer:
Counseling, for dealing with a situation. Pamphlets for those who want to help themselves. Support groups with victims and friends/ families of victims. “How to’s” for organizing your life after the fact.
These Mechanisms are designed
to make it easier for individuals to reach out for help. Rather than keeping
it a secret, we hope that these mechanisms will help individuals speak
out. Hopefully education and support will help many individuals and families in need.
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